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
Matthew Sfeir, a chemical physicist developing enabling technologies for next-generation electronic devices at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, has been selected as an "Inventor of the Year" by the Battelle glo...
Jun 20, 2018
Researchers at Missouri S&T have discovered a new way to harness the potential of a type of spontaneously oxidized MXene thin films, to create nanocomposites that could sense both light and the environment. Previously, such spontaneous oxidation w...
Jun 20, 2018
Researchers have found a way to convert nanoparticle-coated microscopic beads into lasers smaller than red blood cells. These microlasers, which convert infrared light into light at higher frequencies, are among the smallest continuously emitting...
Jun 20, 2018
