Researchers discover key mechanism for producing solar cells
Better understanding of perovskite solar cells could boost widespread use.
Jul 18th, 2016
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The future of perovskite solar cells has just got brighter - come rain or shine
Researchers have succeeded in developing high-efficiency perovskite solar cells that retain excellent performance over two months in a very humid condition.
Jul 18th, 2016
Read more'Nanoantenna-reactor'catalysts offer best of both worlds
Technology marries light-harvesting nanoantennas to high-reaction-rate catalysts.
Jul 18th, 2016
Read moreScientists glimpse inner workings of atomically thin transistors
With an eye to the next generation of tech gadgetry, a team of physicists has had the first-ever glimpse into what happens inside an atomically thin semiconductor device. In doing so, they discovered that an essential function for computing may be possible within a space so small that it's effectively one-dimensional.
Jul 18th, 2016
Read moreSmallest hard disk to date writes information atom by atom
Scientists have built a memory of 1 kilobyte, where each bit is represented by the position of one single chlorine atom.
Jul 18th, 2016
Read moreGraphene photodetectors: Thinking outside the 2-D box
Researchers demonstrate a novel way to detect low-energy photons using vertical heterostructures made by stacking graphene and other 2D semiconducting materials.
Jul 18th, 2016
Read moreA battery inspired by vitamins
Researchers have identified a whole new class of high-performing organic molecules, inspired by vitamin B2, that can safely store electricity from intermittent energy sources like solar and wind power in large batteries.
Jul 18th, 2016
Read moreScientists develop way to upsize nanostructures into light, flexible 3-D printed materials
Scientists describe a new process to create lightweight, strong and super elastic 3-D printed metallic nanostructured materials with unprecedented scalability, a full seven orders of magnitude control of arbitrary 3-D architectures.
Jul 18th, 2016
Read moreTiny transformers: Chemists create microscopic and malleable building blocks
Taking a page from Jonathan Swift's 'Gulliver's Travels', a team of scientists has created malleable and microscopic self-assembling particles that can serve as the next generation of building blocks in the creation of synthetic materials.
Jul 18th, 2016
Read moreThe July 2016 issue of Nanotech Insights now available
The latest edition of CKMNT's Nanotech Insight newsletter.
Jul 18th, 2016
Read moreChemical breakthrough in quantum computing
Researchers have made a conducting carbon material that they demonstrated could be used to perform quantum computing at room temperature, rather than near absolute zero.
Jul 18th, 2016
Read moreResearchers invent 'smart' thread that collects diagnostic data when sutured into tissue
Advances could pave way for new generation of implantable and wearable diagnostics.
Jul 18th, 2016
Read moreA glimpse inside the atom
Using electron microscopes, it is possible to image individual atoms. Scientists have calculated how it is possible to look inside the atom to image individual electron orbitals.
Jul 18th, 2016
Read moreA 'bridge'of carbon nanotubes between nerve tissues (w/video)
A complex study, lasting several years and involving work groups with specialties in various fields, has shown that a new material (a three-dimensional sponge made of carbon nanotubes) supports the growth of nerve fibers, bridging segregated neural explants and providing a functional re-connection.
Jul 15th, 2016
Read moreNew method uses nanoparticles to quickly identify chemical warfare agents
A new method for extracting, enriching and identifying chemical warfare agents from oils and other organic liquids could help government officials and homeland security protect civilians more effectively from their deadly effects.
Jul 15th, 2016
Read moreEasier, faster, cheaper: A full-filling approach to making nanotubes of consistent quality
Approach opens a straightforward route for engineering the properties of single-wall carbon nanotubes.
Jul 15th, 2016
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