Magnetic properties in graphene could unlock broad applications from information processing to medicine
Researchers have established the presence of magnetic properties in graphene nanostructures at room temperature.
Dec 23rd, 2013
Read moreResearchers have established the presence of magnetic properties in graphene nanostructures at room temperature.
Dec 23rd, 2013
Read moreNew approach to use graphene opens up unexpected properties, could unleash new uses.
Dec 23rd, 2013
Read moreResearchers used a simple and eco-friendly method to produce homogenous zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles with various applications in medical industries due to their photocatalytic and antibacterial properties.
Dec 22nd, 2013
Read moreCharge carriers in cuprate high-Tc superconductors form nanostripes that suppress superconductivity.
Dec 20th, 2013
Read moreNew method developed at MIT could lead to near-doubling of heat-transfer efficiency from power-plant condensers.
Dec 20th, 2013
Read moreA team of material scientists, chemical engineers and physicists from the University of Pennsylvania has made another advance in their effort to use liquid crystals as a medium for assembling structures.
Dec 20th, 2013
Read moreNew insights into the behavior of photosynthetic proteins from atomic simulations could hasten the development of artificial light-gathering machines.
Dec 20th, 2013
Read moreA clever technique makes it possible to measure the intrinsic properties of quantum dot transistors.
Dec 20th, 2013
Read moreResearchers have demonstrated a micro-sized robotic torsional muscle/motor made from vanadium dioxide that for its size is a thousand times more powerful than a human muscle, able to catapult objects 50 times heavier than itself over a distance five times its length within 60 milliseconds - faster than the blink of an eye.
Dec 19th, 2013
Read moreResearchers have developed a DNA clamp that can detect mutations at the DNA level with greater efficiency than methods currently in use. Their work could facilitate rapid screening of those diseases that have a genetic basis, such as cancer, and provide new tools for more advanced nanotechnology.
Dec 19th, 2013
Read moreNIOSH has released a document titled, Current Strategies for Engineering Controls in Nanomaterial Production and Downstream Handling Processes, which provides information on how to control exposures for many of the most common processes seen in facilities that use or produce nanomaterials or nano-enabled products.
Dec 19th, 2013
Read moreUsing nanofabricated waveguides in a silicon-based platform, researchers have developed a frequency conversion interface between the optical transition wavelengths in quantum dots and in naturally occurring atoms and the telecommunications wavelength band.
Dec 19th, 2013
Read moreA single layer takes on the job of what used to be two layers, doing away with the wet chemical process. Despite a much simplified production method, efficiencies of greater than 18 percent are well within reach.
Dec 19th, 2013
Read moreThe concept of a 'Translation Hub' shall provide advice and follow-up at all stages of the research and development and provide examples of best practice to European R+D teams in nano-bio-medicine.
Dec 19th, 2013
Read moreIn a survey of nano-scientists and engineers, nano-environmental health and safety scientists, and regulators, researchers at the UCSB Center for Nanotechnology in Society and at the University of British Columbia found that those who perceive the risks posed by nanotechnology as 'novel' are more likely to believe that regulators are unprepared.
Dec 19th, 2013
Read moreResearchers have achieved to create a new behaviour in magnetic core/shell nanoparticles. It could lead to the creation of even smaller and higher capacity digital memories.
Dec 19th, 2013
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