Why graphene holds the key to the future
In public lecture at UC Riverside on May 19, graphene expert Jeanie Lau will discuss wonders of the new exciting material.
May 9th, 2011
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Spintronics: Hitting the wall
Experimental evidence of intrinsic pinning of magnetic domain walls will aid the development of next-generation memories.
May 9th, 2011
Read more3D proteins - getting the big picture (w/video)
Virtual reality immerses students in proteins and peptides.
May 9th, 2011
Read moreThe potential of ceramic materials for their use as biomaterial
Researchers in Spain are working on a project that analyzes the use of new reinforced hydroxyapatite compounds as replacements for bones.
May 9th, 2011
Read moreHydrogen opens the road to graphene... and graphane
An international research team has discovered a new method to produce belts of graphene called nanoribbons. By using hydrogen, they have managed to unzip single-walled carbon nanotubes. The method also opens the road for producing nanoribbons of graphane, a modified and promising version of graphene.
May 9th, 2011
Read moreGraphene nanoribbons make the difference for fast nanochannel-based DNA sequencing
Researchers propose a model for a high-speed device that can sequence entire DNA strands using a nanochannel structure in combination with graphane nanoribbons.
May 9th, 2011
Read moreLow-cost, efficient catalyst boosts hydrogen fuel technology
Scientists from CINF, CASE, Stanford University and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have engineered a cheap, abundant alternative to the expensive platinum catalyst and coupled it with a light-absorbing electrode to make hydrogen fuel from sunlight and water.
May 9th, 2011
Read moreNano-FTIR - nanoscale infrared spectroscopy with a thermal source
Researchers from the Basque nanoscience research center CIC nanoGUNE and Neaspec GmbH (Germany) have developed an instrument that allows for recording infrared spectra with a thermal source at a resolution that is 100 times better than in conventional infrared spectroscopy.
May 9th, 2011
Read moreMulticolored fluorescent nanostructures show promise for cellular imaging
Combining the unique optical properties and potential for surface functionality of silicon nanostructures with the electronic properties of quantum dots offers exciting prospects for biological and optoelectronic applications. In particular, silicon nanowires coated with metal nanoparticles are known to display enhanced optical properties that could be used as the basis for more-efficient, longer-lasting biological sensors.
May 9th, 2011
Read moreScientists discover the edge states of graphene nanoribbons
Physicists have made the first precise measurements of the "edge states" of well-ordered nanoribbons.
May 8th, 2011
Read moreGraphene optical modulators could lead to ultrafast communications
Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have demonstrated a new technology for graphene that could break the current speed limits in digital communications.
May 8th, 2011
Read moreEPA issues a significant new use rule for multi-walled carbon nanotubes
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing a significant new use rule (SNUR) under section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for the chemical substance identified generically as multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) which was the subject of premanufacture notice (PMN) P-08-199.
May 8th, 2011
Read more'Swiss cheese' design enables thin film silicon solar cells with potential for higher efficiencies
A bold new design for thin film solar cells that requires significantly less silicon - and may boost their efficiency - is the result of an industry/academia collaboration between Oerlikon Solar in Switzerland and the Institute of Physics' photovoltaic group at the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic.
May 6th, 2011
Read moreEuropean Commission's Joint Research Centre's annual report 2010
This report provides an overview of the activities, accomplishments and resources related to the JRC's work carried out during 2010 and includes figures on staff, budget and publications.
May 6th, 2011
Read morePentagonal tiles pave the way towards organic electronics
New research paves way for the nanoscale self-assembly of organic building blocks, a promising new route towards the next generation of ultra-small electronic devices.
May 6th, 2011
Read moreNew patent: Template-synthesized DNA nanotubes
A method of forming DNA nanotubes composed entirely or predominantly from DNA that, The methods of the present invention form single layer or multilayer template-synthesized nanotubes where the bulk of the tube is composed of DNA, and the layers are held together by hybridization of complementary DNA strands. The DNA molecules making up these tubes may be varied as desired, and the DNA is capable of being released from the tube.
May 6th, 2011
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