Nanogaps improve optical sensor
New optical device could help detect drugs, bomb-making chemicals and more.
Jul 31st, 2017
Read moreNew optical device could help detect drugs, bomb-making chemicals and more.
Jul 31st, 2017
Read moreResearchers discovered a new class of cheap and efficient catalyst to facilitate the water splitting process.
Jul 31st, 2017
Read moreSingle-photon emitter has promise for quantum info-processing.
Jul 31st, 2017
Read moreA newly discovered collective rattling effect in a type of crystalline semiconductor blocks most heat transfer while preserving high electrical conductivity.
Jul 31st, 2017
Read moreExperiments in dogs, rabbits and monkeys show the efficacy and biocompatibility of a new MRI/MRA contrast agent in detecting stroke.
Jul 31st, 2017
Read moreA new, lightweight composite material for energy storage in flexible electronics, electric vehicles and aerospace applications has been experimentally shown to store energy at operating temperatures well above current commercial polymers.
Jul 31st, 2017
Read moreScientists have predicted and created new two-dimensional electrocatalysts to extract hydrogen from water with high performance and low cost.
Jul 31st, 2017
Read moreA serendipitous discovery lets researchers spy on this self-assembly process for the first time. What they learn will help them fine-tune precision materials for electronics, catalysis and more.
Jul 31st, 2017
Read moreBy better understanding the behavior of water in its smallest form, researchers could be improving the efficiency of removing condensation in a major way.
Jul 31st, 2017
Read moreA research group succeeded in developing precisely controlled alloy nanoparticles 'multimetallic nanoclusters (MNCs)' made of three metals: copper, platinum, and gold. They also discovered that MNCs show catalytic activity that is 24 times greater than commercially available carbon-supported platinum catalysts in the oxidization of hydrocarbons using oxygen in the air.
Jul 31st, 2017
Read moreScientists used a laser to blacken a thin film pattern onto a block of pine. The pattern is laser-induced graphene.
Jul 31st, 2017
Read moreResearchers develop a novel technique using graphene to create solar cells they can mount on surfaces ranging from glass to plastic to paper and tape.
Jul 31st, 2017
Read moreResearchers show their nanowire resonators can be used to miniaturize energy-efficient electronics.
Jul 31st, 2017
Read moreThe discovery attains a decades-long goal in the field of photonic integration, in which different small optical components are tightly combined for better performance and ease of fabrication.
Jul 29th, 2017
Read moreFor the first time, researchers have built a nanolaser that uses only a single molecular layer, placed on a thin silicon beam, which operates at room temperature.
Jul 29th, 2017
Read moreNew study shows potential for new crystalline material to advance clean fuel technology while reducing greenhouse gas.
Jul 28th, 2017
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