A new technique allows the design of solid materials that are coloured in the dark. ICN2 researchers from the Nanostructured Functional Materials Group, led by Dr Daniel Ruiz, have developed it in col...
Apr 4, 2019
Fans of The Big Bang Theory may have noticed a coil of purple light integrated into character Leonard’s europium laser, which appeared in a recent episode, “The Meteorite Manifestation.” While there is some science behind Leonard’s theoretical la...
Apr 4, 2019
The dark skin pigment melanin protects us from the sun's damaging rays by absorbing light energy and converting it to heat. This could make it a very effective tool in tumor diagnosis and treatment. Scientists managed to create melanin-loaded...
Apr 4, 2019
Supercomputer tells origin story of nanoparticle size distributions with large-scale ablation simulations.
Apr 4, 2019
Although previous research shows that metal nanoparticles have properties useful for various biomedical applications, many mysteries remain regarding how these tiny materials form, including the processes that generate size variations. To crack th...
Apr 4, 2019
Human-machine hybrids with extraordinary powers have long been visualized by science-fiction writers. However, “super plants” with incorporated nanomaterials may be much closer to being...
Apr 4, 2019
Keeping steel structures safe from corrosion is difficult, and traditional coatings contain chemicals that harm aquatic life. Bernhard Münzing explains how graphene could be a "greener" option The post Graphene additives promote ‘eco-fri...
Apr 4, 2019
Graphene, especially the graphene single crystal is a star material for the future photonics and electronics due to their unique properties, such as giant intrinsic charge carrier mobility, record thermal conductivity, super stiffness and excelle...
Apr 4, 2019
Plants are naturally amazing little machines – so giving them a bionic leg-up could unlock a whole new range of abilities. Now a team of researchers from the University of Melbourne has developed a new way to turn plants into nanomaterial f...
Apr 4, 2019
Scientists describe the effects which occur upon evaporation of vanadium compounds. Improvements for the development of SCR catalysts may be based on their results.
Apr 4, 2019
