Researchers add order to polymer gels
A new kind of soft elastic material has medical and technological applicationsCredit: Image: © 2019 Li et al. Gel-like materials ...
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Using a molecular motor to switch the preference of anion-binding catalysts
Credit: R. Dorel / University of Groningen Many organic molecules are chiral, which means that they are non-superimposable on their ...
Improved pH probes may help towards cancer treatments
Credit: Kanazawa University "It is becoming clear that an acid extracellular pH plays an essential role in cancer cell progression, ...
Smart, self-powered patch to put an end to €2.3 trillion bill caused by rust worldwide
The cost of corrosion runs to 3-4% of the gross world product annually, and therefore there is increasing focus on ...
Non-adiabatic dynamics of strongly driven diffusive Josephson junctions
Credit: University of Jyväskylä/Pauli Virtanen Understanding how microwave absorption changes the transport properties of diffusive Josephson junctions is at the ...
Mexican students launch a small satellite to the International Space Station
The first satellite built by students in Mexico for launch from the International Space Station is smaller than a shoebox ...
Freeze frame: Scientists capture atomic-scale snapshots of artificial proteins
Berkeley Lab scientists adapt microscopy technique to build and image peptoid nanosheets with unprecedented atomic precisionCredit: Berkeley Lab Protein-like molecules ...
Properties of graphene change due to water and oxygen
Credit: Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) We often find that food becomes rotten when we leave it outside ...
Mapping the energy transport mechanism of chalcogenide perovskite for solar energy use
Engineers have characterized the thermal energy conversion mechanism in the lattice of an advanced nanomaterial called chalcogenide perovskite and demonstrated ...
Metalens grows up
Researchers develop a mass-producible, centimeter-scale metalens for VR, imagingCredit: (Image courtesy of Joon-Suh Park/Harvard SEAS) Metalenses -- flat surfaces that ...
Electron correlations in carbon nanostructures
Physicists from Kiel and Copenhagen elucidate the behaviour of electrons in graphene nanoribbonsCredit: Copyright: Jan-Philip Joost, AG Bonitz New materials ...
Imaging technique gives catalytic 2D material engineering a better view
Credit: Kanazawa University The properties of 2D transition metal dichalcogenides are attracting a great deal of interest, and one of ...
Bending an organic semiconductor can boost electrical flow
Rutgers-led research could benefit next-generation electronicsCredit: Vitaly Podzorov/Rutgers University-New Brunswick p>Slightly bending semiconductors made of organic materials can roughly double ...
Hiring antibodies as nanotechnology builders
Credit: Ella Marushchenko What if we could use antibodies as functional tools for nanotechnology applications? A group of researchers at ...