Advanced Materials Could Make Future Combat Systems Invisible, Says GlobalData
News38Days Ago (12-08)
Advanced Materials, in particular metamaterial-artificial composites, have great potential to make military systems invisible because of their unusual properties and potential applications in concealment, says GlobalData, a leading data and...
Developing the fastest and most sensitive graphene microwave bolometer
News39Days Ago (12-08)
Schematics of the device, which consists of a graphene Josephson junction, which is integrated into a microwave circuit. Credit: ICFO Bolometers are devices that measure the power of incident electromagnetic radiation thru the heating of ma...
Storing information and designing uncrackable codes with DNA
News39Days Ago (12-08)
Researchers are exploring the unique information-carrying capacities of DNA, hoping to produce microscopic forms whose ability to encrypt, store and retrieve information rival those of the silicon-based semiconductor memories found in most c...
A New Environmentally Friendly Method for Converting Ammonia into Hydrogen
News40Days Ago (12-06)
Northwestern University researchers have developed a highly effective, environmentally friendly method for converting ammonia into hydrogen. Outlined in a recent publication in the journal Joule , the new technique is a major step forward f...
An analysis of the system-wide costs and benefits of using engineered nanomaterials on crop-based agr
News41Days Ago (12-05)
A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. has conducted an analysis of the system-wide costs and benefits of using engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) on crop-based agriculture. In their paper published in the journ...
Protein molecules in cells function as miniature antennas
News43Days Ago (12-03)
A crystal of a red fluorescent protein placed in a combined instrument consisting of a fluorescence microscope and an X-ray diffractometer. The crystal glows red when illuminated by a blue laser beam. Researchers led by Josef Lazar of the I...
2D nitrogenated crystals new potential rival for graphene
News43Days Ago (12-03)
Researchers in South Korea have, for the first time, developed a simple technique to produce a two-dimensional nitrogen-containing crystal that has the capacity to be a potential rival to graphene and silicon as semi-conductor materials. Gr...
Tuning nanomaterials at the atomic scale could transform clean energy technology
News44Days Ago (12-02)
Using an innovative chemical strategy, a team of researchers have produced a new form of catalyst using the elements cobalt and titanium. The advantage of these elements is that they are much more abundant in nature than other commonly used ...
Diamond discovery hints at energy efficient electronics
News44Days Ago (12-02)
Researchers have made a discovery on how to control the way electric charges spin on a diamond's surface that could pave the way for a new type of diamond-powered energy efficient electronic devices....
In the off-season, the internal integration of soda ash industry is taking shape
News45Days Ago (12-02)
In the off-season, the internal integration of soda ash industry is taking shape...