Modification of nitrile latex with magnetite nanoparticles to prevent glove contamination

A novel method to produce black iron oxide nanoparticle slurry having a magnetite structure and homogenously disperse. It can be used as formed or mix with another medium.

Fast storage material in neutron light

Novel phase change memory materials can work a thousand times faster than current flash memory chips, while being significantly more durable.

'Implosion fabrication' allows to shrink 3D objects to the nanoscale

It's not quite the Ant-Man suit, but the system produces 3-D structures one thousandth the size of the originals.

An energy-efficient way to stay warm: Sew nanowire heating patches to your clothes

Scientists have found a cost-effective way to make thin, durable heating patches by using intense pulses of light to fuse tiny silver wires with polyester.

High-efficiency discovery drives low-power computing

Discovery of atomic-scale binary logic powers faster, more energy-efficient electronics.

When heat ceases to be a mystery, spintronics becomes more real

Physicists have for the first time described in detail the dynamic phenomena occurring at the interface between a ferromagnetic metal and a semiconductor.

New discovery improves use of optical tweezers

Researchers have developed a method that greatly simplifies and improves the use of optical tweezers.

Microscopic devices that control vibrations could allow smaller mobile devices

Researchers take step forward with phononics, for ultrasound-based information processing.

Scientists maximize the effectiveness of platinum in fuel cells

Chemists have identified a new catalyst that maximizes the effectiveness of platinum.

Magic number colloidal clusters

Scientists have decoded the structure and the process behind the formation of one class of such highly ordered clusters. Their findings have increased understanding of how structures are formed in clusters.

Data use draining your battery? Tiny device to speed up memory while also saving power

Researchers have discovered a new functionality in a two-dimensional material that allows data to be stored and retrieved much faster on a computer chip, saving battery life.

Pushing lithium ion batteries to the next performance level

Chemists have developed a new nanostructured anode material for lithium ion batteries, which extends the capacity and cycle life of the batteries.

Studying how unconventional metals behave, with an eye on high-temperature superconductors

Using laser light to trap atoms in a checkerboard-like pattern, scientists studied how resistance -- the loss of electrical current as heat -- can develop in unconventional metals.

Light-guiding nanodevice could help answer fundamental questions about quantum physics

Researchers use light-guiding nanoscale device to measure and control position of optically trapped nanoparticle with record sensitivity.