New research proves that advanced materials containing molecules that switch states in response to environmental stimuli such as light can be fabricated using 3D printing. The study findings have the potential to vastly increase the functional cap...
Jun 20, 2018
MIT's ongoing efforts to make flying drones ever smaller has passed a new milestone with the latest version of its Navion navigation chip. Essentially the brains for a drone the size of a honeybee, the chip measures just 20 square millimet...
Jun 20, 2018
Chameleons change color by controlling the spacing among nanocrystals on their skin. The nanolaser changes color similarly -- by controlling the spacing among metal nanoparticles.
Jun 20, 2018
As a chameleon shifts its color from turquoise to pink to orange to green, nature's design principles are at play. Complex nano-mechanics are quietly and effortlessly working to camouflage the lizard's skin to match its environment.
Jun 20, 2018
Scientists report discovery of 10-nanometer, individual, self-assembled dodecahedral structures ?-12-sided silica cages that could have applications in mesoscale material assembly, as well as medical diagnosis and therapeutics.
Jun 20, 2018
New experiments by researchers at the National Graphene Institute at the University of Manchester have shed more light on the gas flow through tiny, angstrom-sized channels with atomically flat walls.
Jun 20, 2018
Scientists present the latest theoretical advances in nanomechanics of graphene.
Jun 20, 2018
Researchers report a lightweight, high nitrogen-doping level carbon nanofiber framework as the current collector for lithium metal anodes, which could restrain the dendrite growth and achieve the uniform lithium deposition.
Jun 20, 2018
Most protein info ever captured from a single cell thanks to new ‘nanoPOTS’ technology Scientists have obtained a
Jun 20, 2018
Recent research investigates the recent research progress on quantum dot - graphene composites with focus on their industrial preparation and commercial applications.
Jun 20, 2018
