A new symmetry underlies the search for new materials
"In the physical sciences, making measurements can be time consuming and so you don't want to make unnecessary ones," said Venkat Gopalan, professor of materials science and engineering. "This is true for any material property -- mechanical,...
3D nanostructure of a bone made visible
The bone and its nanostructure: Thanks to their newly developed algorithm, researchers at PSI succeeded in mapping the order and alignment...
Application of Nanocomposite Membranes in Fuel Cells to Produce Green Energy
Plasma Focus Device Applied to Produce Zinc Oxide Nanofilms
Ultra-short X-ray pulses could shed new light on the fastest events in physics
Researchers from the Department of Physics at Oxford University (with colleagues at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory and the University of Strathclyde) have demonstrated, for the first time, that it is possible to generate ultra-short x-ray pulses...
New nanoscopic tools to study ligand-binding of receptors
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Researchers design and patent graphene biosensors: The Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology is patenting biosensor chips based on graphene, graphene oxide and carbon nanotubes that will improve the analysis of biochemical reactions and accelerate th
Label-free biosensors are relatively new in biochemical and pharmaceutical laboratories, and have made work much easier. The sensors enable researchers to detect low concentrations of biologically significant molecular substances (RNA, DNA, proteins,...
Imitating synapses of the human brain could lead to smarter electronics
Connections, or synapses, between neurons are inspiring scientists to create artificial versions that could lead to smarter electronics.
