Smart nanostructures can increase the yield of solar cells. An international team of researchers including physicists from the FOM Foundation, Delft University of Technology and Toyota, have now optimised the nanostructures so that the solar cell provides more electricity and loses less energy in the form of heat.
Aug 26th, 2013
Read moreBy monitoring and controlling spin fluctuations, the method may provide a route for enhancing the resolution of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on the nanometer-scale, allowing researchers to make 3D images of smaller objects than ever before.
Aug 26th, 2013
Read moreA new study has found a way to suppress the thermal conductivity in sodium cobaltate so that it can be used to harvest waste energy.
Aug 25th, 2013
Read moreResearchers at The Ohio State University report the first-ever theoretical explanation for some strange semiconductor behavior that was discovered in 2004. Discovery could one day lead to electronic materials that provide both computation and data storage.
Aug 25th, 2013
Read moreThe University of Utah is investigating allegations that chemical engineering researchers might have altered microscopic images in a research paper to prove that their theory involving nanotechnology was correct.
Aug 23rd, 2013
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Chemist Paul Alivisatos, one of the pioneers of nanoscience, has been appointed to the Samsung Distinguished Chair in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at UC Berkeley in recognition of his many scientific achievements.
Aug 23rd, 2013
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Weighing about one-third of a pound, device attaches to smartphone and provides instant results.
Aug 23rd, 2013
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An RMIT University research collaboration with top scientists in Australia and Japan is advancing next generation solar cells.
Aug 23rd, 2013
Read moreA team of researchers at the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST), the University of Maryland, and the California Institute of Technology have demonstrated optical wavelength conversion using interactions between radiation pressure and mechanical vibrations in a nanoscale cavity optomechanical system.
Aug 23rd, 2013
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An interdisciplinary team of researchers from Columbia University has won a prestigious $1 million three-year grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation to advance their research in combining biological components with solid-state electronics, creating new systems that exploit the advantages of both.
Aug 22nd, 2013
Read moreGold nanoparticles with special coatings can deliver drugs or biosensors to a cell's interior without damaging it.
Aug 22nd, 2013
Read moreIn a new study, researchers at the University of Missouri have developed a reliable method for detecting silver nanoparticles in fresh produce and other food products.
Aug 22nd, 2013
Read moreCompounds found in red wine and green tea stick to anything, retain useful properties.
Aug 22nd, 2013
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Researchers have for the first time created an X-ray laser based on a solid. The method developed at DESY's free-electron laser FLASH opens up new avenues of investigation in materials research.
Aug 22nd, 2013
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The advantage of the new method of fabrication is that it allows a variety of different carbon nanomembranes to be generated which are much thinner than conventional membranes.
Aug 22nd, 2013
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The 3D NanoChemiscope is a miracle of state-of-the-art analysis technology. As a further development of well-known microscopic and mass spectroscopic methods, it maps the physical and chemical surfaces of materials down to the atomic level. This instrument, which is unique in the world, not only delivers high-definition images; it also knows what it is 'seeing'.
Aug 22nd, 2013
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