Stretchable, twistable wires for wearable electronics
The exercise-tracking power of a Fitbit may soon jump from your wrist and into your clothing.
The exercise-tracking power of a Fitbit may soon jump from your wrist and into your clothing.
Nanomaterials
Apr 3, 2018
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Could a unique bacterium be nature's microscopic power plant?
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 29, 2018
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In a new study, researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne and Brookhaven National Laboratories observed the formation of two kinds of defects in individual nanowires, which are smaller in diameter than ...
Nanophysics
Mar 19, 2018
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A technique for reducing the loss of light at the surface of semiconductor nanostructures has been demonstrated by scientists at KAUST. Some materials can efficiently convert the electrons in an electrical current into light. ...
Nanophysics
Mar 7, 2018
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Scientists in Sweden today reported a nanoengineering innovation that offers hope for treatment of cancer, infections and other health problems – conductive wires of DNA enhanced with gold which could be used to electrically ...
Nanomaterials
Feb 13, 2018
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At DESY's X-ray source PETRA III, scientists have followed the growth of tiny wires of gallium arsenide live. Their observations reveal exact details of the growth process responsible for the evolving shape and crystal structure ...
Nanophysics
Feb 9, 2018
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Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) traditionally demand atomic perfection to optimize efficiency. On the nanoscale, where structures span just billionths of a meter, defects should be avoided at all costs—until now.
General Physics
Feb 6, 2018
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In a new study, Erik Johansson's research team at the Department of Chemistry at Ångström Laboratory in Uppsala has shown that a new technology using quantum dots can be used to produce a new type of extremely lightweight, ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 31, 2018
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The iridescent shimmer of a string of pearls may one day be more than pretty adornment. Scientists now report in ACS Applied Nano Materials a hybrid material consisting of imitation pearl combined with silver nanowires that ...
Nanomaterials
Jan 24, 2018
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As a hard and brittle material, silicon has practically no natural elasticity. But in a new study, researchers have demonstrated that amorphous silicon can be grown into superelastic horseshoe-shaped nanowires that can undergo ...