An engineer has invented a method for analyzing nanowires at temperatures approaching 800 degrees Fahrenheit in first-ever experiments, showing the valuable role the materials could play in converting excess heat from machines and electronics into useable electricity.
Jul 13th, 2016
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On 30 June 2016, following several months of negotiations, Spain's AEINA nanotechnology industry association was officially incorporated.
Jul 13th, 2016
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A multi-million dollar grant was awarded to enhance a nanochannel delivery system, which provides sustained and constant release of drugs without the use of pumps, valves or a power supply.
Jul 13th, 2016
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To better protect goods such as electronics and medicines, scientists have developed a new kind of packaging that incorporates a single layer of graphene.
Jul 13th, 2016
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Researchers have presented a methodology that allows the production of two-dimensional quasicrystals from metal organic networks, opening the door to the development of promising new materials.
Jul 13th, 2016
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After more than two years of planning and construction, the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) has commissioned a major new facility to explore ways to optimize plasma for the production of nanoparticles.
Jul 13th, 2016
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A mysterious effect in which particles do not scatter light has been observed at optical wavelengths for the first time.
Jul 13th, 2016
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A material whose optical properties can be modified on a small scale by laser light promises a wide range of applications.
Jul 13th, 2016
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A lightweight telescope that a team of NASA scientists and engineers is developing specifically for CubeSat scientific investigations could become the first to carry a mirror made of carbon nanotubes in an epoxy resin.
Jul 12th, 2016
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Additive manufacturing techniques featuring atomic precision could one day create materials with Legos flexibility and Terminator toughness.
Jul 12th, 2016
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Researchers would like to put sand into your computer. Not beach sand, but silicon dioxide nanoparticles coated with a high dielectric constant polymer to inexpensively provide improved cooling for increasingly power-hungry electronic devices.
Jul 12th, 2016
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Using folded DNA to precisely place glowing molecules within microscopic light resonators, researchers have created one of the world's smallest reproductions of Vincent van Gogh's The Starry Night.
Jul 12th, 2016
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By using biological catalysts, researchers aim to produce materials for sustainable, rechargeable batteries that are currently impossible to make chemically.
Jul 12th, 2016
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In a new study, researchers have developed a rational approach to optimize the arrangement of defects to enhance the current-carrying capacity of commercial high-temperature superconducting wires.
Jul 12th, 2016
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Researchers have found a way to make building flexible pressure sensors easier - by mimicking the suction cups on octopus's tentacles.
Jul 12th, 2016
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Compared to digital and analog information storage, DNA is more compact and durable and never becomes obsolete.
Jul 12th, 2016
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