Researchers have discovered that the chemical structure of melanin on a macromolecular scale exhibits, amongst other shapes, a four-membered ring - in other words, a chemical structure that may be conducive to creating certain kinds of batteries based on natural melanin pigments.
May 17th, 2016
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DNA-based straight and branched polymers or nanomaterials that can be created and dissolved using biocompatible methods are now possible thanks to the work of biomedical engineers.
May 17th, 2016
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Granular materials are one of the least understood forms of matter due to the incredibly complex ways that those particles interact. But those complicated physics also offer tantalizing potential to create materials with unique properties - like the ability to absorb impact energy in customized ways.
May 17th, 2016
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Researchers have recently developed a new virtually imaged phased array-based Brillouin spectrometer.
May 17th, 2016
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Researchers have proposed a new design for a tunnel transistor based on bilayer graphene, and using modelling, they proved that this material is an ideal platform for low-voltage electronics.
May 17th, 2016
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The results of the water test can be instantly broadcast using a mobile app already developed by the research team.
May 17th, 2016
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Millions of years of evolution have shaped how plants harness the interaction of light and fluid to grow, bend, and keep from drying out.
May 17th, 2016
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What do you get if you combine nanotextured 'Cassie' surfaces with the Leidenfrost effect? Highly water-repellent surfaces that show potential for developing future self-cleaning windows, windshields, exterior paints and more.
May 17th, 2016
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A new solar cell configuration has pushed sunlight-to-electricity conversion efficiency to 34.5%.
May 17th, 2016
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New model for controlling hot molecules reactions, which are relevant to fusion, space exploration and planetary science.
May 17th, 2016
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There's a lot of stuff you'd expect to find in baby formula: proteins, carbs, vitamins, essential minerals. But parents probably wouldn't anticipate finding extremely small, needle-like particles. Yet this is exactly what a team of scientists recently discovered.
May 17th, 2016
Read moreResearchers have directly detected the Peltier effect in graphene. They showed that the effect can be switched from heating to cooling by tuning the type and density of the charge carriers inside the material.
May 17th, 2016
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Theoretical chemists have pioneered a strategy for modeling quantum friction, or how a particle's environment drags on it, a vexing problem in quantum mechanics since the birth of the field.
May 17th, 2016
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Physicists used a scanning tunneling microscope to map the interaction of the electronic spin with its environment with nanometer precision.
May 17th, 2016
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A new electronic material created by an international team can heal all its functions automatically even after breaking multiple times. This material could improve the durability of wearable electronics.
May 16th, 2016
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Physicists are putting themselves out of a job, using artificial intelligence to run a complex experiment.
May 16th, 2016
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