Recent research offers a new spin on using nanoscale semiconductor structures to build faster computers and electronics.
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Stretchable lithium-ion battery created for flexible electronics
Northwestern University’s Yonggang Huang and the University of Illinois’ John A. Rogers are the first to demonstrate a stretchable lithium-ion battery.
Semiconductor-free photovoltaics use nanotechnology to make energy
A new method of harvesting solar energy is emerging, which makes use of gold nanorods instead of traditional semiconductor technology.
Up-and-coming young investigators in polymer physics
Free access to articles from tomorrow’s leaders in the latest special issue of the Journal of Polymer Science: Polymer Physics.
Tata Steel Upgrades Research Facility
The Indian company Tata Steel has started up an advanced facility to develop crash-resistant steels designed to make cars safer and more fuel-efficient.
How can black carp crush hard snail shells?
Mollusk shells are well known to have excellent mechnical properties, but a species of carp – Mylopharyngodon piceus – lives on them. How?
Ultrafast physics and ultrasmall nanotechnology
Ultrafast physics and nanoscale research are two emerging scientific fields that mate very well.
Startups in materials science: interview with Orlando Auciello
The first part of our talk with Orlando Auciellot on ultrananocrystalline diamond, his startup company ADT, and treating retina detachment using UNCD.
Using second-harmonic generation for a closer look at collagen
From molecular structure to tissue architecture: second-harmonic generation (SHG) microscopy is an ideal tool for probing collagen organization.
Injectable hydrogel can repair heart attack damage
University of California, San Diego bioengineers have demonstrated in a study in pigs that a new injectable hydrogel can repair damage from heart attacks.
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