Friday, March 30, 2018
Microengineered slippery rough surface for water harvesting in air
A slippery rough surface inspired by both pitcher plants and rice leaves outperforms state-of-the-art liquid-repellent surfaces in water harvesting applications.
A novel test bed for non-equilibrium many-body physics
A study of electronic transport in a one-dimensional quantum wire containing a mesoscopic lattice provides fresh insight into the behavior of electrons in materials.
Making rusty polymers for energy storage
Researchers have developed a straightforward way to make a type of conducting polymer with high surface area that is likely to be useful for energy transfer and storage applications.
Chaos that will keep you warm: Researchers improve heat insulation using deliberate chaos
Powder is extremely well-suited for thermal insulation when there is a jumble of different sized nanoparticles in it.
Scientists build army of metal-organic nanoflowers to treat cancer
Tiny frameworks to enter clinical testing for cancer treatment.
Scientists demo rocking brownian motors for nanoparticles (w/video)
The motors propel nanoscale particles along predefined racetracks to enable researchers to separate nanoparticle populations with unprecedented precision.
What a mesh
A team of scientists from across the U.S. has found a new way to create molecular interconnections that can give a certain class of materials exciting new properties, including improving their ability to catalyze chemical reactions or harvest energy from light.
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