Harnessing heat to power computers
Engineers devise thermal diode that allows computing at ultra-high temperatures.
Apr 18th, 2017
Read moreEngineers devise thermal diode that allows computing at ultra-high temperatures.
Apr 18th, 2017
Read moreUsing pressure instead of chemicals, a team has fabricated nanoparticles into nanowire-array structures similar to those that underlie the surfaces of touch-screens for sensors, computers, phones and TVs.
Apr 18th, 2017
Read moreA new discovery helps unravel more than 40-year mystery and could greatly improve battery performance in electronic devices and electric vehicles.
Apr 18th, 2017
Read moreCulminating a nearly 10 year effort, researchers have determined the atomic resolution structure of a key molecule that translates signals from a cell's local environment into a language that the cell can understand and use.
Apr 18th, 2017
Read morePhysicists create new form of matter that may hold the key to developing quantum machines.
Apr 18th, 2017
Read moreInsights could lead to better control of drug development, energy technologies. And food.
Apr 17th, 2017
Read moreNew technique using nano-antennas to make photonic integrated devices smaller with a broader working wavelength range could transform optical communications.
Apr 17th, 2017
Read moreThe technique allows a single animal like a worm to be tested again and again and could revolutionize data-gathering for disease characterization and drug interactions.
Apr 17th, 2017
Read moreA study describes new method to transform immune cells, while inside the body, into leukemia-fighting powerhouses.
Apr 17th, 2017
Read moreAn eco-friendly method to synthesize DNA-copper nanoflowers with high load efficiencies, low cytotoxicity, and strong resistance against nucleases has been developed.
Apr 17th, 2017
Read morePhotosynthesis requires a mechanism to produce large amounts of chemical energy without losing the oxidative power needed to break down water. A research team has clarified part of this mechanism, marking another step towards the potential development of artificial photosynthesis.
Apr 17th, 2017
Read moreResearchers are reporting a new kind of sensor molecules that brightens up when the material they are incorporated into comes under heavy mechanical stress.
Apr 17th, 2017
Read moreComputers create recipe for two new magnetic materials.
Apr 14th, 2017
Read moreAn ultrathin semiconducting sheet showing gas-responsive electronic properties may lead to highly sensitive gas sensors.
Apr 14th, 2017
Read moreNew nanosensors provide unprecedented data on how heat diffuses in and out of living cells.
Apr 14th, 2017
Read moreOptimizing the tunneling of electrons between nanoscale electronic structures could aid the development of quantum computers.
Apr 14th, 2017
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