At Duke University, materials scientists have hypothesized a novel “oil-and-vinegar” method for creating self-assembling materials of extraordinary architectures made from sphere-shaped...
Mar 27, 2019
The National Graphene Association (NGA), the main organization and body in the U.S. advocating and promoting the commercialization of graphene, announces the Michigan-based company, XG Sciences, as...
Mar 27, 2019
Silver, gold and copper nanowires are leading contenders for next-generation nanoscale devices, however greater understanding of how they work and improved production methods are needed before they...
Mar 27, 2019
Imagine wounds that heal without scars. It's possible with electrospun nanofibers. A team from Michigan Tech streamlined the tissue scaffold production process, cutting out time spent removing toxic solvents and chemicals. Using a unique blen...
Mar 27, 2019
A new study led by Massachusetts General Hospital investigators finds that radiation therapy may increase the uptake of therapeutic nanoparticles by glioblastomas, raising the possibility of using both growth-factor-targeted and immune-system-base...
Mar 27, 2019
Organic photovoltaics have achieved remarkably high efficiencies, but finding optimum combinations of materials for high-performance organic solar cells, which are also economically competitive, still presents a challenge. Researchers from the Uni...
Mar 27, 2019
It is for the first time that physicists investigated the behavior of particles in a dusty plasma at a temperature below 2 K. The experiment showed that at extremely low temperatures nanoclusters can form in the plasma, and the synthesis of polyme...
Mar 27, 2019
Inspired by natural pitcher plant surface that exhibits a peculiar slippery property, a novel slippery lubricant-impregnated porous surface (SLIPS) based triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG), referred to as SLIPS-TENG, is developed to efficiently ha...
Mar 27, 2019
The novel filter is said to demonstrate better performance in terms of breathability, filtration efficiency and shelf life....
Mar 27, 2019
Theoretical approach for assembling nanoparticles uses an idea similar to separated vinaigrettes.
Mar 26, 2019
