The so-called opioid epidemic which recently developed in the United States and Canada has put pressure on researchers
Feb 15, 2019
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory have discovered a means of controlling the surface conductivity of a three-dimensional (3-D) topological insulator, a type of material that has potential applications in spintronic...
Feb 15, 2019
New ultralight hexagonal boron nitride material could be used in extreme-temperature applications such as spacecraft The post Superinsulating aerogel resists mechanical and thermal shocks appeared first on Physics World.
Feb 15, 2019
Metallic nanoparticles have been used as glass colorants since the Roman Empire. One of the most famous pieces of pottery from the period is the Lycurgus cup. The nanoparticles embedded in this cup have an optical peculiarity, presenting different...
Feb 15, 2019
Chemotherapy drugs are effective at killing cancer cells – but unfortunately, they're also pretty good at killing healthy cells. Making these drugs more selective for tumors is a key area of research, and now a team at ETH Zurich has ...
Feb 15, 2019
WITec GmbH, leading manufacturer of 3D Raman imaging, correlative and other nano-analytical microscopy systems, has established a new direct representation in France. Located in Lyon, known as a...
Feb 15, 2019
Switching magnetic domains in magnetic memory normally requires magnetic fields generated by electrical currents, hence requiring large amounts of electrical power. Now, teams from France, Spain and Germany have demonstrated the feasibility of ano...
Feb 15, 2019
Coccolithophores are microscopic marine algae that use carbon dioxide to grow, and release carbon dioxide when they create their miniature calcite shells. These tiny, abundant planktonic microorganisms could therefore be seriously impacted by curr...
Feb 15, 2019
From the time of the Roman Empire, the use of metallic nanoparticles as glass colorant is well known. The Lycurgus cup is one of the familiar pieces of pottery from the Roman Empire. Due to their...
Feb 15, 2019
Laser-induced graphene (LIG), a flaky foam of the atom-thick carbon, has many interesting properties on its own but gains new powers as part of a composite. The labs of Rice University chemist James Tour and Christopher Arnusch, a professor at Be...
Feb 15, 2019
