Achieving ultra-low friction without oil additives
Researchers have developed a new process for treating metal surfaces that has the potential to improve efficiency in piston engines and a range of other equipment.
Oct 11th, 2016
Read moreResearchers have developed a new process for treating metal surfaces that has the potential to improve efficiency in piston engines and a range of other equipment.
Oct 11th, 2016
Read morePhysicists have shown that using microwaves to activate photosensitive nanoparticles produces tissue-heating effects that ultimately lead to cell death within solid tumors.
Oct 11th, 2016
Read moreScientists have used X-ray vision o observe the degradation of plastic solar cells. Their study suggests an approach for improving the manufacturing process to increase the long-term stability of such organic solar cells.
Oct 11th, 2016
Read moreResearchers have developed antireflective structures capable of suppressing visible light at different angles of incidence - with potential for solar cells.
Oct 11th, 2016
Read moreIn a breakthrough for future optical-electronic hybrid computers, scientists have developed an ultrafast technique that can track light and electrons as they travel through a nanostructured surface.
Oct 11th, 2016
Read moreLithium ion batteries may benefit from porous amorphous silicon anodes.
Oct 11th, 2016
Read moreResearchers used an advanced scanning transmission electron microscope to measure isotopes in nanometer-sized areas of a graphene sample. The same energetic electrons that form an image of the graphene structure can also eject one atom at a time due to scattering at a carbon nucleus.
Oct 11th, 2016
Read moreScientists fed the silkworms mulberry leaves coated in a solution that contained graphene in order to create the material. Applications for the material created include wearable electronics, durable fabrics and biodegradable medical implants.
Oct 11th, 2016
Read moreResearchers have developed a nanoscale engineering method that transforms tiny particles into 'LEGO- like' modular building blocks.
Oct 11th, 2016
Read moreResearchers succeeded in improving the energy density of a rechargeable battery without increasing its size. This feat was achieved by developing a 3D structure made of microtubes, the first step towards producing a complete microbattery.
Oct 11th, 2016
Read moreEnergy storage device could deliver more power than current versions of this technology.
Oct 11th, 2016
Read moreTechnology may be able to succeed where hard-working volunteers have failed in the past. Researchers are using nanotechnology to turn an oil spill into a floating mass of brown jelly that can be scooped up before it can make its way into the food chain.
Oct 11th, 2016
Read moreResearchers have developed a new electronic DNA sequencing platform based on biologically engineered nanopores.
Oct 10th, 2016
Read moreElectrons are far too small and fast to be seen, even with the help of a light microscope. This has made measuring an electron's movement very difficult for the past century. However, new research has made this process much easier.
Oct 10th, 2016
Read moreIn a combination of experiments and theory the diffusion of individual atoms in periodic systems was understood for the first time. The interaction of individual atoms with light at ultralow temperatures close to the absolute zero temperature point provides new insights into ergodicity, the basic assumption of thermodynamics.
Oct 10th, 2016
Read moreResearchers have designed a device that uses light to manipulate its mechanical properties. The device, which was fabricated using a plasmomechanical metamaterial, operates through a unique mechanism that couples its optical and mechanical resonances, enabling it to oscillate indefinitely using energy absorbed from light.
Oct 10th, 2016
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