A brighter, better, longer-lasting dental implant may soon be on its way to your dentist's office.
Bio & Medicine
Sep 23, 2013
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Nanomaterials, and especially nanoparticles, have been on some people's worry list for at least a decade.
Bio & Medicine
Jun 8, 2016
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University of Wisconsin-Madison materials engineers have made a surprising discovery that could dramatically improve the lifetime of solar energy harvesting devices.
Nanophysics
Sep 7, 2018
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Mimicking photosynthesis is not easy. The bottleneck of artificial photosynthesis is visible light as converting it into other energy is not efficient. Researchers at Michigan Technological University have found a way to ...
Materials Science
Aug 20, 2015
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A new method of harvesting the Sun's energy is emerging, thanks to scientists at UC Santa Barbara's Departments of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials. Though still in its infancy, the research promises to convert ...
Nanophysics
Feb 24, 2013
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Light long has been used to treat cancer. But phototherapy is only effective where light easily can reach, limiting its use to cancers of the skin and in areas accessible with an endoscope, such as the gastrointestinal tract.
Bio & Medicine
Mar 9, 2015
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Loads of cosmetics like sunscreen lotions contain titanium dioxide. These nanoparticles are contentious. Experts suspect they may have harmful effects on people and the environment. But it is difficult to prove that the particles ...
Bio & Medicine
Aug 3, 2015
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A breakthrough in components for next-generation batteries could come from special materials that transform their structure to perform better over time.
Nanomaterials
Nov 3, 2011
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Batteries could get a boost from an Oak Ridge National Laboratory discovery that increases power, energy density and safety while dramatically reducing charge time.
Materials Science
Sep 8, 2011
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Imagine being able to instantly diagnose diabetes, Ebola or some other disease, simply by watching how a droplet of blood moves on a surface.
Materials Science
Jul 19, 2016
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