With the aid of state-of-the-art electron microscopy, the researchers discovered that the function of the nanometre-scale catalyst particles is decisively determined by their geometric shape and atomic structure. This discovery opens up new paths for further improving catalysts for energy conversion and storage.
Jun 17th, 2013
Read moreUltrathin sheets of MoO3 are highly efficient photocatalysts.
Jun 17th, 2013
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Scientists from ETH Zurich have developed a nanomaterial that protects other molecules from oxidation. Unlike many such active substances in the past, the ETH-Zurich researchers' antioxidant has a long shelf life, which makes it just the ticket for industrial applications.
Jun 17th, 2013
Read moreThe European Technology Platform for Nanomedicine (ETPN) and the EU-funded consortium, Nanomed2020, have launched the first ever Nanomedicine Award to honor the best international nanomedicine innovation for 2013. Entries for nominations for the Award will be open from 6th June to 7th September 2013.
Jun 17th, 2013
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Moderne Kommunikationstechnologie basiert darauf, dass Lichtimpulse durch Glasfaserkabel �bertragen werden. An die Stelle von Lichtimpulsen, die aus 'B�ndeln' von Lichtteilchen bestehen, sollen in Zukunft einzelne Lichtteilchen als Informationstr�ger treten - was unter anderem eine vollst�ndig abh�rsichere Daten�bertragung in der Quantenkommunikation erm�glicht.
Jun 17th, 2013
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By pairing the capabilities of X-ray analysis and extremely precise microscopy, scientists at Argonne National Laboratory have developed a way to simultaneously determine the physical structure and chemical makeup of materials at close to the atomic level. The research opens new routes to the next generation of materials for a wide assortment of energy-related applications.
Jun 14th, 2013
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When petroleum companies abandon an oil well, more than half the reservoir's oil is usually left behind as too difficult to recover. Now, however, much of the residual oil can be recovered with the help of nanoparticles and a simple law of physics.
Jun 14th, 2013
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The next break�through in highly effi�cient bat�tery tech�nolo�gies and solar cells may very well be nanoscopic crys�tals of sil�icon assem�bled like sky�scrapers on wafer-??scale sub�strates. An impor�tant route for growth of these nanoscale 'whiskers' - or nanowires - involves alloyed metal droplets. Mon�eesh Upmanyu has been using com�pu�ta�tional tools to under�stand the atomic-??scale inter�ac�tions between these droplets and the growth of nanowires.
Jun 14th, 2013
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Researchers have demonstrated in experiment that by abandoning the phase preservation requirement it is possible to create invisibility cloaking for natural light in multiple observation angles. Such a cloak will act as a cloaking device operational on the ray optics approximation. It will disregard the fine effects of interference seen in wave optics but will offer good performance for hiding macroscopic objects much larger than the wavelength of light.
Jun 14th, 2013
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Researchers at Rice University have come up with a new way to boost the efficiency of the ubiquitous lithium ion (LI) battery by employing ribbons of graphene that start as carbon nanotubes.
Jun 13th, 2013
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Hand-held instruments for use in the field would employ sophisticated photonics systems powered by unused energy from sunlight, body heat, or other sources.
Jun 13th, 2013
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Deal signed to develop products and testing platform for nano-sensor to help detect deadly pathogens in food supply chain.
Jun 13th, 2013
Read moreAccording to new research from the Monell Center and collaborating institutions, odors from human skin cells can be used to identify melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. In addition to detecting a unique odor signature associated with melanoma cells, the researchers also demonstrated that a nanotechnology-based sensor could reliably differentiate melanoma cells from normal skin cells.
Jun 13th, 2013
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Cheaper clean-energy technologies could be made possible thanks to a new discovery. Researchers have found that an important chemical reaction that generates hydrogen from water is effectively triggered - or catalyzed - by a nanoparticle composed of nickel and phosphorus, two inexpensive elements that are abundant on Earth.
Jun 13th, 2013
Read moreAt this week's VLSI 2013 Technology Symposium 2013 (Kyoto, Japan, June 11-13, 2013), imec presented important findings increasing the understanding into the stochastic nature of Resistive Random Access Memory (RRAM) operation. Imec's results are crucial steps forward to enable reliable implementation of the memory concept.
Jun 13th, 2013
Read moreChemists and physicists at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research have been able to rule out a general assumption about the size distribution of nanoparticles.
Jun 13th, 2013
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