'Mottronics' is a term seemingly destined to become familiar to aficionados of electronic gadgets. Named for the Nobel laureate Nevill Francis Mott, Mottronics involve materials - mostly metal oxides - that can be induced to transition between electrically conductive and insulating phases.
Feb 24th, 2014
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The investigation of cluster explosion dynamics under intense extreme-ultraviolet (XUV) pulses has so far been limited to large scale facilities like free-electron lasers. In a recent publication it was shown that the research on clusters is now also possible with intense XUV pulses obtained in a laboratory-scale environment with a newly developed light source that makes use of the high-order harmonic generation process.
Feb 24th, 2014
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The just-launched PLACYD Project, coordinated by Arkema, is working on a unique block copolymer materials line to address all necessary building blocks, such as metrology, inspection and design tools, to accelerate the adoption of directed self-assembly technology by the semiconductor industry.
Feb 24th, 2014
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Physicists have found that platinum nanoparticles limit their size and organize into specific patterns when bonded to freestanding graphene.
Feb 24th, 2014
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Tel Aviv University targets drug-resistant ovarian tumors with nanotechnology.
Feb 24th, 2014
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An international team of researchers have presented a report about the copolymerization of gold nanorods of various sizes as well as gold and palladium nanorods.
Feb 24th, 2014
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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have devised a method to study stress at the macro and micro scales at the same time, using a model system in which microscopic particles stand in for molecules.
Feb 24th, 2014
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Researchers have persuaded fibroblasts, cells that makes the extracellular matrix, to make a a well-organized scaffold. Its fibers are a mere 80 nanometers across, similar to fibers in a natural matrix.
Feb 24th, 2014
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Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have demonstrated that they can make sensitive chemical analyses of minute samples of nanoparticles by, essentially, roasting them on top of a quartz crystal.
Feb 24th, 2014
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A tabletop device invented at Rice University can tell how efficiently a nanoparticle would travel through a well and may provide a wealth of information for oil and gas producers.
Feb 24th, 2014
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A team of scientists has developed a chemical approach to mass producing graphene nanoribbons, a process that may provide an avenue to harnessing graphene's conductivity.
Feb 24th, 2014
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The marine sponge Monorhaphis chuni forms a glass filament with a perfect periodic arrangement of nanopores employing a similar method that is used for fabrication of man-made mesoporous nanomaterials.
Feb 24th, 2014
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Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have developed a system for precisely delivering anti-inflammatory drugs to immune cells gone out of control, while sparing their well-behaved counterparts.
Feb 23rd, 2014
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Researchers have developed an innovative technique that can carry chemotherapy safely and release it inside cancer cells when triggered by two-photon laser in the infrared red wave length.
Feb 23rd, 2014
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Researchers produced a sensor that sensitively, selectively and simultaneously determines Sunset Yellow and Tartrazine in food and beverage samples.
Feb 22nd, 2014
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Infrared technique at Berkeley Lab's Advanced Light Source could help improve flow reactor chemistry for pharmaceuticals and other products.
Feb 21st, 2014
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