A new concept for self-assembling micromachines
Polarisable microrobots components can be designed to find each other in an electric fieldCredit: MPI for Intelligent Systems / Nature ...
Tag: Materials
Physicists have let light through the plane of the world’s thinnest semiconductor crystal
The distribution of light polarisation in space turned out to be similar to the three-coloured rapana.Credit: © Nature Nanotechnology In ...
ELSI scientists discover new chemistry that may help explain the origins of cellular life
Chemists find simplest organic molecules can self-assemble to give cell-like structures under early Earth conditionsCredit: Nerissa Escanlar, ELSI Before life ...
Illinois professor validates antimicrobial properties of Illinois company’s cutting boards
Credit: Meng Vang University of Illinois Professor Nenad Miljkovic and his research group at Illinois have collaborated with John Boos ...
Search for new semiconductors heats up with gallium oxide
Credit: ACS Nano CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- University of Illinois electrical engineers have cleared another hurdle in high-power semiconductor fabrication by ...
New mechanism moving droplets at record-high speed and long distance without extra power
Credit: City University of Hong Kong Transporting droplets on solid surfaces at high speed and long distance, even against gravity, ...
KERI, reducing the size and weight of medical mri equipment by more than half
Technology that can create a superconducting electromagnet, the key component of MRI, safely and strongly using an insulation-conduction transforming substanceCredit: ...
Atomically precise models improve understanding of fuel cells
Computer simulations using models based on real-world atomic structures from microscope observations shed new light on the reaction pathways in ...
X-ray mapping enhances potential of lightweight magnesium
A world-first study led by Monash University has discovered a technique and phenomenon that can be used for creating stronger, ...
Ultra-soft, liquid magnetic droplets could vault technology forward
UMass Amherst, California and Beijing researchers say magnetic field control of floating drops, like Harry Potter's wand, not magic anymoreCredit: ...
New low-cost thermoelectric material works at room temperature
Material could be used to cool electronic devices, overheated vehiclesCredit: University of Houston Has your steering wheel been too hot ...
New laws of attraction: Scientists print magnetic liquid droplets
Amazing magnetic, liquid material could lead to 3D-printable magnetic liquid devices for the fabrication of flexible electronics, or artificial cells ...
Metal oxide-infused membranes could offer low-energy alternative for chemical separations
Credit: Fengyi Zhang Chemical manufacturers consume a massive amount of energy each year separating and refining feedstocks to make a ...
A sharper focus: New computational technique resolves compressed X-ray data
Credit: Image by Argonne National Laboratory. Argonne develops novel method to more clearly see complex materials physics in difficult-to-access environments. ...
Adding a polymer stabilizes collapsing metal-organic frameworks
Credit: Li Peng (EPFL) Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a special class of sponge-like materials with nano-sized pores. The nanopores lead ...
‘Trojan horse’ anticancer drug disguises itself as fat
Promising system delivers chemo drug straight into tumors with fewer side effectsCredit: Nathan Gianneschi/Northwestern University EVANSTON, Ill. -- A stealthy ...
Could the heat of the Earth’s crust become the ultimate energy source?
Credit: Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Sachiko Matsushita In a world where energy consumption is on the rise, our only ...
A graphene superconductor that plays more than one tune
Researchers at Berkeley Lab have developed a tiny toolkit for scientists to study exotic quantum physicsCredit: Guorui Chen et al./Berkeley ...
Improving the odds of synthetic chemistry success
Credit: Jolene Reid and Matthew Sigman. Chemistry is more than just mixing compound A with compound B to make compound ...
First-ever visualizations of electrical gating effects on electronic structure
Scientists have visualised the electronic structure in a microelectronic device for the first time, opening up opportunities for finely-tuned high ...
