New tomographic AFM imaging technique reveals that microstructural defects, generally thought to be detrimental, actually improve conductivity in cadmium telluride solar cells.
Sep 26th, 2016
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Tiny sensors made through nanoscale 3D printing may be the basis for the next generation of atomic force microscopes. These nanosensors can enhance the microscopes' sensitivity and detection speed by miniaturizing their detection component up to 100 times.
Sep 26th, 2016
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Researchers have demonstrated how a train of attosecond pulses of polychromatic light could be used to excite a two-level system, which is a basic model system in quantum mechanics.
Sep 26th, 2016
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Luminous bismuth: controllable light-emitting materials having the potential to advance high-intensity, light sensing and nanomedicine.
Sep 26th, 2016
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Researchers have created an exotic 3-D racetrack for electrons in ultrathin slices of a nanomaterial they fabricated. The international team of scientists observed, for the first time, a unique behavior in which electrons rotate around one surface, then through the bulk of the material to its opposite surface and back.
Sep 24th, 2016
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New analysis finds way to safely conduct heat from graphene to biological tissues.
Sep 23rd, 2016
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A temporary tattoo to help control a chronic disease might someday be possible, according to scientists who tested antioxidant nanoparticles.
Sep 23rd, 2016
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Scientists have successfully developed room temperature multiferroic materials by a layer-by-layer assembly of nanosheet building blocks. Multiferroic materials are expected to play a vital role in the development of next-generation multifunctional electronic devices.
Sep 23rd, 2016
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Researchers have recently shown that magnetic bacteria are a promising vehicle for more efficiently delivering tumor-fighting drugs.
Sep 22nd, 2016
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A new paper reviews the latest research into the fabrication of Pd-Ru bimetallic nanomaterials.
Sep 22nd, 2016
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Scientists have demonstrated biocompatible nanostructures for delivering siRNA and efficiently silencing genes.
Sep 22nd, 2016
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Researchers have succeeded in producing short chains and rings of gold nanoparticles with unprecedented precision. They used a special kind of nanoparticles with a well-defined structure and linked them together with molecular bridges.
Sep 22nd, 2016
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Scientists are on the hunt for nanomaterials that could improve engine technology in a big way.
Sep 22nd, 2016
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Scientists exploit a famous bit of quantum weirdness to film a molecule's inner life.
Sep 22nd, 2016
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When a baseball pitcher uncorks a nasty curveball, the spinning motion of the ball forces air to flow around it at different speeds, causing the ball to 'break' in one direction. The physics behind this kind of deflection also work at smaller scales.
Sep 22nd, 2016
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Researchers are developing tiny, sophisticated technological and biological machines enabling non-invasive, selective therapies. Their creations include genetically modified cells that can be activated via brain waves, and swarms of microrobots that facilitate highly precise application of drugs.
Sep 22nd, 2016
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