Rhave discovered unique behaviors of hydroxyapatite nanoparticles (HANPs) that show promise as a phosphorus nanofertilizer and could be used to help slow the release of phosphorous in soils.
Posted: Sep 3rd, 2015
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Researchers characterize individual defects inside a bulk insulator using scanning tunneling microscopy.
Posted: Sep 3rd, 2015
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The Lloyd's Register Foundation has awarded grants totalling GBP 9 million to three international consortia in the field of nanotechnology. These grants support research and doctoral training that will support the Foundation's aims to advance engineering-related education and research and support work that enhances safety of life at sea, on land and in the air.
Posted: Sep 3rd, 2015
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Researchers have shown that a new device concept - a 'squishy' transistor - can overcome the predicted power bottleneck caused by CMOS (complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor) technology reaching its fundamental limits.
Posted: Sep 3rd, 2015
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This new spectroscopy method is two-dimensional: It measures the response of the molecule to simultaneous illumination with two different wavelengths.
Posted: Sep 3rd, 2015
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It has long been accepted that such a thin layer of lubrication between sliding surfaces alternates along with the cycles of sticking and slipping; it starts as a solid, turns to liquid in the slipping phase and then back to a solid when the surfaces stick once again. But a recent paper suggests this model is incorrect.
Posted: Sep 3rd, 2015
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New family of luminescent materials could find broad uses in chemical and biological detectors.
Posted: Sep 3rd, 2015
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Scientists show how clusters funnel atoms to create oxygen pools that benefit biofuels, fuel cells, and sensors.
Posted: Sep 2nd, 2015
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Scientists have theoretically determined that the properties of atom-thick sheets of boron depend on where those atoms land.
Posted: Sep 2nd, 2015
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Researchers report the development of a biodegradable nanogenerator made with DNA that can harvest the energy from everyday motion and turn it into electrical power.
Posted: Sep 2nd, 2015
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Innovative materials adsorb carbon dioxide via an unprecedented cooperative insertion mechanism.
Posted: Sep 2nd, 2015
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Scientists, using computer generated simulation have predicted the existence of a new two-dimensional carbon material, a 'patchwork' analogue of graphene called phagraphene.
Posted: Sep 2nd, 2015
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Crystal nanostructures on the sea sapphire's back appear differently depending on the angle of reflection.
Posted: Sep 2nd, 2015
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This microfluidic technology uses microscale electric field gradients, acting on extremely small samples, to tell the difference between the two strains (antibiotic-resistant and antibiotic-susceptible) of Staphylococcus epidermidis.
Posted: Sep 2nd, 2015
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By combining designer quantum dot light-emitters with spectrally matched photonic mirrors, a team of scientists created solar cells that collect blue photons at 30 times the concentration of conventional solar cells, the highest luminescent concentration factor ever recorded.
Posted: Sep 2nd, 2015
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Engineers have created flat devices capable of manipulating light in ways that are very difficult or impossible to achieve with conventional optical components.
Posted: Sep 2nd, 2015
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