NANOTECHNOLOGY

Experts Make Light Waves That Penetrate Opacity

NANOTECHNOLOGY 04.13.2021 20:28 PM

Researchers from University of Utrecht and the Technical University of Vienna created special light waves that penetrate opaque materials.

Capturing Atom Movements in Real Time Produce Better Material Design

04.13.2021 00:46 AM

Researchers used MRI-like technique to follow individual atom movement for better material design. Researchers utilized an MRI-like technique to track the movement of individual atoms in real-time as they group together to form two-dimensional materials with a thickness of a single atomic layer.

Understanding Turbulence: Vortices in Quantum Fluid Visualized

04.09.2021 08:55 AM

A team of engineering researchers has taken a step forward in understanding turbulence with a new visualization of how vortices behave in a quantum fluid

Freezing Electrons as Temperature Rises: Discovered Graphene System Does That!

04.08.2021 23:59 PM

In a new discovery regarding graphene, two research teams independently discovered a particular graphene system whose electrons "freeze" as temperature rises.

Wearable Devices Without Charging Possible? New Technology May Use Body Heat for Power

04.06.2021 06:55 AM

One persisting limitation for these gadgets, however, is the need to charge them - and new technology could soon overcome this restriction.

See Through Devices: Study Makes Breakthrough in Transparent Electronics

04.05.2021 23:33 PM

Researchers have achieved a significant milestone in the building of transparent electronics for next-generation devices.

New Mechanism Allows Electrical Control of the Magnetism in Nanodevices

04.04.2021 01:30 AM

A new class of magnetic nanodevices could soon have their magnetism electrically controlled after a new observation from physicists show a new kind of rotation - one that is possible in materials composed of light elements.

A New Use for Crab Shells: Chitin-Based Nanocarbon for Sustainable Electronics

04.02.2021 02:34 AM

In the ongoing pursuit for materials for electronic devices, researchers turn to the natural world in order to find alternatives that solve the issues of cost and availability - and crab shells might offer a solution.

Artificial Hexagonal Diamonds Stiffer Than Natural Cubic Diamonds, Potential Material for Industrial and Scientific Applications

03.31.2021 23:23 PM

Diamonds are known to be among the stiffest materials known to man. A new study finds a worthy competitor to the naturally-occurring cubic diamonds - in the form of lab-made hexagonal diamonds.

Polyimides: Organic Material Could Usher New Generation of HVAC Devices

03.31.2021 05:31 AM

Researchers from the Texas A&M University are looking into the potential of a class of organic materials called polyimides, which could potentially revolutionize heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.

Researchers Convert Tires Into Graphene, Reinforcing Concrete

03.31.2021 03:08 AM

Researchers have devised a new process that efficiently converts waste from rubber tires into graphene, which in turn could be used to reinforce concrete.

MIT Engineers Devise Cost-Effective Nanoimaging Method for Viruses and Biomolecules

03.30.2021 06:55 AM

A team of engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has devised a new nanoimaging technique that uses an ordinary light microscope to view viruses and other biological samples at the nanometer scale.

Adding Gold Nanoparticles Improve Optical Properties of Shape-Memory Polymers

03.29.2021 03:16 AM

Researchers successfully demonstrated that adding clusters of gold nanoparticles to shape-memory polymers, then stretching them, changes their plasmon-coupling traits, allowing them to have different and beneficial optical properties.

Copper Foam As Filter Material for Masks and Air Cleaners Possible?

03.25.2021 07:47 AM

At the height of the global coronavirus pandemic, face masks have become a part of daily life. Researchers are now looking into a new material - from copper foams - that is durable and can potentially filter out microbes.

Nanoparticle Flu Vaccine Found Effective in Animal Trial, Blocks Seasonal and Pandemic Strains Like H5N1

03.25.2021 04:12 AM

Researchers from UW Medicine and the NIH have developed a new nanoparticle flu vaccine that can block seasonal and pandemic influenza strains that current vaccines cannot do.

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