A detailed description of development of the first practical artificial leaf - a milestone in the drive for sustainable energy that mimics the process, photosynthesis, that green plants use to convert water and sunlight into energy.
May 9th, 2012
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Sanford-Burnham researchers develop a method called miR-TRAP, which allows scientists to better understand the roles microRNAs play in human development and disease
May 9th, 2012
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The guide is designed to help manufacturers correctly complete the safety data sheet for nanomaterials, thus improving the flow of information along the supply chain.
May 9th, 2012
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Normally, when an intense laser pulse interacts with an atom it generates agitation on the micro-scale and this interaction produces a single ionisation, where one electron is ejected from the atom. Sometimes, however, two electrons can be removed from the atom at the same time, which results in the more complex process of double ionisation. Now researchers have observed this process at attosecond time scales.
May 9th, 2012
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These coatings offer protection against rust, scratches and moisture and improve adhesion: Surfaces with a nano coating. A new plasma process enables these coatings to be applied more easily and cost-efficiently - on an industrial scale.
May 9th, 2012
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University of Washington researchers have built and patented a surface that, when shaken, moves drops along certain paths to conduct medical or environmental tests.
May 9th, 2012
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Low-cost non-noble electrocatalyst efficiently generates hydrogen gas for fuel.
May 9th, 2012
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Publicly funded research should benefit everyone, not bury findings in obscure or expensive journals. The European Commission wants results from Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) and Horizon 2020 projects to produce fully 'open access' publications; a project is now promoting open access and building a portal for all FP7 project publications and datasets.
May 9th, 2012
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A research focus on how to make and control novel forms of thin-film carbon.
May 9th, 2012
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The key challenges for THz technology are the development of a compact high power source and high sensitivity detector operating at room temperature. A recent discovery of a new, efficient protocol for THz wave generation that utilizes the enhancement of light between nanometer-scale electrical contacts may provide a solution.
May 9th, 2012
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A new microfluidic device can operate as a mixer or a valve, improving the efficiency of micro-scale laboratory apparatus.
May 9th, 2012
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A modified approach to fabrication of magnetic memory elements may lead to a new generation of stable, ultra-high-capacity hard drives.
May 9th, 2012
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Hybrid 'Janus' nanoparticles made from gold and titania have high catalytic activity and extraordinary durability.
May 9th, 2012
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Researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), the world's first bioengineering and nanotechnology research institute, have developed a miniaturized biochip for investigating the effect of drugs on cancer stem cells.
May 9th, 2012
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Seven years ago, when white-light quantum dots were discovered accidentally in a Vanderbilt chemistry lab, their efficiency was too low for commercial applications and several experts predicted that it would be impossible to raise it to practical levels. Today, however, Vanderbilt researchers have proven those predictions wrong by reporting that they have successfully boosted the fluorescent efficiency of these nanocrystals from an original level of three percent to as high as 45 percent.
May 8th, 2012
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This mirror-image phenomenon - known as chirality or "handedness" - has captured the imagination of a UCLA research group led by Thomas G. Mason, a professor of chemistry and physics and a member of the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA.
May 8th, 2012
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