A method to produce significant amounts of semiconducting nanoparticles for light-emitting displays, sensors, solar panels and biomedical applications has gained momentum with a demonstration by researchers.
May 19th, 2016
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Researchers have created a new material, called 'rewritable magnetic charge ice', that permits an unprecedented degree of control over local magnetic fields and could pave the way for new computing technologies.
May 19th, 2016
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Scientists are studying the use of graphene nanoflakes to create a new generation of enhanced lubricants for the automotive industry.
May 19th, 2016
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The new research reveals how glycerol prevents ice crystals from forming in water as the solution is cooled to -35C, with important implications for improving cryoprotectants used in fertility treatments and food storage.
May 19th, 2016
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Researchers remove excess additives from drugs, which could reduce the odds of serious allergic reactions and other side effects.
May 19th, 2016
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Promising new approach overturns widespead metallurgical assumption.
May 19th, 2016
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Antimony fails to work inside a magnesium battery, but it's just what tin needs to store energy.
May 19th, 2016
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The chemical element gallium could be used as a new reversible adhesive that allows its adhesive effect to be switched on and off with ease.
May 18th, 2016
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New study blames temperature increase on locally reoccurring discharges in microelectronic devices.
May 18th, 2016
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Researchers studied the details of this 'liquid wire' technique in spiders' webs and used it to create composite fibres in the laboratory which, just like the spider's capture silk, extend like a solid and compress like a liquid.
May 18th, 2016
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Chemists have come up with an innovative new way to visualize and monitor chemical reactions in real time.
May 18th, 2016
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The sheet, made of cellulose nanofibers, is called the mille-feuille filter as it has a unique layered internal architecture resembling that of the French puff pastry mille-feuille.
May 18th, 2016
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Three researchers devised an experiment to measure the relationship between disorder and metastability in a granular material.
May 18th, 2016
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This method that enables fine tuning of the electronic properties of certain phosphorous heterocycles compounds for applications including fabrication of organic electronics and hydrogen fluoride sensors.
May 18th, 2016
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Researchers have successfully explained how iron-based dyes work on a molecular level in solar cells. The new findings will accelerate the development of inexpensive and environmentally friendly solar cells.
May 18th, 2016
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A growing field called nanotechnology is allowing researchers to manipulate molecules and structures much smaller than a single cell to enhance our ability to see, monitor and destroy cancer cells in the body.
May 17th, 2016
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