Monday, February 13, 2017
Controlling electron spin for efficient water splitting
Scientists have succeeded in almost fully suppressing the production of hydrogen peroxide by controlling the spin of electrons in the reaction.
Nanofabricated devices detect ultrasound with light
A tiny, transparent device that can fit into a contact lens has a bright future, potentially helping a range of scientific endeavors from biomedicine to geology.
Luminescence switchable carbon nanodots follow intracellular trafficking and drug delivery
Carbon nanodots have, for the first time, been applied to intracellular imaging and tracking of drug delivery involving various optical and vibrational spectroscopic-based techniques such as fluorescence, Raman, and hyperspectral imaging.
New mechanical metamaterials can block symmetry of motion, findings suggest
Engineers have invented the first mechanical metamaterials that easily transfer motion effortlessly in one direction while blocking it in the other.
A new platform to study graphene's electronic properties
Physicists used a model to explain the electronic structure of graphene measured by a new spectroscopic platform. These techniques could promote future research on stable and accurate quantum measurements for new 2D electronics.
Organo-metal compound seen killing cancer cells from inside
Researchers have witnessed - for the first time --cancer cells being targeted and destroyed from the inside by an organo-metal compound.
New organic-inorganic hybrid material may be the future for more efficient technologies
An organic-inorganic hybrid material may be the future for more efficient technologies that can generate electricity from either light or heat or devices that emit light from electricity.
Controlling friction levels through on/off application of laser light
Researchers have discovered that the amount of friction force between organic molecules and a sapphire substrate in a vacuum can be changed repeatedly by starting and stopping laser light irradiation.
New drive for nanorobots in biological fluids
Miniaturized robots can be propelled through biological fluids by an enzymatic reaction or ultrasound.
Creating computers that use 10,000 times less energy
Imagine patterning and visualizing silicon at the atomic level, something which, if done successfully, will revolutionize the quantum and classical computing industry.
First natural van der Waals heterostructure exfoliated
Scientists have 're-discovered' a material, which could make the construction of 2D van der Waals heterostructures easier to build.
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