Scientists View Self-Assembling Gold Nanoparticles in Real Time
Nanoscientists from the Argonne National Laboratory have viewed the self-assembly of nanoparticle chains in real-time, providing new data that could lead to new materials used…
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Solar-Powered Proteins Remove Harmful Carcinogens and Antibiotics From Water
A new study from researchers at the University of Cincinnati details how solar-powered proteins can be used to filter antibiotics and other harmful compounds from…
Spray-on Mixture Combines Carbon Nanotubes With Ceramic
Scientists have developed “super-nanotubes” by using a spray-on mixture that combines the optical, thermal, and electrical properties of nanotubes with the robustness of the high-temperature…
New Solar Structure Cools Buildings in Full Sunlight
Scientists at Stanford University have designed an entirely new form of cooling structure that cools when the sun is shining by reflecting sunlight and emitting…
PGClear Uses a Palladium-Gold Catalyst to Break Down Hazardous Compounds
Using a palladium-gold catalyst to break down hazardous compounds, the PGClear project is set to help clean the environment and treat contaminated groundwater. Researchers from…
Nanoelectronics Take Another Step Forward
New research from the Max Planck Institute shows that silicon nanowires become doped with unexpectedly large amounts of aluminum during growth, increasing their conductivity and…
Nanodiamonds Improve Effectiveness of Breast Cancer Treatment
Using nanoscale diamond-like particles called nanodiamonds, researchers have developed a potentially more effective treatment for “triple-negative” breast cancer, notably decreasing tumor growth and eliminating…
Patterning Graphene With Metallized DNA Nanolithography
By using folded DNA to control the nanostructure of inorganic materials, engineers manipulated molecules to form different nanoscale shapes, which could be an important step…
Defects in Graphene Will Reduce its Strength
A new study reveals that even graphene has weak spots, finding that junctions in polycrystalline graphene will reduce its strength. Graphene, the single-atom-thick form of…
Scientists Produce a Ceramic Paper Consisting of Conductive Nanofibers
Scientists have developed an electrically conductive paper-like material from a vanadium pentoxide ceramic that is as hard as copper, yet flexible enough to be rolled…
Researchers Develop an Ultra-Thin Invisibility Cloak
In a newly published study, scientists from the University of Texas at Austin detail a “metascreen” cloak that is ultra-thin and can hide three-dimensional objects…
Using Laser Light to Read and Write Magnetic Data
In an effort to keep pace with the demand for faster computing devices, scientists at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory are exploring the use of…
A New Kind of Invisibility Cloak Demonstrates Better Cloaking Efficiency
Using a new kind of cloak that uses a very thin multilayer dielectric coating made of natural material, not metamaterial, researchers at Michigan Technological University…
Metamaterials Amplify the Photonic Spin Hall Effect
Using metamaterial surfaces, researchers were able to amplify the signal of the photonic Spin Hall Effect, making it directly observable with simple detection techniques, and…
EPFL Creates Memory Cell by Combining Molybdenite and Graphene
EPFL scientists have combined monolayer MoS2 with graphene to build a flash memory prototype capable of information storage. EPFL scientists have combined two materials with…
New Solar-Energy Device is 100 Times More Efficient Than Previous Design
Based on the photon-enhanced thermionic emission (PETE) process, a new solar-energy device is about 100 times more efficient than its previous design. Scientists working at…
Controlling the Spin Polarization of Electrons in Three Dimensions
Scientists from the Berkeley Lab discovered that when topological insulators are hit with a laser beam, the spin polarization of the electrons they emit can…
Atomic Collapse State Observed on Graphene
Using an artificial atomic nuclei fabricated on graphene, a team of researchers imaged the “atomic collapse” states theorized to occur around super-large atomic nuclei. The…
