As much as 100 times more heat than predicted by the standard radiation theory can flow between two nanoscale objects, even at bigger-than-nanoscale distances.
Sep 5, 2018
Using tiny micromotors to diagnose and treat disease in the human body could soon be a reality. But keeping these devices intact as they travel through the body remains a hurdle. Now in a study appearing in ACS Nano, scientists report that they ha...
Sep 5, 2018
Researchers are developing ways to use graphene efficiently in novel optical technologies with potential applications in medical imaging, biosensing, signal processing and computing.
Sep 5, 2018
Researchers are developing ways to use graphene efficiently in novel optical technologies with potential applications in medical imaging, biosensing, signal processing and computing.
Sep 5, 2018
Electrochemical water splitting is favorable strategy to produce high-purity H2. The current mainstream catalysts for water electrolysis are precious metals (Pt, RuO2, IrO2), which possess superior catalytic activity, relatively low over-potential...
Sep 5, 2018
A research group led by Shunping Zhang and Hongxing Xu at Wuhan University, China, has developed a quantitative SERS technique to probe the maximum plasmonic fields before effects such as electron tunneling become dominant. The researchers turned ...
Sep 5, 2018
Postnova Analytics reports on how Asymmetrical Flow Field Flow Fractionation coupled to Multi Angle Light Scattering (AF4-MALS) has been successfully used to characterise a polydisperse cellulose...
Sep 5, 2018
Argonne National Laboratory’s Combustion Synthesis Research Facility leverages the power of science and engineering to deliver significant process
Sep 5, 2018
Other boardroom changes see David Banks, previously non-executive chairman, become interim executive chairman
Sep 5, 2018
Physicists at the University of Konstanz have demonstrated the ability to spatially and temporally direct and control ultrashort electron pulses by using the light cycles of lasers. The new technique not only shortens pulse duration, but also allo...
Sep 4, 2018
