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Researchers gauge quantum properties of nanotubes, essential for next-gen electronics
How do you get to know a material that you cannot see? That is a question that researchers studying nanomaterials--objects with features...
Jan 8, 20163 min read


Nanoworld “Snow Blowers” Carve Straight Channels in Semiconductor Surfaces
In the nanoworld, tiny particles of gold can operate like snow blowers, churning through surface layers of an important class of...
Dec 30, 20153 min read


New ceramic firefighting foam becomes stronger when temperature increases
A team of chemists from ITMO University, in collaboration with research company SOPOT, has developed a novel type of firefighting foam...
Dec 15, 20152 min read


Graphene partnership could deliver next generation of aircraft
Graphene composite-based planes could be a step closer to reality as a result of a partnership between The University of Manchester and a...
Dec 9, 20152 min read


Spin current on topological insulator detected electrically at room temperature
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have for the first time reported the electrical detection of spin current on topological...
Dec 7, 20152 min read


Storing electricity in paper
One sheet, 15 centimetres in diameter and a few tenths of a millimetre thick can store as much as 1 F, which is similar to the...
Dec 4, 20153 min read
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