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Researchers Produce Electricity by Flowing Water over Extremely Thin Layers of Metal

August 2, 2019

Oxide layer atop nanometal layer results in electron shuttle, not corrosion

First Observation of Native Ferroelectric Metal

July 10, 2019

Tungsten ditelluride shows bistable and electrically switchable spontaneous polarization states; potential for new nano-elect...

Copper Compound Shows Further Potential as Therapy for Slowing ALS

July 2, 2019

Scientists have developed an approach to treating ALS that's based on using copper-ATSM to deliver copper to specific cells i...

Gold for Iron Nanocubes

June 18, 2019

Recent study shows that hybrid Au/Fe nanoparticles can grow in an unprecedentedly complex structure with a single-step fabric...

Magnetism Discovered in the Earth's Mantle

June 6, 2019

Researchers show that the iron oxide hematite remains magnetic deep within the Earth's mantle

Toxic Metals Found in Reproductive Organs of Critically Endangered Eels

June 6, 2019

Mystery of shrinking population may be linked to eels devouring their own skeletons

Applying Precious Metal Catalysts Economically

May 15, 2019

This new method makes it possible to save material

SPECTRO Introduces SPECTROCUBE ED-XRF Analyzer for Precious Metals Testing

April 11, 2019

The new analyzer provides easy, reliable, accurate, high-throughput analysis at twice the speed

Lightweight Metal Foams Become Bone Hard and Explosion Proof after Being Nanocoated

March 15, 2019

The research team can customize their lightweight and strong metal foams for a wide range of applications

Scientists Use a Blender to Reveal What's in Our Smartphones

March 14, 2019

Researchers hope to demonstrate why we should all take a keener interest in what is contained within everyday electrical item...

'Metallic Wood’ Has Strength of Titanium, Density of Water

January 29, 2019

Engineers have built a sheet of nickel with nanoscale pores that make it as strong as titanium but four to five times li...

New Discovery is Big on Nanoscale

January 3, 2019

Even though the term "nanomaterials" is broadly used, nanoscale materials science has yet to be fully developed

System Monitors Radiation Damage to Materials in Real Time

December 20, 2018

Facility could rapidly provide data on how material properties change in a nuclear reactor

Chocolate, Tea, or Coffee with Zinc Could Reduce Oxidative Stress

November 2, 2018

Zinc can protect against the superoxide responsible for oxidative stress when taken together with a component found in foodst...

Researchers Create Smartphone System to Test for Lead in Water

September 27, 2018

Unlike most commercially available tests, it can detect levels below EPA standards

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