More than 100 years after the introduction of the Haber-Bosch process, scientists continue to search for alternative ammonia production routes that are less energy demanding. Scientists have now discovered that black phosphorus is an excellent cat...
Jan 16, 2019
A new, more sensitive method to measure ultrasound may revolutionize everything from medical devices to unmanned vehicles. Researchers have combined modern nanofabrication and nanophotonics techniques to build the ultra precise ultrasound sensors ...
Jan 16, 2019
More than 100 years after the introduction of the Haber–Bosch process, scientists continue to search for alternative ammonia production routes that are less energy demanding. Chinese scientists have now discovered that black phosphorus is an excel...
Jan 16, 2019
In an ingenious set of experiments, scientists have tested graphene under microgravity conditions for the first time. The exciting results provide a valuable foundation for developing graphene devices for use in space.
Jan 16, 2019
Doctors would prefer to use all kinds of nanoparticles in the body, for instance, to create comprehensive images of anatomy and disease, and to deliver cancer-fighting drugs deep inside the tumor...
Jan 16, 2019
Researchers at the Max Born Institute (MBI) generated directed electric currents at terahertz (THz) frequencies from light absorbed in semiconductor crystals. According to the researchers, this is a much higher frequency than the clock rates of cu...
Jan 16, 2019
Leading semiconductor equipment solution providers, Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology (a trading name of Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited, Tubney, Oxford, UK) and ULVAC Inc.,...
Jan 16, 2019
Researchers from Karolinska Institutet, in collaboration with scientists at the University of Oslo, have used DNA origami—DNA-based design of precise nanostructures—and demonstrated the...
Jan 16, 2019
It all begins with an ear. Removing the object molded like a human ear from the 3D printer, Empa researcher Michael Hausmann explained that: In viscous state cellulose nanocrystals can easily be...
Jan 16, 2019
Researchers create a new nanodevice for influenza virus typing at the single-virion level by combining a nanopore sensor with peptide engineering.
Jan 16, 2019
