Stacking 2-D materials produces surprising results
New experiments reveal previously unseen effects, could lead to new kinds of electronics and optical devices.
Posted: May 16th, 2013
Read moreBeautiful 'flowers' self-assemble in a beaker
With the hand of nature trained on a beaker of chemical fluid, the most delicate flower structures have been formed in a Harvard laboratory - and not at the scale of inches, but microns.
Posted: May 16th, 2013
Read moreThe first fully integrated artificial photosynthesis nanosystem
Scientists with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have reported the first fully integrated nanosystem for artificial photosynthesis. While 'artificial leaf' is the popular term for such a system, the key to this success was an 'artificial forest'.
Posted: May 16th, 2013
Read moreNew insights into how materials transfer heat could lead to improved electronics
Scientists have gained new insights into how materials transfer heat, which could lead eventually to smaller, more powerful electronic devices.
Posted: May 16th, 2013
Read moreApplication scenarios for interactive OLED data-eyeglasses
The interactive data-eyeglasses will be presented at the AWE 2013 - future application scenarios will be developed by the interdisciplinary project FAIR.
Posted: May 16th, 2013
Read moreHow nanotechnology could keep your heart healthy
Researchers used a hydrogel to mimic the heart cells. They added carbon nanotubes to the hydrogel, making it conductive, and then injected the material into the heart, where it solidifies at body temperature.
Posted: May 16th, 2013
Read moreEngineers monitor heart health using paper-thin 'electronic skin' (w/video)
Engineers combine layers of flexible materials into pressure sensors to create a wearable heart monitor thinner than a dollar bill. The skin-like device could one day provide doctors with a safer way to check the condition of a patient's heart.
Posted: May 16th, 2013
Read moreMoth-inspired nanostructures take the color out of thin films
Inspired by the structure of moth eyes, researchers at North Carolina State University have developed nanostructures that limit reflection at the interfaces where two thin films meet, suppressing the "thin-film interference" phenomenon commonly observed in nature. This can potentially improve the efficiency of thin-film solar cells and other optoelectronic devices.
Posted: May 16th, 2013
Read moreCarbon in a twirl: The science behind a self-assembled nano-carbon helix
Scientists have succeeded in growing a unique carbon structure at the nanoscale that resembles a tiny twirled moustache. Their method might lead the way to the formation of more complex nano-networks.
Posted: May 16th, 2013
Read moreDNA-guided assembly yields novel ribbon-like nanostructures
Approach could be useful in fabricating new kinds of materials with engineered properties.
Posted: May 16th, 2013
Read moreNanoscale holes ripped in bacteria to prevent infection
An international research team has used a combination of nanoscale imaging, computer simulation and de novo protein design to reveal a new mechanism of membrane disruption by antimicrobial peptides.
Posted: May 16th, 2013
Read moreWie man einen Nano-Schnurrbart wachsen lässt
Physikern an der Universität Wien ist es gelungen, eine einzigartige Nano-Struktur aus Kohlenstoff zu züchten, die einem winzigen gezwirbelten Schnurrbart ähnelt. Ihre Methode könnte wegweisend für die Bildung komplexerer Nano-Netzwerke sein.
Posted: May 16th, 2013
Read moreNanotechnology could help fight diabetes
Injectable nanogel can monitor blood-sugar levels and secrete insulin when needed.
Posted: May 16th, 2013
Read moreChain instead of zigzag: Physicists let magnetic dipoles interact on the nanoscale
Physicists have found out how tiny islands of magnetic material align themselves when sorted on a regular lattice. Contrary to expectations, the north and south poles of the magnetic islands did not arrange themselves in a zigzag pattern, but in chains.
Posted: May 15th, 2013
Read moreUltraresponsive nanotechnology scavenger for next generation water purification
New synthetic nanoparticle could disinfect, depollute, and desalinate contaminated water and then get removed magnetically.
Posted: May 15th, 2013
Read moreGraphene study confirms 40-year-old physics prediction
A team of researchers have directly observed a rare quantum effect that produces a repeating butterfly-shaped energy spectrum, confirming the longstanding prediction of this quantum fractal energy structure called Hofstadter's butterfly.
Posted: May 15th, 2013
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