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Intrinsically unstacked double-layer graphene

New work provides new insights into the unstacked graphene structure and a general route to obtain unstacked graphene via facile templated catalytic growth and their applications for high-rate lithium-sulfur battery.

Mar 4th, 2014

Physics in 3-D? That's nothing. Try 0-D

Zero-dimensional quantum dots identified by esearchers could someday have a big effect on a variety of technologies, such as solar energy, lasers and medical diagnostics.

Mar 4th, 2014

How 19th century physics could change the future of nanotechnology

Researchers have found that their unique method of light-matter interaction analysis appears to be a good way of helping make better semiconductor nanowires.

Mar 4th, 2014

A complete medical check-up on a chip

About the size of a stapler, this new handheld device developed at EFPL is able to test a large number of proteins in our body all at once-a subtle combination of optical science and engineering.

Mar 4th, 2014

Testing which nanoparticle system works best in killing cancer cells

New research to be presented this week tested four iron-oxide nanoparticle systems to see which, when heated, would likely work best as a tool for targeting cancer cells.

Mar 4th, 2014

Pulling polymers with an AFM tip leads to new insights into their mechanical behavior

Researchers have pulled up isolated molecular chains from a gold surface, using the tip of an atomic force microscope (AFM). The observed signal provides insight into the detachment force and binding energy of molecules.

Mar 4th, 2014

Novel Quantum dot laser paves the way for lower-cost photonics

One way to bring those costs down is to make photonics compatible with the existing silicon microelectronics industry. A promising way to do that is by growing quantum dot lasers directly on silicon substrates.

Mar 4th, 2014

Electronics based on a 2-D electron gas

A new material could open the door to a new kind of electronics: researchers have created a stable two-dimensional electron gas in strontium titanate.

Mar 3rd, 2014

Using nanotechnology to harvest energy from Earth's infrared emissions into outer space

Harvard physicists propose a device to capture energy from Earth's infrared emissions to outer space.

Mar 3rd, 2014

Researchers identify key intermediate steps in artificial photosynthesis reaction

A key to realizing commercial-scale artificial photosynthesis technology is the development of electrocatalysts that can efficiently and economically carry out water oxidation reaction that is critical to the process. Heinz Frei, a chemist with Berkeley Lab's Physical Biosciences Division, has been at the forefront of this research effort. His latest results represent an important step forward.