Tag: Materials

Credit: Ann Sizemore Blevins At the chemical level, diamonds are no more than carbon atoms aligned in a precise, three-dimensional ...

‘Sandwich’ structure key to thin LSMO films retaining magnetic properties

Researchers at North Carolina State University have found that the oxide ceramic material lanthanum strontium manganite (LSMO) retains its magnetic ...

An innovative electron microscope overturning common knowledge of 88 years history

Direct atom-resolved imaging of magnetic materialsCredit: JST Under the JST-SENTAN program (Development of System and Technology for Advanced Measurement and ...

Plot twist: Straightening single-molecule conductors improves their performance

Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - A team at Osaka University has created single-molecule nanowires, complete with an insulation layer, ...

iPhone plus nanoscale porous silicon equals cheap, simple home diagnostics

Credit: Heidi Hall/Vanderbilt University The simplest home medical tests might look like a deck of various silicon chips coated in ...

LED-ing the way: A clean and convenient method to oxidize plastic surfaces for industry

Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - Polypropylene (PP) is everywhere, being one of the most widely used plastics in human ...

Tiny light box opens new doors into the nanoworld

Credit: Denis Baranov/Yen Strandqvist/Chalmers University of Technology Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have discovered a completely new way ...

ORNL welcomes seven new research fellows to Innovation Crossroads

Credit: Carlos Jones/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Dept. of Energy OAK RIDGE, Tenn., June 10, 2019--Oak Ridge National Laboratory welcomed ...

The mantis shrimp’s perfect shield

How it's inspiring a new class of lightweight, impact-resistant materialsCredit: Roy Caldwell/UC Berkeley How do you protect yourself from the ...

Four Lehigh University engineers land prestigious 2019 NSF research fellowship grants

Graduate Research Fellowship Program recognizes research potential of women studying bioengineering, materials science, and mechanical engineeringCredit: Lehigh University It was ...

Researchers ‘stretch’ the ability of 2D materials to change technology

Credit: University of Rochester illustration / Michael Osadciw Two-dimensional (2D) materials - as thin as a single layer of atoms ...

Powerful lasers for fragile works of art

Professor Patrizio Antici demonstrates the power and high potential of a new method for analyzing artworks using a laser produced ...

BU researchers develop new metamaterial that can improve MRI quality and reduce scan time

Magnetic metamaterial can 'turn up the volume' of MRICredit: Photo by Jackie Ricciardi for Boston University Photography Could a small ...

Multicolored light twists in new knotted ways