Flower power: Photovoltaic cells replicate rose petals
With a surface resembling that of plants, solar cells improve light-harvesting and thus generate more power.
Jun 24th, 2016
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Winner announced for NNI's EnvisioNano nanotechnology image contest
The National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO) has announced the winners of the latest round of EnvisioNano, a nanotechnology image contest for students.
Jun 23rd, 2016
Read moreSaving precious water with nanoscale ingenuity
Biology has inspired new ways to harvest and collect water.
Jun 23rd, 2016
Read moreThe discovery power of the gene chip is coming to nanotechnology
Rapid discovery power is similar to what gene chips offer biology.
Jun 23rd, 2016
Read moreNanotechnology and math deliver two-in-one punch for cancer therapy resistance
Math, biology and nanotechnology are becoming strange, yet effective bed-fellows in the fight against cancer treatment resistance. Researchers have engineered a revolutionary new approach to cancer treatment that pits a lethal combination of drugs together into a single nanoparticle.
Jun 23rd, 2016
Read moreUltrathin, flat lens resolves chirality and color
Multifunctional lens could replace bulky, expensive machines.
Jun 23rd, 2016
Read morePhysicists create a high-precision 'quantum ruler'
Physicists have devised a method for creating a special quantum entangled state. This state enables producing a high-precision ruler capable of measuring large distances to an accuracy of billionths of a metre.
Jun 23rd, 2016
Read moreUltrasensitive nonlinear metamaterials for data transfer
Scientists demonstrated the effect of the all-optical switching between streams of photons using non-linear metamaterials.
Jun 23rd, 2016
Read moreResearchers discover new chemical sensing technique
Scientists have reported a new technique to determine the chemical composition of materials using near-infrared light.
Jun 23rd, 2016
Read moreRemote control actuation goes down to the nanoscale
Researchers have devised and demonstrated a novel approach to nanoactuation that relies on magnetomechanics instead of the conventional electromechanics utilized in micro and nanoactuated mechanical systems.
Jun 23rd, 2016
Read moreBorophene: A prospective extraordinary sodium anode material
A research team from Hong Kong found that borophene is expected to be an excellent anode material for sodium-based batteries.
Jun 23rd, 2016
Read more3D Brain-on-a-chip
To study brain cell's operation and test the effect of medication on individual cells, the conventional Petri dish with flat electrodes is not sufficient. For truly realistic studies, cells have to flourish within three-dimensional surroundings.
Jun 23rd, 2016
Read moreNext-generation fluorescent and LED lighting thanks to new phosphor?
Researchers have discovered a new phosphor that could make next-generation fluorescent and LED lighting even cheaper and more efficient. The team used highly luminescent clusters of silver atoms and the porous framework of minerals known as zeolites.
Jun 23rd, 2016
Read moreNanomedizin gegen Krebs: EU f�rdert Folgeprojekt
Gemeinsam mit Wissenschaftlern von zehn Partnerinstitutionen aus 5 EU Laendern setzen Radiologen des Uniklinikums Jena ihre Forschungsarbeit an multifunktionellen magnetischen Nanopartikeln fort, die zur Detektion und Bekaempfung von Krebs eingesetzt werden sollen.
Jun 23rd, 2016
Read moreGraphene-based material illuminates bright new future for flexible lighting devices
Researchers have pioneered an innovative new technique to make flexible screens more effective and efficient.
Jun 23rd, 2016
Read moreNew targeted drug effectively dissolves blood clots, has fewer side effects
Scientists have developed a magnetically controlled drug that can be condensed on a blood clot by means of a magnetic field.
Jun 22nd, 2016
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