Yu Huang, an assistant professor of materials science and engineering at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, and her research team have proposed and demonstrated a new approach to producing nanocrystals with predictable shapes by utilizing surfactants, biomolecules that can bind selectively to certain facets of the crystals' exposed surfaces.
Apr 20th, 2011
Read moreResearchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara, say they've figured out the cause of a problem that's made light-emitting diodes (LEDs) impractical for general lighting purposes. Their work will help engineers develop a new generation of high-performance, energy-efficient lighting that could replace incandescent and fluorescent bulbs.
Apr 19th, 2011
Read moreContrarian behavior allows for flexibility, survival in the microbial world and beyond.
Apr 19th, 2011
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Using well-known patterned media, a team of researchers in France has figured out a way to double the areal density of information by essentially cutting the magnetic media into small pieces and building a "3D tower" out of it
Apr 19th, 2011
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Optical cloaking approach shows potential for myriad futuristic applications.
Apr 19th, 2011
Read moreA new biosensor microchip that could hold more than 100,000 magnetically sensitive nanosensors could speed up drug development markedly, Stanford researchers say. The nanosensors analyze how proteins bond - a critical step in drug development. The ultrasensitive sensors can simultaneously monitor thousands of times more proteins than existing technology, deliver results faster and assess the strength of the bonds.
Apr 19th, 2011
Read moreEvent originally scheduled for Japan will be held May 16-19 at CNSE?s Albany NanoTech Complex
Apr 19th, 2011
Read moreAlexander A. Balandin, professor of electrical engineering professor and founding chair of materials science and engineering at the University of California - Riverside, was selected to receive the IEEE Pioneer of Nanotechnology Award for the year of 2011.
Apr 19th, 2011
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Self-assembled nanomaterials provide a promising approach to fabricating more efficient and less expensive solar energy systems.
Apr 19th, 2011
Read moreKeithley Instruments, Inc., a world leader in advanced electrical test instruments and systems, has published an informative e-handbook titled "Ensuring the Accuracy of Nanoscale Electrical Measurements". A free copy is downloadable upon request from Keithley.
Apr 19th, 2011
Read moreProfessor David Lewis, Director of Flinders University's Centre for NanoScale Science and Technology, has been chosen to take part in Austrade's Visiting Researcher Program to Europe in 2011.
Apr 19th, 2011
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Researchers report that extremely small clusters of molecular magnesium hydride could be a useful model substance for more precise studies about the processes involved in hydrogen storage.
Apr 19th, 2011
Read moreJoin a panel of experts on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at 8:00 AM PDT to learn about the Next Generation of planarizing materials to solve your high-aspect-ratio challenges.
Apr 19th, 2011
Read moreElectrical fields play a pivotal role in numerous cases in both nature and technical areas: by changing the electrical field, impulses of nerves are transmitted and modern data storage operates by saving electrical charges the so-called Flash Memories. An ultra-precise reading of electrical fields, however, is still a challenge for physical measurement techniques. Researchers from the University of Stuttgart succeeded in measuring electrical fields with the aid of one single defect center in diamond.
Apr 19th, 2011
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Conventional silicon-based rigid solar cells generally found on the market are not suitable for manufacturing moldable thin-film solar cells, in which a transparent, flexible and electrically conductive electrode collects the light and carries away the current. A woven polymer electrode developed by Empa has now produced first results which are very promising, indicating that the new material may be a substitute for indium tin oxide coatings.
Apr 19th, 2011
Read moreNew research suggests that currently available types of synthetic skin may now be good enough to imitate animal skin in laboratory tests, and may be on their way to truly simulating human skin in the future.
Apr 18th, 2011
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