Researchers at NIST's Physical Measurement Laboratory have determined graphene's work function and the band alignment of a graphene-insulator-semiconductor structure by using the combined optical techniques of internal photoemission (IPE) and spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE).
Aug 13th, 2012
Read more
New findings show that the material beneath the thin carbon sheets determines how they react chemically and electrically.
Aug 13th, 2012
Read more
Inspired by colorful stained-glass windows, researchers from Singapore have demonstrated an innovative method for producing sharp, full-spectrum colour images at 100,000 dpi which can be applicable in reflective colour displays, anti-counterfeiting, and high-density optical data recording.
Aug 12th, 2012
Read more
Improvements yield laser pulses focused to higher intensity in a much narrower band of X-ray wavelengths, and may enable experiments that have never before been possible.
Aug 12th, 2012
Read more
In key step towards design of better organic electronic devices, Columbia Engineering team makes first single-molecule measurement of van der Waals interactions at a metal-organic interface.
Aug 12th, 2012
Read more
A physicist at the University of York has played a key role in international research which has made an important advance in establishing the catalytic properties of gold at a nano level.
Aug 12th, 2012
Read more
Magnetic monopoles, entities with isolated north or south magnetic poles, weren't supposed to exist. If you try to saw a bar magnet in half, all you succeed in getting are two magnets, each with a south and north pole. In recent years, however, the existence of monopoles, at least in the form of 'quasiparticles' consisting of collective excitations among many atoms, has been predicted and demonstrated in the lab. Now Stephen Powell, a scientist at the Joint Quantum Institute, has sharpened the theoretical framework under which monopoles can operate.
Aug 10th, 2012
Read more
With this interactive map tool, you can search for nanotechnology-related higher education and training programs, NNI Centers and User Facilities, as well as regional, state, and local initiatives in nanotechnology located throughout the U.S.
Aug 10th, 2012
Read more
The FP7 NMP project NANOCLEAN realised a textured mirror cup as demonstrator of self-cleaning 3D complex plastic components for the automotive industry.
Aug 10th, 2012
Read more
Experimenting with human prostate cancer cells and mice, cancer imaging experts at Johns Hopkins say they have developed a method for finding and killing malignant cells while sparing healthy ones.
Aug 10th, 2012
Read more
Scientists from Georgia State University and the Georgia Institute of Technology have found a new way to examine certain properties of electrons in graphene - a material that may hold the key to new technologies in computing and other fields.
Aug 10th, 2012
Read more
Four projects have been funded by the European Commission within the seventh Framework Program with the purpose to develop appropriate fabrication and characterisation technologies for nanostructured metamaterials: NIM_NIL, NANOGOLD, MAGNONICS, and METACHEM.
Aug 10th, 2012
Read more
Scientists have taken a quantum leap forward towards future computing after discovering that 'background interference' in quantum-level measurements, may be the very thing they need to unlock the potential of quantum computing.
Aug 10th, 2012
Read more
Mit Halbleiter-Nanostrukturen haben Physiker einzelne Photonen elektrisch erzeugt und �ber einen Quantenkanal �bertragen. Sie werten den Einsatz dieser Einzelphotonenquellen als weiteren Fortschritt f�r eine breitere Anwendung in der abh�rsicheren Datenkommunikation.
Aug 10th, 2012
Read more
A National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) research team has made a breakthrough in the regeneration of new blood vessels in cardiovascular therapy by using nanofibers and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF).
Aug 10th, 2012
Read more
Researchers have discovered that magnetic and dielectric properties can be largely controlled by substituting other atoms for the nonmagnetic atoms in a magnetic material.
Aug 10th, 2012
Read more