Scientists found that the size of the impurities determines whether the wire’s superconducting properties are either hindered or improved.
28 April 2014Nina Notman
Plastic deformation of two-phase Cu-Ag alloy containing precipitates spontaneously creates surface nanolayers that reduce wear.
28 April 2014Cordelia Sealy
Scientists have mimicked these viral tactics to build the first DNA nanodevices that survive the body's immune defenses.
25 April 2014
An team based at Trinity College Dublin has demonstrated a new approach in producing high-quality graphene using a commercial blender.
25 April 2014Laurie Donaldson
Researchers observed experiments for the first time in highly charged ions.
24 April 2014
Polystyrene nanospheres have been shown to improve the conversion efficiency of silicon solar cells.
24 April 2014Laurie Winkless
A team of nanotechnology researchers have discovered new methods to build heat resistant nanostructures and arrays using RNA.
23 April 2014
Plastic-magnetic sandwich bridges gap between data storage and transmission.
23 April 2014David Bradley
Scientists have turned to nature to develop a 3D vascular system that permits high-performance composite materials.
22 April 2014Laurie Donaldson
22 April 2014Laurie Donaldson
A group of scientists have demonstrated a supercapacitor made from freestanding films of carbon nanotubes.
22 April 2014Laurie Winkless
Nanotechnology has unlocked new pathways for targeted drug delivery, including the use of nanocarriers, or capsules.
17 April 2014
Scientists may be able to develop new techniques to eliminate charge stripes and help pave the way for room-temperature superconductivity.
17 April 2014
Researchers have succeeded in creating a surface on nano-sized cellulose crystals that imitates a biological structure.
16 April 2014
Scientists at MIT and the City College of New York have achieved imaging excitons’ motions directly.
16 April 2014
Miniaturized optical frequency comb sources allow for transmission of data streams of several terabits per second over hundreds of kilometers.
14 April 2014
Researchers have discovered a way to use existing semiconductors to detect a far wider range of light than is now possible, well into the infrared range.
14 April 2014
Researchers have created a compound semiconductor of nearly perfect quality that can manipulate light energy in the mid-infrared range.
11 April 2014
Porous silicon manufactured in a bottom up procedure using solar energy can be used to generate hydrogen from water.
11 April 2014
An international team of scientists has reported the first experimental observation of the quantum critical point (QCP).
10 April 2014
Synthetic collagen invented at Rice University may help wounds heal by directing the natural clotting of blood.
10 April 2014
A research group has developed a new responsive coating for implants used in surgery to improve their integration into bone and to prevent rejection.
9 April 2014
An associate professor and her collaborators have developed an essential component of these new computers that would run on light.
7 April 2014
A study of self-assembled silver-based structures known as superlattices has revealed an unusual and unexpected behavior.
7 April 2014
Researchers found that the semiconductor indium nitride (InN)will emit green light if reduced to 1 nanometer-wide wires.
4 April 2014
A research group has reported, for the first time, gas detection properties in nanorods of silver tungstate in its alpha phase (α-Ag2WO4).
4 April 2014
Researchers have discovered a new mechanism for using light to activate drug-delivering nanoparticles and other substances inside the body.
3 April 2014
Scientists from Universidad Carlos III in Madrid (UC3M) have developed a new type of tidal energy generator using magnetic MIM parts.
1 April 2014
Researchers have found that a nanoparticle trapped with laser light temporarily violates the famous second law of thermodynamics.
1 April 2014
Using an acoustic metadevice that can influence the acoustic space and can control any of the ways in which waves travel.
1 April 2014
Take a look at the most popular news stories in materials science during March 2014.
1 April 2014Zara Preston