Nanotechnology researchers improve control of synthetic catalysts
Inspired by how enzymes work in nature's biological processes, researchers have demonstrated a way to improve control of synthetic catalysts.
May 22nd, 2014
Read moreInspired by how enzymes work in nature's biological processes, researchers have demonstrated a way to improve control of synthetic catalysts.
May 22nd, 2014
Read moreScientists at the University of Liverpool have created a new material, related to graphene, which has the potential to improve transistors used in electronic devices.
May 22nd, 2014
Read moreThis study demonstrated that the thickness of the organic molecule layer that typically surrounds the quantum dots is crucial in attaining sufficiently high efficiency of this light/energy transfer into the graphene. In other works, the thinner the organic layer, the better.
May 22nd, 2014
Read moreA new window on the world of atoms will make future vehicles safer in collisions.
May 22nd, 2014
Read moreA new remedy has been found to tackle the difficulty of controlling layered nanomaterials. Control can be improved by simply bending the material.
May 22nd, 2014
Read moreA European and South Korean research project harnessing nanotechnology developed novel materials to store the hydrogen, offering the hope that its use can become more widespread.
May 22nd, 2014
Read moreMit d�nnen Schichten aus Kohlenstoff-Nanor�hren lassen sich neue Technologien realisieren. W�rzburger Forscher haben ein Verfahren unter die Lupe genommen, mit dem solche Schichten hergestellt werden - und neue Erkenntnisse gewonnen.
May 22nd, 2014
Read moreThe new report examines the changes since the group's 2008 report including the development of new food, food contact and agricultural products. It reviews the current literature relating to the potential environmental, health and safety impacts associated with nanotechnology.
May 22nd, 2014
Read moreWhen scientists set out to improve MR imaging, they turned current contrast agent technology on its head - or rather, they turned it inside out. The new compound they designed is not only more effective, but also self-assembling.
May 21st, 2014
Read moreResearchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), working in collaboration with the Naval Research Laboratory, have found that a particular species of quantum dots that weren't commonly thought to blink, do.
May 21st, 2014
Read moreThis gift from science just keeps on giving. Measurements taken at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) show why a material already known to be good at separating components of natural gas also can do something trickier: help convert one chemical to another, a process called catalysis.
May 21st, 2014
Read moreThe novel system is made up of bundled capillary tubes, costs less than a $1 to make and requires no special fabrication technology or expertise, yet consistently yields large quantities of uniform and sturdy vesicles.
May 21st, 2014
Read moreUsing a pioneering technique, scientists have shown how electrons move and get trapped in titanium dioxide, which is used in Gr�tzel cells, self-cleaning windows and water-purifying technologies.
May 21st, 2014
Read moreInspired by fictional cyborgs like Terminator, a team of researchers at the University of Michigan and the University of Pittsburgh has made the first bionic particles from semiconductors and proteins.
May 21st, 2014
Read moreThanks to a new lubricant, small gears can run with virtually no friction. Made from liquid crystalline fluid, these lubricants drastically reduce friction and wear.
May 21st, 2014
Read moreEfficient broadband antireflection coatings improve terahertz optics for applications in sensing and imaging.
May 21st, 2014
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