Metallic glasses: Some kind of order
Atomic clusters in bulk metallic glasses drive crystallization on the nanoscale but prevent it on the macroscale.
Aug 8th, 2011
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Research team discovers new conducting properties of bacteria-produced nanowires
The discovery of a fundamental, previously unknown property of microbial nanowires in the bacterium Geobacter sulfurreducens that allows electron transport across long distances could revolutionize nanotechnology and bioelectronics, says a team of physicists and microbiologists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Aug 7th, 2011
Read moreThe nanoscale secret to stronger alloys
Scientists at Berkeley Lab find nanoparticle size is readily controlled to make stronger aluminum alloys.
Aug 7th, 2011
Read moreTricolor liquid crystals
Thermal and mechanical stimuli switch the luminescence of a liquid-crystal mixture between three different colors.
Aug 5th, 2011
Read moreMaterials scientists find new way to control electronic properties of graphene 'alloys'
Rice University materials scientists have made a fundamental discovery that could make it easier for engineers to build electronic circuits out of the much-touted nanomaterial graphene.
Aug 5th, 2011
Read moreElectrons and lattice vibrations - a strong team in the nano world
Using a newly developed type of spectroscopy, Berlin researchers have shown that electrons in a semiconductor are best described as a cloud with a size of a few nanometer. The cloud size is determined by the interaction of the electron with vibrations in the crystal lattice.
Aug 5th, 2011
Read moreDetecting an unexpected delay at ultrafast speed
High-speed laser measurements reveal new insights into rearrangements of light-driven chemical structures with implications for solar-energy conversion and opto-electric devices.
Aug 5th, 2011
Read moreThe Molecular Workbench wins SPORE award
This June, the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded Molecular Workbench won the Science Prize for Online Resources in Education (SPORE) for its contribution as an innovative tool for science education.
Aug 5th, 2011
Read moreBlutgerinnung: Forschung mittels Computersimulation und medizinisch angewandter Nanotechnologie
Wissenschaftler des Heidelberger Instituts fuer Theoretische Studien (HITS) und Aerzte der Universitaetsmedizin Mannheim sind an einer neuen Forschergruppe der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft zur Blutgerinnung beteiligt. Langfristiges Ziel der Zusammenarbeit von Wissenschaftlern ist es, die Diagnostik und Therapie von Blutgerinnungsstoerungen, Thrombosen und Schlaganfaellen zu verbessern.
Aug 4th, 2011
Read moreResearchers uncover new catalysis site
A new collaborative study at the University of Virginia details for the first time a new type of catalytic site where oxidation catalysis occurs, shedding new light on the inner workings of the process.
Aug 4th, 2011
Read moreNew bounds in magnetic writing
Researchers demonstrate switching of a perpendicularly magnetized cobalt dot driven by in-plane current injection at room temperature.
Aug 4th, 2011
Read moreThe future of seawater desalination: Energy, technology, and the environment
A new Yale University study argues that seawater desalination should play an important role in helping combat worldwide fresh water shortages once conservation, reuse and other methods have been exhausted. The study also provides insights into how desalination technology can be made more affordable and energy efficient.
Aug 4th, 2011
Read moreEngineers solve longstanding problem in photonic chip technology
Findings help pave way for next generation of computer chips.
Aug 4th, 2011
Read moreDesigning nanodiamond circuits for extreme environments
There is a new way to design computer chips and electronic circuitry for extreme environments: make them out of diamond.
Aug 4th, 2011
Read morePolymer's hunt for nicotine
Newly synthesized polymer, fitted with molecular pincers of carefully tailored structure, effectively captures nicotine molecules and its analogues. The polymer can be used for fabrication of sensitive and selective chemical sensors to determine nicotine in solutions, and in the near future also in gases. Moreover, the polymer is suitable for slow, controlled release of nicotine, e.g., for therapeutic purposes.
Aug 4th, 2011
Read moreGrowth of graphene from food, insects and waste (w/video)
Rice University lab shows troop how any carbon source can become valuable graphene.
Aug 4th, 2011
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