Organic solar cells: One layer at a time
The formation of well-controlled junctions tunes the performance of organic solar cells.
Sep 12th, 2011
Read moreThe formation of well-controlled junctions tunes the performance of organic solar cells.
Sep 12th, 2011
Read moreInspired by the Nobel Prize-winning research on the mechanical exfoliation of graphene using 'scotch tape', researchers have now devised a method for the separation of semiconducting and metallic CNTs without damaging them.
Sep 12th, 2011
Read moreAn electrical current passing through a graphene film can produce sound by heating the surrounding air.
Sep 12th, 2011
Read moreRUB physicists make high-precision experiments on the dynamics in spin valves.
Sep 12th, 2011
Read moreNew ultrasmall peptides that can be used as building blocks for a wide range of regenerative applications such as spinal disc replacement and cartilage repair have been developed by scientists at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), the world's first bioengineering and nanotechnology research institute. These peptides spontaneously assemble in water to form hydrogels, which resemble collagen, a major component of connective tissues found in cartilage, ligaments, tendons, bone and skin.
Sep 12th, 2011
Read moreEPFL Professor and father of optofluidics says the new field could help solve the energy challenge.
Sep 11th, 2011
Read moreThe U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) Director, Arun Majumdar, announced yesterday that the Agency will hold its third annual ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit from February 27 - 29, 2012 at the Gaylord Convention Center just outside Washington, D.C
Sep 9th, 2011
Read moreThe National Science Foundation (NSF) yestertoday announced awards for three Materials Interdisciplinary Research Teams (MIRT) and nine Centers of Excellence in Materials Research and Innovation, also known as Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC). The awards resulted from the 2011 Materials Research Centers and Teams competition (solicitation NSF 10-568).
Sep 9th, 2011
Read moreWelche Wege Nanopartikel im Organismus nehmen und was das fuer Folgen hat, erforschen seit drei Jahren Wissenschaftler in Deutschland unter Leitung der Uni Duisburg-Essen. Nun liegen erste Ergebnisse vor, die sie vom 11. bis 15. September bei einer internationalen Konferenz am Campus Essen diskutieren wollen: "International Conference on Biological Responses to Nanoscale Particles".
Sep 9th, 2011
Read moreAn expedition through the fast-paced microscopic world of atoms reveals electrons that spin at enormous speeds and the gigantic forces that act on them. Monitoring the ultrafast motion of these electrons requires ultrashort flashes of light. However, in order to control them, the structure of these light flashes, or light pulses, needs to be tamed as well. This type of control over light pulses has now been achieved, for the first time.
Sep 9th, 2011
Read moreThe ability to use magnetic fields to control a newly identified state of matter could enable more efficient memory devices.
Sep 9th, 2011
Read moreKIT closes gaps in the innovation chain of electromobility. Reference factory planned as development platform for industry and science
Sep 9th, 2011
Read moreFounded in 1960, the center now provides to Northwestern scientists and engineers an infrastructure and environment for designing, synthesizing and characterizing transformative new nanoscale materials and for exploring new device concepts.
Sep 9th, 2011
Read moreRecognizing that some of the leading scientists and engineers involved in soft matter research are located in the Research Triangle Park area, the National Science Foundation has provided a six-year, $13.6 million grant to establish a multi-university center to investigate aspects of this promising area of scientific endeavor.
Sep 9th, 2011
Read moreA switch that lets one photon alter the quantum state of another could point the way to both practical quantum computers and a quantum Internet.
Sep 9th, 2011
Read moreThe ICPC Nanonet Project partners are currently compiling Annual Region Reports on the latest nanoscience and nanotechnology developments in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, the Mediterranean Partnership Countries, and Latin America, to be published in May 2012.
Sep 8th, 2011
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