Atom art: Beauty at the atomic scale
Nature makes some beautiful patterns with atoms.
Sep 19th, 2016
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Diamond proves useful material for growing graphene
Material scientists have developed a method to grow graphene that contains relatively few impurities and costs less to make, in a shorter time and at lower temperatures compared to the processes widely used to make graphene today.
Sep 19th, 2016
Read moreNickel graphene nanocomposite can be tuned for optimal fracture strength
Engineering researchers found that nanocomposites composed of layers of nickel and graphene can be tuned for optimal fracture strength by manipulating the structural arrangement of the graphene sheets.
Sep 19th, 2016
Read moreTowards stable propagation of light in nanophotonic fibers
Devices based on light, rather than electrons, could revolutionize the speed and security of our future computers. However, one of the major challenges in today's physics is the design of photonic devices, able to transport and switch light through circuits in a stable way. Researchers now have studied how to achieve a more stable propagation of light for future optical technologies.
Sep 19th, 2016
Read moreThe PHENOMEN project aims to lay the foundations a new information technology
The project PHENOMEN is at the intersection of photonics, radio frequency signal processing and phononics and proposes to build the first practical optically-driven phonon sources and detectors.
Sep 19th, 2016
Read moreScientists use nanotechnology to prevent oil spill disaster
A research team has secured $1.7m in project funding for developing a highly advanced system for recovering oil from oil spills.
Sep 19th, 2016
Read moreNew theory overcomes a longstanding polymer problem
Technique for calculating elasticity could aid design of new materials.
Sep 17th, 2016
Read moreFor first time, researchers see individual atoms keep away from each other or bunch up as pairs
Observations of atomic interactions could help pave way to room-temperature superconductors.
Sep 17th, 2016
Read moreStudy yields new knowledge about materials for ultrasound and other applications
Scientists ave used neutron scattering to discover the key to piezoelectric excellence in the newer materials, which are called relaxor-based ferroelectrics.
Sep 17th, 2016
Read moreSilicon fluorescent material developed enabling observations under a bright 'biological optical window'
Toward the realization of deep-level bioimaging without using toxic elements or UV light.
Sep 16th, 2016
Read moreDeep insight into interfaces
Interfaces between different materials and their properties are of key importance for modern technology. Physicists have developed a new method, which allows them to have an extremely precise glance at these interfaces and to model their properties.
Sep 16th, 2016
Read moreResonator with nanoscale features detects dangerous chemicals in the environment
Inspired by the anatomy of insects, an interdisciplinary research team has come up with a novel way to quickly and accurately detect dangerous airborne chemicals.
Sep 16th, 2016
Read moreMagnetic polaron imaged for the first time
Visualization was enabled by designing a new artificial magnetic material. The finding means remarkable possibilities to materials research.
Sep 16th, 2016
Read moreThermal metamaterial innovation could help bring waste-heat harvesting technology to power plants, factories
An international research team has used a 'thermal metamaterial' to control the emission of radiation at high temperatures, an advance that could bring devices able to efficiently harvest waste heat from power plants and factories.
Sep 16th, 2016
Read moreUniform 'hairy' nanorods have potential energy, biomedical applications
Materials scientists have developed a new strategy for crafting one-dimensional nanorods from a wide range of precursor materials. Based on a cellulose backbone, the system relies on the growth of block copolymer 'arms' that help create a compartment to serve as a nanometer-scale chemical reactor. The outer blocks of the arms prevent aggregation of the nanorods.
Sep 16th, 2016
Read moreResearchers reveal that magnetic 'rust' performs as gold at the nanoscale
Scientists are giving new meaning to the phrase 'turning rust into gold' - and making the use of gold in research settings and industrial applications far more affordable.
Sep 16th, 2016
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