Invisibility has become a scientific possibility with the emergence of metamaterials and transformation optics in the past few years. A recent paper reviewed design methodologies and experimental developments of the invisibility cloak from a practical perspective. The recent transition from a forward cloaking design to inverse cloaking design was also addressed.
Jan 7th, 2014
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Recently, the emergence of a design strategy called transformation optics has provided a completely new way to control light on all length scales, opening new doors to many unprecedented optical functions. A new paper has reviewed the recent progress made using this revolutionary technology in the design of efficient plasmonic light-harvesting devices.
Jan 7th, 2014
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Newly emerging flu viruses could soon be countered by a treatment that Draper Laboratory is developing that 'traps' viruses before they can infect host cells. Further into the future, patients suffering from any type of virus could be cured with DRACO, a drug also under development at Draper that is designed to rapidly recognize and eliminate cells infected by virtually any virus.
Jan 7th, 2014
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The sensors team at DOE's National Energy Technology Laboratory is working on sensor technologies to enable embedded gas sensing at high temperature. The team's goal is to develop novel materials with large optical responses and high-temperature stability for integration with optical sensor platforms.
Jan 7th, 2014
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A research group of the NIMS International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA) succeeded in in-situ band-gap tuning which will be a key toward developing high-performance nanoscale devices using ultimately thin graphene oxide membranes.
Jan 7th, 2014
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A new study has been able to determine the photoactivation efficiency of fluorescent proteins, an important parameter that has so far been difficult to measure at the single molecule level.
Jan 6th, 2014
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Nanotechnology researchers have developed a technique for creating nanoparticles that carry two different cancer-killing drugs into the body and deliver those drugs to separate parts of the cancer cell where they will be most effective.
Jan 6th, 2014
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Tera-Barrier Films invents alternative stretchable plastic for prolonging shelf-life of pharmaceuticals, food and electronics.
Jan 6th, 2014
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Researchers used multi-scaled modeling and investigated the effect of non-straight form of carbon nanotubes on nanocomposite properties at the final material scale.
Jan 6th, 2014
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During a recent experiment, a number of gold nanorods were irradiated with xenon atoms. They were a good subject for the experiment because nanowires or rods have a large surface area. The findings were dramatic. The scientists were hoping to generate bubbles. They actually found that they were eroding the nanowires.
Jan 6th, 2014
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Researchers use brute force supercomputing to identify dozens of platinum-group alloys that were previously unknown to science but could prove beneficial in a wide range of applications.
Jan 3rd, 2014
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Researchers from North Carolina State University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found an easy way to modify the molecular structure of a polymer commonly used in solar cells. Their modification can increase solar cell efficiency by more than 30 percent.
Jan 3rd, 2014
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Researchers have discovered that boson-type atoms and fermion-type ones can be mixed in a specific way.
Jan 3rd, 2014
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Some come to Idaho to travel the highways that lead to the Tetons, to Yellowstone, to small towns and big adventures. Idaho National Laboratory researcher Isabella van Rooyen came, all the way from South Africa, looking for a piece of silver 500,000 times smaller than a poppy seed.
Jan 3rd, 2014
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Natur-, Medizin- und Ingenieurwissenschaftler werden auf dem Symposium 'Integration molekularer Komponenten in funktionale makroskopische Systeme' technologische Zukunftskonzepte im Nanometerbereich pr�sentieren.
Jan 3rd, 2014
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This book focuses on nanotechnology in electrocatalysis for energy applications. In particular, the book covers nanostructured electrocatalysts for low temperature fuel cells, low temperature electrolyzers and electrochemical valorization. The function of this book is to provide an introduction to basic principles of electrocatalysis, together with a review of the main classes of materials and electrode architectures.
Jan 2nd, 2014
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