A painless adhesive: Adhesives for biomedical applications can be detached with light
Pulling off a Band-Aid may soon get a lot less painful.
Materials Science
Dec 14, 2018
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News tagged with bond
Cracking the code to soot formation—scientists unlock mystery to help reduce hazardous emissions
The longstanding mystery of soot formation, which combustion scientists have been trying to explain for decades, appears to be finally solved, thanks to research led by Sandia National Laboratories.
Materials Science
Sep 6, 2018
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Tiny defects in semiconductors created 'speed bumps' for electrons—researchers cleared the path
UCLA scientists and engineers have developed a new process for assembling semiconductor devices. The advance could lead to much more energy-efficient transistors for electronics and computer chips, diodes for solar cells ...
Nanophysics
Jun 11, 2018
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Team brings subatomic resolution to 'computational microscope'
Scientists have built a "computational microscope" that can simulate the atomic and subatomic forces that drive molecular interactions. This tool will streamline efforts to understand the chemistry of life, model large molecular ...
Quantum Physics
Mar 26, 2018
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In a first, tiny diamond anvils trigger chemical reactions by squeezing
Scientists have turned the smallest possible bits of diamond and other super-hard specks into "molecular anvils" that squeeze and twist molecules until chemical bonds break and atoms exchange electrons. These are the first ...
Materials Science
Feb 21, 2018
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New study visualizes motion of water molecules, promises new wave of electronic devices
A novel approach to studying the viscosity of water has revealed new insights about the behavior of water molecules and may open pathways for liquid-based electronics.
Condensed Matter
Dec 22, 2017
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A type of semi-transparent polymer that can be mended at room temperature using small pressure
A small team of researchers at the University of Tokyo has created a polymer that can be repaired when broken into two parts by applying a small amount of pressure at room temperature. In their paper published in the journal ...
Teaching life a new trick: Bacteria make boron-carbon bonds
In another feat of bioengineering, Caltech's Frances Arnold, the Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering and Biochemistry, and her team have created bacteria that can, for the first time, make chemical ...
Materials Science
Nov 29, 2017
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Metal-catalyzed addition of saturated carbon into C-C bonds: A relevant reaction for the synthesis type II polyketides
(Phys.org)—Type II polyketides are a class of compounds found in nature as secondary metabolites derived from microorganisms. Their complex structures are characterized by fused polycyclic aromatic rings decorated with ...
New class of 'soft' semiconductors could transform HD displays
A new type of semiconductor may be coming to a high-definition display near you. Scientists at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have shown that a class of semiconductor called ...
Materials Science
Jun 26, 2017
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