A new nanostructured material with applications that could include reducing condensation in airplane cabins and enabling certain medical tests without the need for high tech laboratories has been developed by researchers at the University of Sydney.
Sep 17th, 2013
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Melting corks allow for temperature-controlled release of drugs from microscale vessels.
Sep 17th, 2013
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Researchers demonstrate a new method of probing optical near-fields within 1 nm distance from the surface of a nanoscale metal tip. The method is based on rescattering of electrons driven by short laser pulses.
Sep 17th, 2013
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Researchers at AIST have developed a low-resistivity and highly reliable interconnect using multi-layer graphene, which is a two-dimensional nanocarbon material.
Sep 17th, 2013
Read moreA delegation of academics and PhD students from the Bristol Centre for Functional Nanomaterials (BCFN) has been promoting the University and meeting colleagues in top academic and research institutions in China. The aim was to raise the profile of Bristol and pave the way for student exchange, recruitment, and development of joint research projects.
Sep 17th, 2013
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A team of researchers led by San Francisco State University's Weining Man is the first to build and demonstrate the ability of two-dimensional disordered photonic band gap material, designed to be a platform to control light in unprecedented ways.
Sep 17th, 2013
Read moreWhile scientists develop new drugs to treat a multitude of conditions, nanotechnology is pushing the boundaries of how we deliver them to patients - targeting delivery to cancer cells and giving a drug dose once a month rather than every day.
Sep 17th, 2013
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Collaboration at Berkeley Lab's Advanced Light Source induces high-temperature superconductivity in a toplogical insulator.
Sep 16th, 2013
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A multi-institutional team of engineers has developed a new approach to the fabrication of nanostructures for the semiconductor and magnetic storage industries. This approach combines advanced ink-jet printing technology with self-assembling block copolymers.
Sep 16th, 2013
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Our sense of touch is clearly more acute than many realize. A new study demystifies the 'unknown sense' with first-ever measurements of human tactile perception.
Sep 16th, 2013
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Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new theoretical model that will speed the development of new nanomaterial alloys that retain their advantageous properties at elevated temperatures.
Sep 16th, 2013
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Scientists have succeeded in combining graphene light detectors with semiconductor chips.
Sep 16th, 2013
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Researchers show that graphene could be used in photodetectors, devices that translate optical signals to electrical.
Sep 16th, 2013
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Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been of high interest because of their potential to complement or to replace current biomedical sensor and assay techniques. By taking advantage of their unique electrical and optical properties, CNTs can be integrated into highly sensitive sensors and probes.
Sep 16th, 2013
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An der TU Wien wird erforscht, welche technologischen M�glichkeiten Graphen bietet. Nun gelang es, Graphen-Lichtdetektoren mit gew�hnlichen Halbleiterchips zu kombinieren.
Sep 16th, 2013
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The fabrication of high-performance light detectors - important for computers and mobile devices - using graphene integrated onto a chip is reported in three independent studies published this week.
Sep 15th, 2013
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