Self-assembling anticancer drugs
29 September 2020David Bradley
NIR dye-polymer fluorescent coating helps surgeons visualize medical devices in the body
29 September 2020Cordelia Sealy
By studying how strontium ruthenate responds to sound waves, researchers have discovered it may be a new type of superconductor known as g-wave.
29 September 2020
Researchers have developed a low-cost method for fabricating thin nanoribbons of molybdenum disulfide at a large scale.
29 September 2020
By combining low-energy photons to produce high-energy excited states, researchers have developed a novel polymerization process.
28 September 2020
Researchers have found that aluminum nanoparticles with sharper corners are better able to utilize light to catalyze chemical reactions.
28 September 2020
Making multiferrorics magnetizable with a titanium dopant
25 September 2020David Bradley
A novel framework for identifying and assessing the spin textures of crystalline materials could help develop low-energy computing technology.
25 September 2020
A new rubbery polymer semiconductor with high carrier mobility can be used to produce smart electronic skin and a medical robotic hand.
25 September 2020
Researchers have discovered that an alloy of manganese, ruthenium and gallium can act as a super-fast magnetic switch.
24 September 2020
Researchers have confirmed that tiny sub-nanoparticles created via the atom hybridization method can make highly efficient catalysts.
24 September 2020
By aligning them and improving their conductivity, researchers have enhanced the piezoelectric properties of peptide-based nanotubes.
24 September 2020
A novel model for predicting and improving battery performance is 100,000 times faster than existing modeling techniques.
24 September 2020
A machine learning approach to predicting the quality of 3D-printed bioscaffolds has revealed the importance of controlling print speed.
23 September 2020
Material that can be 3D-printed into any shape and pre-programmed with reversible shape memory
22 September 2020Laurie Donaldson
Researchers have discovered that a small change in the direction of the magnetic field in a symmetrical crystal can alter its electrical polarization.
22 September 2020
Researchers have demonstrated on computer a novel color-coding system for getting DNA to self-assemble into desired nanostructures.
21 September 2020
Modular mask combines a barrier filtration material with a stretchable fabric for easier use
21 September 2020Laurie Donaldson
Small imperfections in the lenses used to focus electron microscope beams can lead to the crystal phases in 2D materials being misidentified.
18 September 2020
Assessment of state of play of renewable and sustainable fabrics derived from fungi
18 September 2020Laurie Donaldson
A novel optical detection system may have shown that grain boundaries are no barrier for thermoelectrical materials, but they still can't take the strain.
17 September 2020
Researchers have confirmed that the intrinsic magnetism in the bulk of a topological insulator can extend to the electrons at its surface.
17 September 2020
Researchers have uncovered the atomic mechanism that makes tin-based thermoelectric materials incredibly efficient at high temperatures.
16 September 2020
Researchers found that cracking on the surface of an electrode particle corresponded with areas of microscopic cracking deep inside the particle.
16 September 2020
Researchers have developed a wool-derived biomaterial that can be 3D-printed into any shape and pre-programmed with reversible shape memory.
15 September 2020
Researchers have replicated a famous painting by shining white light on a glass slide stippled with millions of titanium dioxide nanopillars.
15 September 2020
Atoms in 2D tantalum disulfide arrange themselves into six-pointed stars that can be manipulated by light, thus altering the material's refractive index.
14 September 2020
Adding elliptical holes to elastic materials can enhance their efficiency at converting elastic energy to kinetic energy for extreme velocity movements.
14 September 2020
A material known as organic manganese halide can make an environmentally friendly, low-cost, flexible X-ray scintillator.
11 September 2020
Disordered rocksalt made of lithium, vanadium and oxygen makes a safe, powerful. long-lasting anode material for lithium-ion batteries.
11 September 2020
A nanocomposite made from molybdenum disulfide and reduced graphene oxide can be used to make a sensitive, stretchable gas sensor.
10 September 2020
By probing the electronic behavior of a superconducting cuprate, researchers have uncovered evidence for quantum critical points.
10 September 2020
A novel artificial neural network can predict the degree of water repulsion and protein adsorption by ultra-thin organic materials.
9 September 2020
For the first time, researchers have developed a way to measure the individual solid-like and liquid-like behaviors of soft materials separately.
9 September 2020
By combining computational modeling with experimental data, researchers have developed a novel approach for tracking ions within a 2D material.
8 September 2020
Researchers have demonstrated a new approach to slowing light significantly by trapping it in a resonator made of nanoscale silicon bars.
7 September 2020
Researchers have found a way to get nanoclusters of copper molecules to self-assemble so they can mimic biomolecules such as DNA and proteins.
7 September 2020
By introducing isolated defects into a ferroelectric, researchers have managed to turn it into a top-performing energy-storage material.
4 September 2020
Adding a layer of a noble metal to the surface of a semiconducting crystal changes its structure and gives it completely novel electric properties.
4 September 2020
For the first time, scientists created two 'time crystals' in superfluid helium-3, and observed them interacting and exchanging constituent particles.
3 September 2020
Using a wet spinning process, researchers have produced carbon nanotube fibers that are stronger than Kevlar and almost as conductive as copper.
3 September 2020
new form of lithography can produce extremely sharp bowtie nanoantennas for improved plasmonics
2 September 2020Cordelia Sealy
By combing organic molecules with silver electrodes, researchers have set a new efficiency record for color-neutral, transparent solar cells.
2 September 2020
Researchers have discovered that the clubs used by mantis shrimp have a uniquely designed nanoparticle coating that absorbs and dissipates energy.
2 September 2020
By utilizing zinc oxide fins, researchers have produced LEDs that can generate about 100 to 1000 times as much power as typical tiny LEDs.
1 September 2020
A novel mathematical procedure can reduce the computational cost of modelling quantum materials via the quantum Monte Carlo method.
1 September 2020