Synthetic proteins have been created that move in response to their environment in predictable and tunable ways. These motile molecules were designed from scratch on computers, then produced inside living cells.
May 16, 2019
A slippery surface for liquids with very low surface tension promotes droplet formation, facilitating heat transfer.
May 16, 2019
Physicists have demonstrated a new way to obtain the essential details that describe an isolated quantum system, such as a gas of atoms, through direct observation. The new method gives information about the likelihood of finding atoms at specific...
May 16, 2019
Physicists have demonstrated a new way to obtain the essential details of an isolated quantum system through direct observation. The method gives information about the likelihood of finding atoms at specific locations in the system with unpreceden...
May 16, 2019
Researchers combine a polymer nanofiber layer with boron nitride to make a strong, foldable dielectric separator for high-temperature batteries and other applications.
May 16, 2019
A nanocomposite invented at Rice University's Brown School of Engineering promises to be a superior high-temperature dielectric material for flexible electronics, energy storage and electric devices.
May 16, 2019
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are versatile compounds hosting nano-sized pores in their crystal structure. Because of their nanopores, MOFs are now used in a wide range of applications, including separating petrochemicals, mimicking DNA, and rem...
May 16, 2019
Solutions are generally formulated into solid particles of controlled compositions and sizes through spray‐drying, which happens to be a low-cost and extensively used process. Moreover, this...
May 16, 2019
It is believed that hydrogen will serve as a clean energy for humans in the coming days. In this regard, electrochemical water splitting offers a potential process for producing hydrogen. In acidic...
May 16, 2019
A new nanocomposite promises to be a superior high-temperature dielectric material for flexible electronics, energy storage and electric devices.
May 16, 2019
