Polycrystalline materials in solar cells gain new impulse
Researchers show that also the electronic properties of grain boundaries are beneficially modified by a potassium fluoride post-deposition treatment.
Jan 29th, 2017
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First demonstration of a metal-free metamaterial that can absorb electromagnetic energy
Electrical engineers have created the world's first electromagnetic metamaterial made without any metal. The device's ability to absorb electromagnetic energy without heating up has direct applications in imaging, sensing and lighting.
Jan 27th, 2017
Read moreResearchers develop label-free technique to image microtubules
Scientists have been able to use label-free spatial light interference microscopy (SLIM) and computer processing in order to image the microtubules in an assay.
Jan 27th, 2017
Read moreScientist uncovers physics behind plasma-etching process
Researchers have uncovered some of the physics that make possible the etching of silicon computer chips, which power cell phones, computers, and a huge range of electronic devices.
Jan 27th, 2017
Read moreNew 'needle-pulse' beam pattern packs a punch
A new beam pattern could bring unprecedented sharpness to ultrasound and radar images, burn precise holes in manufactured materials at a nano scale - even etch new properties onto their surfaces.
Jan 27th, 2017
Read moreNanoparticles hitchhiking their way along strands of hair
Massaging hair can help more quickly deliver nanoparticle-based treatment to the roots.
Jan 27th, 2017
Read moreChiral quantum optics: A new research field with bright perspectives
Surprising direction-dependent effects emerge when light is guided in microscopic structures. This discovery shows promise for both classical and quantum information processing.
Jan 27th, 2017
Read moreEuropean nanotechnology project to design less toxic photovoltaic materials (w/video)
Project Sunflower's objective has been the development of organic photovoltaic materials less toxic and viable for industrial production.
Jan 27th, 2017
Read moreBoron atoms stretch out, gain new powers (w/video)
Simulations demonstrate 1-D material's stiffness, electrical versatility.
Jan 27th, 2017
Read moreFor this metal, electricity flows, but not the heat
Study finds law-breaking property in vanadium dioxide that could lead to applications in thermoelectrics, window coatings.
Jan 26th, 2017
Read moreScientists unveil new form of matter: Time crystals
Physicists repeatedly tweaked a group of ions to create first example of a non-equilibrium material.
Jan 26th, 2017
Read moreResearchers update 'sweet' 1950s separation method to clean nanoparticles from organisms
Giving a 65-year-old laboratory technique a new role, researchers have performed the cleanest separation to date of synthetic nanoparticles from a living organism.
Jan 26th, 2017
Read moreFirst 3D observation of nanomachines working inside cells
Scientists combine genetic engineering, super-resolution microscopy and biocomputation to allow them to see in 3D the protein machinery inside living cells.
Jan 26th, 2017
Read moreSound waves create nanoparticle whirlpools to round up tiny signs of disease
New technique could form the basis of a small, inexpensive point-of-care device for early disease diagnosis.
Jan 26th, 2017
Read moreGraphene demonstrates remarkable potential as life-saving antioxidant
Treated particles of graphene derived from carbon nanotubes have demonstrated remarkable potential as life-saving antioxidants, but as small as they are, something even smaller had to be created to figure out why they work so well.
Jan 26th, 2017
Read moreFirst step towards photonic quantum network
Advanced photonic nanostructures are well on their way to revolutionising quantum technology for quantum networks based on light. Researchers have now developed the first building blocks needed to construct complex quantum photonic circuits for quantum networks.
Jan 25th, 2017
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