Scientists recently discovered that a drop of oil doesn't look like a drop at all if it is small, to the scale of one billionth of a billionth of a liter, or attoliter. Rather, a nanoscale oil droplet looks more like a flat film against a solid surface. This discovery reveals that the simulation tools and techniques commonly employed by the oil industry do not take into account the increased energy required to extract these oil molecules.
May 4th, 2017
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New molybdenum-coated catalyst produces hydrogen more efficiently.
May 3rd, 2017
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Researchers have conducted a comprehensive study on the structure and electrochemical properties of super P carbon black (SPCB).
May 3rd, 2017
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Scientists have developed a new approach for manipulating the behavior of cells on semiconductor materials, using light to alter the conductivity of the material itself.
May 3rd, 2017
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Researchers study thermodynamic entropy behavior in InGaN/GaN nanowires.
May 3rd, 2017
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A new method combining tumor suppressor protein p53 and biomineralization peptide BMPep successfully created hexagonal silver nanoplates, suggesting an efficient strategy for controlling the nanostructure of inorganic materials.
May 3rd, 2017
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A new semiconductor is as flexible as skin and easily degradable. It could have diverse medical and environmental applications, without adding to the mounting pile of global electronic waste.
May 3rd, 2017
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It's the classic plot of a buddy movie. Two struggling bodies team up to drive the plot and do good together. That same idea, when it comes to metals, could help scientists solve a big problem: the amount of energy consumed by making chemicals.
May 2nd, 2017
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An optical system for a full-field X-ray microscope eliminates chromatic aberrations that previously limited resolution capabilities.
May 2nd, 2017
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On their search for underlying physical mechanisms, researchers have now detected strips of nanostructures with alternating directions of polarization in the perovskite layers.
May 2nd, 2017
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Decades-long research culminates in a new way of creating left- and right-handed molecules.
May 2nd, 2017
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Researchers have invented an inexpensive, effective way to kill bacteria and sanitize surfaces with devices made of paper.
May 2nd, 2017
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New materials can reduce energy consumption with the flip of a switch.
May 2nd, 2017
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By carefully growing an ultrathin layer of metal oxide on a carbon coating, researchers made a perovskite device that worked even after dousing the device with a stream of water.
May 2nd, 2017
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In new research, material scientists report two discoveries that will provide a simple and effective way to 'stencil' high-quality 2D materials in precise locations and overcome a barrier to their use in next-generation electronics.
May 2nd, 2017
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Electrophoretic deposition coats metal with non-ionic polymer.
May 2nd, 2017
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