Researchers grew branched GaAs nanowires with a nontoxic Bi element employing characteristic structural modifications correlated with metallic droplets, as well as crystalline defects and orientations. The finding provides a rational design concep...
Oct 18, 2019
Researchers have developed a method that allows for easy determination of the surface free energy of particles as a quantitative measure of particle hydrophobicity.
Oct 18, 2019
The scientific and industrial communities who work with micro- and nanoparticles continue to labor with the challenge of effective particle dispersion. Most particles that disperse in liquids aggregate rapidly, and eventually precipitate, thereby ...
Oct 18, 2019
The technique may have a far-reaching implication for many scientific and industrial applications and disciplines that involve particulate matter.
Oct 17, 2019
The effect occurs at room temperature and will be important for a host of technology applications The post Giant negative thermal expansion seen in nanomagnet appeared first on Physics World.
Oct 17, 2019
In order to make transistors that operate using the spin of electrons rather than their charge, it is necessary to find a way of switching spin currents on and off. Furthermore, the lifetime of the spins should at least be equal to the time taken ...
Oct 17, 2019
By discovering a concept for formulating nanomeshes as an effective drug delivery system for antibiotics, researchers are now one step closer to fighting universal antibiotic resistance. Health...
Oct 17, 2019
Physicists have developed a fast and sensitive mechanical tool to measure light. The graphene nanomechanical bolometer is the fastest and most sensitive in its class. It is poised to detect nearly every color of light at high speeds and obtain mea...
Oct 17, 2019
In order to make transistors that operate using the spin of electrons, rather than their charge, it is necessary to find a way of switching spin currents on and off. Furthermore, the lifetime of the spins should at least be equal to the time taken...
Oct 17, 2019
The graphene nanomechanical bolometer is the fastest and most sensitive in its class; It is poised to detect nearly every color of light at high speeds and obtain measurements at and far above room-temperature.
Oct 17, 2019
