Scientists discover light could exist in a previously unknown form
New research suggests that it is possible to create a new form of light by binding light to a single electron, combining the properties of both.
Aug 5th, 2016
Read moreNew research suggests that it is possible to create a new form of light by binding light to a single electron, combining the properties of both.
Aug 5th, 2016
Read moreA novel, pot-shaped, carbon nanomaterial is several times deeper than any hollow carbon nanostructure previously produced.
Aug 5th, 2016
Read morePhysicists demonstrate how electrons with well-controlled pseudospin can be injected into graphene.
Aug 5th, 2016
Read moreThe inherently weak interactions between C60 and pentacene and the strong coupling of C60 with copper lead to a system reminiscent of a 2-molecule-thick Schottky diode, with a current rectification comparable with the best performers in the field of molecular diodes.
Aug 5th, 2016
Read moreScientists discover another design principle for building nanostructures.
Aug 5th, 2016
Read moreScientists predict that artificial defects in the crystal lattice of diamond can be turned into ultrabright and extremely efficient electrically-driven quantum emitters.
Aug 5th, 2016
Read moreResearchers explain a decades-old conundrum over the dielectric response of ice by using different freezing techniques.
Aug 5th, 2016
Read moreEngineers have developed a new shape-changing metamaterial using Kirigami, which is the ancient Japanese art of cutting and folding paper to obtain 3D shapes.
Aug 5th, 2016
Read moreAn X-ray microscopy technique recently developed has given scientists the ability to image nanoscale changes inside lithium-ion battery particles as they charge and discharge. The real-time images provide a new way to learn how batteries work, and how to improve them.
Aug 4th, 2016
Read moreSelf-destructing electronic devices could keep military secrets out of enemy hands. Or they could save patients the pain of removing a medical device. Or, they could allow environmental sensors to wash away in the rain.
Aug 4th, 2016
Read moreAbility to instantly identify unknown liquids in the field could aid first responders, improve plant safety.
Aug 4th, 2016
Read moreEngineers have built the first dust-sized, wireless sensors that can be implanted in the body, bringing closer the day when a Fitbit-like device could monitor internal nerves, muscles or organs in real time.
Aug 4th, 2016
Read moreAn international team has introduced a three-dimensional X-ray diffraction technique for determining crystallographic texture - the preferred orientation of the little crystals in a solid - with previously unattainable spatial resolution.
Aug 4th, 2016
Read moreScientists have developed a computer model that will aid in the design of nanocarriers, microscopic structures used to guide drugs to their targets in the body.
Aug 4th, 2016
Read moreSelf-propelling liquid metals a critical step to future elastic electronics.
Aug 4th, 2016
Read moreThe advanced technologies designed by researchers working on the SURFUND project go beyond the current state-of-the-art techniques in metrology, the science of measurements applied to manufacturing and other industrial processes.
Aug 4th, 2016
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