Researchers have succeeded in synthesizing a unique nanographene predicted in the 1970s, which conclusively demonstrates that carbon in very specific forms has magnetic properties that could permit future spintronic applications.
Dec 10, 2019
Graphene, a two-dimensional structure made of carbon, is a material with excellent mechani-cal, electronic and optical properties. However, it did not seem suitable for magnetic applica-tions. Together with international partners, Empa researchers...
Dec 10, 2019
Thrips don't rely on lift in order to fly. Instead, the tiny insects rely on a drag-based flight mechanism, staying afloat in airflow velocities with a large ratio of force to wing size. Researchers have performed the first test of drag force...
Dec 10, 2019
Creating switchable plasmons in plastics: Conductive polymer nanoantennas for dynamic organic plasmonics. Researchers in the Organic Photonics and Nano-optics group at the Laboratory of Organic... The post Switchable Optical Nanoantennas Made Fro...
Dec 9, 2019
Ultrafast Stimulated Emission Microscopy of Single Nanocrystals The ability to investigate the dynamics of single particle at the nano-scale and femtosecond level remained an unfathomed... The post New Technique for Studying Ultrafast Events in I...
Dec 9, 2019
Levitated nanoparticles, ion-based qubits and a sound idea for a new thermometer also on show The post Bragg diffraction monitors wound healing, plastic soil and other physical science innovations appeared first on Physics World.
Dec 9, 2019
A new nanoparticle innovation that detects unstable calcifications that can trigger heart attacks and strokes may allow doctors to pinpoint when plaque on the walls of blood vessels becomes dangerous.
Dec 9, 2019
Heart disease and stroke are the world's two most deadly diseases, causing over 15 million deaths in 2016 according to the World Health Organization. A key underlying factor in both of these global health crises is the common condition, ather...
Dec 9, 2019
Horse Ridge cryogenic control chip will let Intel increase the number of qubits
Dec 9, 2019
New nanotechnology will allow detection of blocked arteries more effectively than ever before.
Dec 9, 2019
