Feynman's double-slit experiment preserved
Detection efficiency of low-light EMCCD camera captures fluorescent interference patterns built up by individual massive molecules at double slit grating.
Posted: May 8th, 2013
Read moreBacteria adapt and evade nanosilver's sting
Researchers have cautioned that more work is needed to understand how micro-organisms respond to the disinfecting properties of silver nano-particles, increasingly used in consumer goods, and for medical and environmental applications.
Posted: May 8th, 2013
Read moreSeparation of dicarboxylic acids through molecular recognition and mechanochemistry
Researchers have introduced a new approach to the separation of organic compounds. In their process, a 'host compound' recognizes the desired 'guest molecules', not only in solution, but also when the host and mixtures of competitive guest are milled together in the solid state.
Posted: May 8th, 2013
Read moreElectronics comes to paper
Paper, being a light and foldable raw material, is a cost-efficient and simple means of generating electrically conducting structures.
Posted: May 8th, 2013
Read moreElucidating energy shifts in optical tweezers
Physicists are providing an all-in-one guide to help calculate the effect the use of optical tweezers has on the energy levels of atoms under study.
Posted: May 8th, 2013
Read moreNew appointment brings graphene closer to nanomedicine
The University of Manchester has announced the appointment of a world-leading academic, who is playing a pivotal role in nanomedicine - a growing field with potential to benefit patients suffering from neurodegenerative disease and cancer.
Posted: May 8th, 2013
Read moreMetallic glass: How nanoscale islands react under strain
High-level simulations reveal that plastic deformation in super-resilient alloys is governed by atomic zones with characteristic lengths.
Posted: May 8th, 2013
Read moreSimulations show how to avoid imperfections in the next generation of high-density data storage
Researchers have established some important design principles to consider when developing bit patterned media recording (BPMR) - a potential high-density magnetic recording system of the future.
Posted: May 8th, 2013
Read moreQuantum optics with microwaves
Physicists at ETH Zurich have demonstrated one of the quintessential effects of quantum optics - known as the Hong-Ou-Mandel effect - with microwaves, whose frequency is 100000 times lower than that of visible light. The experiment takes quantum optics into a new frequency regime and could eventually lead to new technological applications.
Posted: May 8th, 2013
Read moreAdvances in nanotechnology gene sequencing techniques
Scientists have used solid-state nanopores to differentiate single-stranded DNA molecules containing sequences of a single repeating base.
Posted: May 8th, 2013
Read moreNew technique can help nanoparticles deliver drug treatments
A Wayne State University researcher has successfully tested a technique that can lead to more effective use of nanoparticles as a drug delivery system.
Posted: May 7th, 2013
Read moreMagnetic vortex antennas for wireless data transmission
Three-dimensional magnetic vortices were discovered by scientists from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf together with colleagues from the Paul Scherrer Institute within the scope of an international cooperation.
Posted: May 7th, 2013
Read moreImaging nanoscale polarization in ferroelectrics with coherent X-rays
Seeing the fine-scale properties of materials relevant to nanotechnology is a prominent challenge that currently can be met only under ideal conditions. Coherent X-ray imaging promises to greatly expand the range of materials and environments in which these important properties can be observed.
Posted: May 7th, 2013
Read moreA giant leap to commercialization of polymer solar cell
Researchers from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) demonstrated high-performance polymer solar cells (PSCs) with power conversion efficiency of 8.92% which is the highest values reported to date for plasmonic PSCs using metal nanoparticles.
Posted: May 7th, 2013
Read moreCreating ultra-low resistance metal/oxide contacts at the nanoscale
A pathway to creating low-resistance Ohmic contacts at nanoscale has been reported; a development which is of critical importance to the on-going advancement of oxide electronics.
Posted: May 7th, 2013
Read moreNew graphene sensors could vastly improve air and water quality testing
Researchers at CRANN, Ireland's leading nanoscience institute, funded by Science Foundation Ireland and based at Trinity College Dublin, have discovered a new concept in sensor-development. The research provides a completely new platform for the development of sensors worldwide and will lead to low-energy, remotely powered sensors that have greater detection capacity than those currently available.
Posted: May 7th, 2013
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