Tough, ultralight foam of atom-thick sheets can be made to any size and shape through a chemical process invented at Rice University.
30 July 2014
GKN Powder Metallurgy and McPhy Energy, a developer of hydrogen-based solutions, have partnered to accelerate the deployment of solid state hydrogen storag
29 July 2014
The magnets cluttering the face of your refrigerator may one day be used as cooling agents, according to a new theory formulated by MIT researchers.
29 July 2014
An elusive state of matter called superconductivity could be realized in stacks of sheetlike crystals just a few atoms thick, physicists have determined.
29 July 2014
Researchers in China have demonstrated that nanowires of potassium niobate can act as UV-A photodetecting materials.
28 July 2014David Bradley
Researchers have used a microscope to study the relationship between the atomic geometry of a ribbon of graphene and its electrical properties.
25 July 2014
The solution-based inorganic process could drive more efficient electronics and solar devices
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25 July 2014
Applying just the right amount of tension to a chain of carbon atoms can turn it from a metallic conductor to an insulator, according to scientists.
24 July 2014
A new porous material called CC3 effectively traps radioactive krypton and xenon gases by breathing enough to let the gases in but not out.
24 July 2014
New laser reference device, traditional quartz “tuning fork” and coin for scale. Credit: Jiang Li/Caltech
23 July 2014Nina Notman
Tough and flexible hybrid made from carbon nanotubes embedded in a polymer fiber could improve the treatment of damaged heart tissue.
23 July 2014Cordelia Sealy
Nanoparticles coated in protein help improve MRI scanning for small cancer tumors.
22 July 2014Laurie Donaldson
Polayacenes for improved solar cells.
22 July 2014David Bradley
Researchers have demonstrated that an array of novel gold, pillar-bowtie nanoantennas can be used like traditional photographic film to record light.
18 July 2014
A three-dimensional porous nanostructure would have a balance of strength, toughness and ability to transfer heat, according to scientists.
18 July 2014
The first experimental evidence for a boron buckyball has been obtained by chemists in the US and China.
17 July 2014Nina Notman
New material that can change from hard to soft states.
17 July 2014Laurie Donaldson
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16 July 2014Zara Preston
Researchers have developed a novel, tunable nanoantenna that paves the way for new kinds of plasmonic-based optomechanical systems.
16 July 2014
Physicists were able to place 20 single atoms on a fully insulated surface at room temperature to form the smallest “Swiss cross”.
16 July 2014
Scientists have demonstrated for the first time a photonic router – a quantum device based on a single atom.
15 July 2014
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15 July 2014
Norwegian scientists have investigated the effect of particle size on the thermal and optical properties of aerogels for insulating windows.
15 July 2014Laurie Winkless
A simple environmentally friendly chemical method of preparing nanosheets of graphene.
14 July 2014Cordelia Sealy
The fractional quantum Hall effect has been observed in bilayer graphene and shown to be tunable with an electric field.
10 July 2014David Bradley
A group of researchers have found that by gradually changing the internal structure of metals they can make stronger, tougher materials.
9 July 2014
A narrow enough ribbon will transform a conductor into a semiconductor.
9 July 2014
Research may help diagnose irritable bowel syndrome, celiac disease, Crohn’s disease and other gastrointestinal illnesses.
8 July 2014
Scientists have discovered that proteins found within the nuclear pore function similar to a velcro.
8 July 2014
What is believed to be the smallest force ever measured has been detected by researchers with Berkeley Lab and the University of California (UC) Berkeley.
7 July 2014
US researchers have developed a scalable process to produce continuous ribbons of aligned CNTs, for use in supercapacitor electrodes.
7 July 2014Laurie Winkless
Skyrmions, subatomic quasiparticles that could play a key role in future spintronic technologies, have been observed for the first time using x-rays.
4 July 2014
Scientists at USC have developed a water-based organic battery that is long lasting, built from cheap, eco-friendly components.
4 July 2014
A new mathematical model could help engineers control the formation of wrinkle, crease, and fold structures in a wide variety of materials.
3 July 2014
Researchers have developed a material which transports a magnetic field from one location to the other, similar to how a hose transports water.
3 July 2014
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2 July 2014Zara Preston
Research shows magnetically responsive liquid displays helped by nanorods.
2 July 2014Laurie Donaldson
After two years of effort, researchers have successfully measured the collective mass of ‘massless’ electrons in motion in graphene.
1 July 2014
Researchers have developed new “sensing skin” technology designed to serve as an early warning system for concrete structures.
1 July 2014