Electronics based on a 2-D electron gas
A new material could open the door to a new kind of electronics: researchers have created a stable two-dimensional electron gas in strontium titanate.
Mar 3rd, 2014
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Using nanotechnology to harvest energy from Earth's infrared emissions into outer space
Harvard physicists propose a device to capture energy from Earth's infrared emissions to outer space.
Mar 3rd, 2014
Read moreResearchers identify key intermediate steps in artificial photosynthesis reaction
A key to realizing commercial-scale artificial photosynthesis technology is the development of electrocatalysts that can efficiently and economically carry out water oxidation reaction that is critical to the process. Heinz Frei, a chemist with Berkeley Lab's Physical Biosciences Division, has been at the forefront of this research effort. His latest results represent an important step forward.
Mar 3rd, 2014
Read moreA synthetic magnet for fast and cheap data storage
Professor Rasing, physicist at Radboud University Nijmegen, came up with a new synthetic material for optical data storage.
Mar 3rd, 2014
Read moreNanosilver on graphene is an efficient catalyst for organic transformations
Scientists have shown that graphene oxide sheets can be used as an excellent support for the growth of silver particles.
Mar 3rd, 2014
Read moreRelativity shakes a magnet
Researchers have predicted and discovered a new physical phenomenon that allows to manipulate the state of a magnet by electric signals.
Mar 3rd, 2014
Read moreNanomechanical sensor detects levels of antibiotics in blood
A new methodology for rapidly measuring the level of antibiotic drug molecules in human blood serum has been developed, paving the way to applications within drug development and personalized medicine.
Mar 2nd, 2014
Read moreNewly discovered catalyst could lead to the low-cost production of clean methanol
An international research team has discovered a potentially clean, low-cost way to convert carbon dioxide into methanol, a key ingredient in the production of plastics, adhesives and solvents, and a promising fuel for transportation.
Mar 2nd, 2014
Read moreOptical nano-tweezers take over the control of nano-objects
Researchers have invented nano-optical tweezers capable of trapping and moving an individual nano-object in three dimensions using only the force of light.
Mar 2nd, 2014
Read moreImaging dynamics of small biomolecules inside live cells
Researchers have made a significant step toward visualizing small biomolecules inside living biological systems with minimum disturbance, a longstanding goal in the scientific community.They have developed a general method to image a broad spectrum of small biomolecules, such as small molecular drugs and nucleic acids, amino acids, lipids for determining where they are localized and how they function inside cells.
Mar 2nd, 2014
Read moreA graphene coating material to prevent blood clots associated with implanted devices
A team of researchers from UCLA and the University of Michigan has developed a material that could help prevent blood clots associated with catheters, heart valves, vascular grafts and other implanted biomedical devices.
Mar 1st, 2014
Read moreUltra-fast laser spectroscopy lights way to understanding new materials
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory are revealing the mysteries of new materials using ultra-fast laser spectroscopy, similar to high-speed photography where many quick images reveal subtle movements and changes inside the materials.
Feb 28th, 2014
Read morePhysicists solve 20-year-old debate surrounding glassy surfaces
Nano-thin layers of coffee cup reveal how the surface of glass flows like liquid.
Feb 28th, 2014
Read moreNew nanotechnology method to fight cancer with tissue-penetrating light
Researchers from UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed an innovative cancer-fighting technique in which custom-designed nanoparticles carry chemotherapy drugs directly to tumor cells and release their cargo when triggered by a two-photon laser in the infrared red wavelength.
Feb 28th, 2014
Read moreA molecular ballet under the X-ray laser
Researchers capture snapshots of free molecules by the light of the free-electron laser.
Feb 28th, 2014
Read moreMolecular hinges open pathways
Exchange of bismuth atoms for chloride ions with retention of structure.
Feb 28th, 2014
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