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New 3-D nanocone solar cell technology cranks up efficiency

With the creation of a 3-D nanocone-based solar cell platform, a team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Jun Xu has boosted the light-to-power conversion efficiency of photovoltaics by nearly 80 percent.

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Nanostrukturen schmieren den Gelenkersatz

Materialwissenschaftler der Uni Jena erforschen Proteinschichten in kuenstlichen Gelenken.

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New open-access book in nanomaterials research

A new Open Access book, "Advances in Nanocomposites: Synthesis, Characterization and Industrial Applications" has just been published on the InTechOpen reading platform.

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The fastest optical switch in the universe

Scientists have managed to switch-on and switch-off a semiconductor optical cavity within a world-record short time of less than 1 picosecond.

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New method found for controlling conductivity

Reversible control of electrical and thermal properties could find uses in storage systems.

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Eco-friendly nanotechnology

Dr. Yuri Lvov, professor of chemistry and T.C. Pipes endowed chair in micro and nanosystems at Louisiana Tech University, recently led a symposium at the 241st Conference of the American Chemical Society (ACS), discussing his application of a more eco-friendly and cost-effective nano-material that can be used to significantly improve the properties of plastics, paints and other synthetic composites.

April 28, 2011 Read more

New pixel technology could pave way for next generation of consumer electronics

The technology that makes your smart phone's display screen fast, bright and lightweight could be coming to your television or laptop, thanks to a new type of light emitting transistor created by University of Florida researchers.

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Nanotechnology researchers must take lessons from nature - bacteria still outperform best computer chips

Accepting and understanding natural variability is the key for engineers seeking to make nanoscale devices that are as efficient as living microorganisms.

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The challenges of regulating nanotechnology to be discussed at policy forum in DC

Leading experts will gather at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., May 4 to discuss the challenges of regulating nanotechnologies.

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International Workshop on Atomic Scale Interconnection Machines

AtMol, ICT-FET Integrated Project is pleased to announce the International Workshop on Atomic Scale Interconnection Machines to be held from 28 to 29 of June 2011 in Singapore.

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Nanocarrier system for detecting prosthesis loosening

A recent study has demonstrated that doctors may soon have a tool for identifying orthopedic prostheses that are becoming loose after total joint replacement surgery, the most common reason joint replacements fail. The study shows that a minute molecule designed with novel properties can be used to identify patients who are at risk for failure and potentially deliver drugs to stop this process.

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Sweet chemistry: Carbohydrate adhesion gives stainless steel implants beneficial new functions

A new chemical bonding process can add new functions to stainless steel and make it a more useful material for implanted biomedical devices. Developed by an interdisciplinary team at the University of Alberta and Canada's National Institute for Nanotechnology, this new process was developed to address some of the problems associated with the introduction of stainless steel into the human body.

April 27, 2011 Read more

Researchers create terahertz invisibility cloak

Researchers at Northwestern University have created a new kind of cloaking material that can render objects invisible in the terahertz range.

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Exploring the superconducting transition in ultra thin films

Technique reveals quantum phase transition; could lead to superconducting transistors for power-saving electronics.

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2D beats 3D - Ceria in platelet form stores more oxygen than nanocrystalline form

Three dimensions are not necessarily better than two. Not where ceria is concerned, in any case. Ceria is an important catalyst. Because of its outstanding ability to store oxygen and release it, ceria is primarily used in oxidation reactions. Christopher B. Murray and a team at the University of Pennsylvania have now developed a simple synthetic technique to produce ceria in the form of nanoplates.

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Free report: Photovoltaic Technologies for the 21st Century

What are the major technology challenges to future growth in the solar-cell industry? Where are the big-bang-for-the-buck R+D investment opportunities? These and other questions were put to a group of 72 internationally recognized experts in the field at a 2010 special workshop.

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