New theory leads to radiationless revolution
Physicists have found a radical new way confine electromagnetic energy without it leaking away, akin to throwing a pebble into a pond with no splash.
Aug 27th, 2015
Read morePhysicists have found a radical new way confine electromagnetic energy without it leaking away, akin to throwing a pebble into a pond with no splash.
Aug 27th, 2015
Read moreMiniscule artificial scaffolding units made from nano-fibre polymers and built to house plant cells have enabled scientists to see for the first time how individual plant cells behave and interact with each other in a three-dimensional environment.
Aug 26th, 2015
Read moreThe University of Nottingham is to lead a GBP6.5m research project which aims to make the leap from 2D to 3D in the development of advanced materials and realise the true potential of regenerative medicine and medical devices for the future.
Aug 26th, 2015
Read moreResearchers are using high-performance computing to simulate the processes that take place during the first moments of photosynthesis.
Aug 26th, 2015
Read moreBy using supercomputers, researchers create virtual atomic models that interact under different conditions before being taken to the real world, allowing savings in time and money.
Aug 26th, 2015
Read moreResearchers demonstrate a novel method to build microscopic robots with complex shapes and functionalities.
Aug 26th, 2015
Read moreSimulations show why platinum nanoparticles become less effective catalysts at small sizes.
Aug 26th, 2015
Read moreMore efficient chips based on plasmonics are a step closer to reality through better control of the directional excitation of plasmons in a gold grating.
Aug 26th, 2015
Read moreScientists have caught a glimpse of the elusive toxic form of the Alzheimer's molecule, during its attempt to bore into the outer covering of a cell decoy, using a new method involving laser light and fat-coated silver nanoparticles.
Aug 25th, 2015
Read moreLEGO2NANO aims to bring the world of nanotechnology to school classrooms by initiating projects to develop low-cost scientific instruments such as the Open AFM - an open-source atomic force microscope assembled from cheap, off-the-shelf electronic components, Arduino, Lego and 3D printable parts.
Aug 25th, 2015
Read moreA new technique to measure ultrcold atoms works by inserting an optical nanofiber into a cold atomic cloud.
Aug 25th, 2015
Read moreScientists combined two techniques to determine the structure of cyanostar, a new abiological molecule that captures unwanted negative ions in solutions.
Aug 25th, 2015
Read moreA recent review found some serious shortcomings of the risk assessment process for determining the safety of nanomaterials. The authors argue that these shortcomings are so significant that risk assessment is effectively a naked emperor.
Aug 25th, 2015
Read moreQuantum physics tell us that even massive particles can behave like waves, as if they could be in several places at once. This phenomenon is typically proven in the diffraction of a matter wave at a grating. In a European collaboration, researchers carried this idea to the extreme and observed the delocalization of molecules at the thinnest possible grating, a mask milled into a single layer of atoms.
Aug 25th, 2015
Read moreThe grant will help tackle the challenge of designing and testing new materials at the atomic level.
Aug 25th, 2015
Read moreA luminescent solar concentrator is an emerging sunlight harvesting technology that has the potential to disrupt the way we think about energy.
Aug 25th, 2015
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