A new research project led by the University of Southampton is aiming to establish whether germanium, a group IV semiconductor, can be used as the material of choice in mid-infrared (mid-IR) photonics circuits and sensors.
Mar 24th, 2014
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This material, almost ten times stronger than a conventional ceramic, is the result of an innovative manufacturing process that includes a freezing step. This method appears to be compatible with large-scale industrialization and should not be much more expensive than the techniques already in use.
Mar 24th, 2014
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Researchers have demonstrated that vertically aligned carbon nanofibers (VACNFs) can be manufactured using ambient air, making the manufacturing process safer and less expensive. VACNFs hold promise for use in gene-delivery tools, sensors, batteries and other technologies.
Mar 24th, 2014
Read moreThe overall aim of this project is to develop a new tool for subsurface analysis that will push the measurement of subsurface structures at the nanoscale to a limit never reached before.
Mar 24th, 2014
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Nanoparticles have a great deal of potential in medicine: for diagnostics, as a vehicle for active substances or a tool to kill off tumours using heat. ETH Zurich researchers have now developed particles that are relatively easy to produce and have a wide range of applications.
Mar 24th, 2014
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Scientists have developed a next-generation solar cell material which can also emit light, in addition to converting light to electricity.
Mar 24th, 2014
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Hybrid materials combine bacterial cells with nonliving elements that can conduct electricity or emit light.
Mar 23rd, 2014
Read moreFor the first time, physicists have demonstrated that information can flow through a diamond wire.
Mar 23rd, 2014
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Scientists have discovered that imperfect nanostructures can offer entirely new functionalities. They have shown that imperfect optical chips can be used to produce 'nanolasers', which is an ultimately compact and energy-efficient light source.
Mar 23rd, 2014
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New research has revealed a method of controlling the surface electronic state of topological insulators - an important step in realizing the material's potential use in energy efficient devices.
Mar 21st, 2014
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Lightweight construction materials modeled on nature; high stability at low density; ceramic microstructures produced by 3-D laser writing.
Mar 21st, 2014
Read moreScientists have demonstrated that cancer cells - and not normal cells - can be killed by eliminating either the FAS receptor, also known as CD95, or its binding component, CD95 ligand.
Mar 21st, 2014
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Researchers have discovered that nanometric-size foam structures follow the same universal laws as does soap lather: small bubbles disappear in favor of the larger ones.
Mar 21st, 2014
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A 'trouble maker' from a bygone method of glass production could find a new use as an optical diffuser in medical laser treatments, communications systems and household lighting.
Mar 21st, 2014
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New microscopy technique captures 3-D images of cells as they flow through a microfluidic channel.
Mar 21st, 2014
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Imagine a computer so efficient that it can recycle its own waste heat to produce electricity. Researchers at the Nanostructured Materials Research Laboratory at the University of Utah have fabricated spintronics-based thin film devices which do just that, i.e. convert even minute waste heat into useful electricity.
Mar 21st, 2014
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