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Making gold nanoparticles economical for sensing

Gold nanocluster arrays developed at A*STAR are well suited for commercial applications of a high-performance sensing technique.

Oct 10th, 2012

Growth lamps for nanoparticles

Illuminating silver nanoparticles with narrow-bandwidth light makes them grow uniformly, improving their potential for imaging and sensing applications.

Oct 10th, 2012

Dynamically changing the dynamics of graphene-based bulk materials

Lawrence Livermore researchers have developed a new bulk material whose physical properties can be dynamically changed by an external signal.

Oct 10th, 2012

Glowing DNA invention points towards high speed disease detection

A chemist and a biologist from University of Copenhagen have invented a method that promises to shave days off the lab work done to reveal diseases, using cheap methods and easy to use analytical apparatuses.

Oct 9th, 2012

Unrealised potential for sci-fi to inspire future scientists

Science fiction can inspire the young generation to work in the sciences. But according to a study conducted by the University of Valencia in Spain, it's an opportunity that is not being utilised to its full potential.

Oct 9th, 2012

Solar cells made from black silicon

Solar cells convert three-quarters of the energy contained in the Sun's spectrum into electricity - yet the infrared spectrum is entirely lost in standard solar cells. In contrast, black silicon solar cells are specifically designed to absorb this part of the Sun's spectrum - and researchers have recently succeeded in doubling their overall efficiency.

Oct 9th, 2012

Nanotechnology could lead to a new platform for solar cells

National Science Foundation grant to further study of materials developed with nanotechnology.

Oct 9th, 2012

New equipment allows measurement of the band diagrams of organic semiconductor materials in the atmosphere

A research group at the NIMS International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA) succeeded in the development of band diagram measurement system in atmospheric condition for organic semiconductor materials such as organic light emitting device (OLED).

Oct 9th, 2012

INIC official: Growth of nanotechnology guaranteed in Iran

A senior official of Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council (INIC) underlined that due to the existence of a large number of Iranian experts and active bodies in the field of nanotechnology, the growth of the new science is guaranteed in the country.

Oct 9th, 2012

Graphene membranes may lead to enhanced natural gas production, less CO2 pollution

Engineering faculty and students at the University of Colorado Boulder have produced the first experimental results showing that atomically thin graphene membranes with tiny pores can effectively and efficiently separate gas molecules through size-selective sieving.

Oct 9th, 2012

Carbon nanotube sensors can be etched with mechanical pencils (w/video)

MIT chemists designed a new type of pencil lead consisting of carbon nanotubes, allowing them to draw carbon nanotube sensors onto sheets of paper.

Oct 9th, 2012

Liquorice offers clue to cleaner medical implants using nanotechnology

A new coating utilizing nanotechnology will allow surgeons to sterilize medical devices that contain biological components.

Oct 8th, 2012

Smallest and fastest-known RNA switches provide new drug targets

A University of Michigan biophysical chemist and his colleagues have discovered the smallest and fastest-known molecular switches made of RNA, the chemical cousin of DNA. The researchers say these rare, fleeting structures are prime targets for the development of new antiviral and antibiotic drugs.