Scientists have developed a new, inexpensive material that has the potential to capture and convert solar energy - particularly from the bluer part of the spectrum - much more efficiently than ever before.
Jan 24th, 2014
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Hanchen Huang at Northeastern University has spent the last 10 years revising the clas�sical theory of crystal growth that accounts for his obser�va�tions of nanorod crys�tals.
Jan 24th, 2014
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Electrical engineers have taken the first steps in a project to develop fast-blinking LED systems for underwater optical communications. They show that an artificial metamaterial can increase the light intensity and 'blink speed' of a fluorescent light-emitting dye molecule.
Jan 24th, 2014
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Robust, highly conductive 3D graphene structures for use in super-capacitors, through a method inspired by blown sugar, created.
Jan 24th, 2014
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Technique allows tiny sensors to monitor small changes in magnetic fields, such as when neurons transmit electrical signals.
Jan 24th, 2014
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Winzige R�hren aus Kohlenstoff haben als effiziente Wandler von Licht zu Elektrizit�t ein gr��eres Potenzial als bisher geglaubt. Diese Eigenschaft, die W�rzburger Forscher offengelegt haben, k�nnte f�r optische Sensoren und die Solartechnik dienlich sein.
Jan 24th, 2014
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If the chemical bonds that hold together the constituent atoms of a molecule could be tuned to become stronger or weaker, certain chemical properties of that molecule might be controlled to great advantage for applications in energy and catalysis. Researchers were able to accomplish this feat by using an applied voltage and electric current to tune the strength of chemical bonds in fullerene or 'buckyball' molecules.
Jan 23rd, 2014
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New experiment supports long-predicted 'Luttinger liquid' model.
Jan 23rd, 2014
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Maya Mexican oil type has up to 30 parts per million of sulfur, labeling it as heavy oil, meaning, too pollutant for the environment when used as raw material for fuels. Looking to reduce the national hydrocarbon emissions, a team of scientists has created a catalyst for the oil industry.
Jan 23rd, 2014
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Flexible materials could provide new ways to control sound and light.
Jan 23rd, 2014
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The 2014 International Group IV Photonics Conference, sponsored by the IEEE Photonics Society, announces a Call for Papers seeking original research on the Electro Photonic Convergence on Silicon; Novel Materials and Structures; and Photonic Devices and Nanophotonics.
Jan 23rd, 2014
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A new injectable material designed to deliver drug therapies and sensor technology to targeted areas within the human body is being developed by a biomedical engineer who says the system can lock its payload in place and control how it is released.
Jan 23rd, 2014
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When capturing images at the atomic scale, even tiny movements of the sample can result in skewed or distorted images - and those movements are virtually impossible to prevent. Now microscopy researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new technique that accounts for that movement and eliminates the distortion from the finished product.
Jan 23rd, 2014
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NANOFORCE is providing a set of recommendations collected for the European Commission in order to evaluate the applicability of the available regulations in the European Union.
Jan 23rd, 2014
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In common perception, carbon dioxide is just a greenhouse gas, one of the major environmental problems of mankind. For Warsaw chemists CO2 became, however, something else: a key element of reactions allowing for creation of nanomaterials with unprecedented properties.
Jan 23rd, 2014
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Researchers show that the Kondo effect could be exploited to change the conductance between two electrodes.
Jan 23rd, 2014
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