[ad_1] IMAGE: The copper probe can manipulate matter on an atomic scale. View More Credit: © 2020 Shiotari et al. Nanographene is a material that is expected to radically improve solar cells, fuel cells, LEDs, and more. Typically the synthesis of this material has been imprecise and difficult to control. …
Read More »A new technique could revolutionize the accuracy and detection of biomechanical changes in cells
[ad_1] Scientists have developed an optical elastography technique that could revolutionize the accuracy and ease with which healthcare professionals can detect biomechanical changes in cells and tissues. A study derived from an international collaboration between the University of Exeter, the Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the University of Perugia (Italy) …
Read More »Making 3D nanosuperconductors with DNA
[ad_1] IMAGE: An illustration showing how highly nanostructured 3-D superconducting materials can be created on the basis of DNA self-assembly. View More Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, NY – Three-dimensional (3-D) nanostructured materials – those with complex shapes on a dimensional scale of billionths of a meter – that can …
Read More »The new “genomic” method reveals the atomic arrangements of the battery material
[ad_1] IMAGE: The low temperature structure of NVPF [Na3V2(PO4)2F3] solved in this work. Calculations by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory suggest that sodium (white) atoms can move more easily in planes between … More Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, NY – Scientists at the United States Department of Energy (DOE) …
Read More »Plastic coating with porous nanofilm
[ad_1] IMAGE: Image of the manufacturing method image shown in this study view More Credit: Tohoku University A research team has developed a new method for creating Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) thin films that can be applied to sensors and electrical devices. Like sponges, porous materials contain pores. The size of …
Read More »Large area flexible organic photodiodes can compete with silicon devices
[ad_1] IMAGE: Georgia Tech’s lead researcher, Canek Fuentes-Hernandez, possesses a large-area organic photodiode in the shape of a ring, whose performance is comparable to that of silicon-based photodiodes. View More Credit: Canek Fuentes-Hernandez, Georgia Tech The performance of large-area flexible organic photodiodes has advanced to the point where they can …
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[ad_1] IMAGE: NTU research team members include Dr. Long Yi (left), senior lecturer at the School of Materials Science & Engineering, and PhD student Wang Shancheng (right). View More Credit: NTU Singapore Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a liquid window panel that can simultaneously block …
Read More »Laser-powered nanomotors follow their own course
[ad_1] Tokyo, Japan – Researchers at the University of Tokyo Institute of Industrial Sciences (UTokyo-IIS) have designed novel linear nanomotors that can be moved in controlled directions using light. This work paves the way for new microfluidics, including lab-on-a-chip systems with optically driven pumps and valves. The world of nano-scale …
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