Biofilm technology for powering wearables
Green technology helps generate renewable energy, thereby reducing the use of fossil fuels and associated...
Zebra stripes, leopard spots and other patterns on the skin of frozen metal alloys that defy conventional metallurgy
Figure 1: The droplets of gallium liquid metal. Credit: Jialuo Han, UNSW While it is...
Nanodiamond sensors can act as both heat sources and thermometers
(a) Illustration of the structure of a nanodiamond quantum sensor coated with a pyrogenic polymer,...
Metastable metallic nanoparticles could find use in electronics, optics
Rice University scientists extended their technique to produce graphene in a flash to tailor the...
Controlling the magnetic properties of complex oxide systems
Denis Vinnik, Doctor of Sciences (Chemistry), Professor, Head of the Department of Material Science and...
Ultra-fast gas flows through tiniest holes in 2-D membranes
Researchers identify ultra-fast gas flows through atomic-scale apertures in 2D membrane and validate a century-old...
Researchers develop new class of plant nanobionic sensor to monitor arsenic levels in soil
Non-destructive plant nanobionic sensor embedded within leaves to report arsenic levels within plants to portable...
DIO additives contribute to efficiency of polymer solar cells
A schematic of ultrafast interfacial excitons dynamics in the P51:PC71BM blend after photoexcitation. Credit: SIOM...
Boron nitride coating is key ingredient in hypersaline desalination technology
Rice University’s desalination technology for hypersaline brine features a central passage for heated brine that...
Team finds path to nanodiamond from graphene
Rice University researchers have expanded their theory on converting graphene into 2D diamond, or diamane....