All smart electronics in products such as wrist-wearable computers are on a rigid board under the face of the watch. The roll-to-roll technique enables electronics to be printed on a plastic or elastomeric foil, which has various benefits such...
These are gold nanoparticles chemically guided inside the hot-spot of a larger gold bow-tie nanoantenna.
Credit: E Cortes et al, 2017
Using sunlight to drive chemical reactions, such as artificial photosynthesis, could soon become much more efficient thanks to nanomaterials.
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A graduate student at BYU holds up a disc of microchips that have flexible glass membranes.
Credit: Jaren Wilkey/BYU Photo
Brigham Young University researchers have developed new glass technology that could add a new level of flexibility to the microscopic world...
University of Delaware researchers have developed a self-healing membrane for fuel cells.
Credit: Kathy F. Atkinson, University of Delaware
Fuel cells are energy efficient and clean. However, a major challenge to commercialization of this technology is the durability of a vital...
This is an illustration of Ar(H2)2 in the diamond anvil cell. The arrows represent different ways that spectroscopic tools study the effect of extreme pressures on the crystal structure and molecular structure of the compound. (For experts, the red...
More than just a competition, the Nanocar Race is an international scientific experiment that will be conducted in real time, with the aim of testing the performance of molecule-machines and the scientific instruments used to control them.
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These are crystals of one of the materials that was discovered using the new method, as seen by an electron microscope. This is a structure with a very high methane deliverable capacity, making it promising for natural-gas-powered vehicles.
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This is Ferran Martin Ciurana and Dr. Giorgio Colangelo working on the experimental setup.
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State-of-the-art sensors, such as MRIs and atomic clocks, are capable of making measurements with exquisite precision. MRI is used to image tissues deep within the...
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a technique that uses light to get flat, plastic sheets to curve into shapes such as spheres, tubes or bowls.
Credit: Amber Hubbard
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a technique...
University of Delaware researcher Saleem Ali at the Diavik Diamond Mine, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada.
Credit: Courtesy of Saleem Ali, University of Delaware
An international team of researchers, led by the University of Delaware's Saleem Ali, says global resource governance and...
This tiny US flag -- just a few nanometers wide and invisible to the naked eye -- is arguably the world's smallest image of Old Glory, according to its creators at the University of Texas at Dallas. In an...
