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Atomically Thin 'Drumheads' for Ultra-Low Power Communications and Sensory Devices

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University realize cat-like 'hearing' with a device that is 10,000,000,000,000 times smaller than human eardrum.

2 Apr 2018

Micropollutant Removal with Nanoporous Metal Foam

Sponge-like metal foam has the potential to safely remove harmful micropollutants from wastewater without increasing the water industry’s carbon footprint.

15 Feb 2018

White Graphene Provides Ceramics Strength, Toughness, and Thermal Conductivity

According to a Rice University researcher, a little hBN in ceramics could give them exceptional properties.

12 Jan 2018

Caltech Team Manages to “Paint” Smallest Mona Lisa Using DNA

Caltech's Paul Rothemund (BS '94)—currently research professor of bioengineering, computing and mathematical sciences, and computation and neural systems—developed a technique to fold a long strand of DNA into a prescribed shape way back in 2006.

7 Dec 2017

Researchers Move Closer to Making Nanotransistors by Using Graphene

Although transistors developed by using carbon nanostructures seem to be a distant dream, they can become actuality in the near future. An international team of scientists in collaboration with Empa has at present been successful in developing nanotransistors by using graphene ribbons with a width of just few atoms.

30 Nov 2017

Scientists Develop Flat, Extremely Thin Graphene Metalenses with Tunable Features

In the pursuit of miniaturization, researchers from the Center for Integrated Nanostructure Physics of the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), in South Korea, have partnered with researchers at the University of Birmingham and at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) to create flat lenses with the thickness of a credit card and with adjustable features.

28 Nov 2017

Process for Retaining Inherent Properties of Carbon Nanotubes in Various Applications

Distinctive and attractive characteristics of carbon nanotubes such as high electrical conductivity, exceptionally lighter weight, and greater stability than steel will be suitable for a number of applications such as high-performance plastics, ultra-lightweight batteries, and medical implants.

23 Nov 2017

Researchers Successfully Integrate Electronic Circuits into Textiles and Fabric

Scientists have achieved the successful integration of stretchable, washable, and breathable electronic circuits into fabric. This achievement paves the way for innovative probabilities in the fields of wearable electronics and smart textiles.

9 Nov 2017

Nanotextured Glass Prevents Glare

One of the major inconveniences of modern display screens experienced while using a computer underneath overhead lighting or adjacent to a window, watching television in complete darkness, or taking a photo outdoors on a sunny day using a smartphone is the phenomenon called glare.

31 Oct 2017

Researchers Develop Nano-Sized Molecular Machines Capable of Exerting Measurable Force

Researchers at the University of Twente’s research institute MESA+ are constructing molecular machines capable of exerting a measurable force at nanoscale and in fluid environment.

26 Oct 2017