Utilizing self-assembly on atomically flat, transparent substrates, a team of scientists has engineered ordered monolayers of molecular networks with photovoltaic responses. The findings open up intriguing possibilities for the bottom-up fabrication of optoelectronic devices with molecular precision.
Mar 2nd, 2016
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This is the first example of a chiral, dynamic helical polymer that shows such sense-selective packing in the 2D crystal.
Mar 2nd, 2016
Read moreResearchers develop highly efficient, solution-processed fluorescence organic light-emitting diodes using 'pure-organic' emitters.
Mar 2nd, 2016
Read moreA technique called acoustic force spectroscopy uses standing sound waves in a fluid channel to tug on DNA and other biomolecules in a precise and easily controllable way, revealing information about the molecules' structure and mechanical properties.
Mar 1st, 2016
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Researchers involved in a national effort to develop cancer treatments that harness nanotechnology are recommending pivotal changes in the field because experiments with laboratory animals and efforts based on current assumptions about drug delivery have largely failed to translate into successful clinical results.
Mar 1st, 2016
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With just a tiny tweak, researchers greatly increased the device lifetime of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) that use a recently developed class of molecules to convert electricity into light with the potential for increased efficiency at a lower cost in future displays and lighting.
Mar 1st, 2016
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An almost weightless fabric made of nylon nanofibers with a diameter less than 15 nm beats any other similar materials in terms of filtering and optical properties.
Mar 1st, 2016
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Could a cheap molecule used to disinfect swimming pools provide the key to creating a new form of DNA nanomaterials?
Mar 1st, 2016
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Researchers designed nanostructured ceramics, which are thermoelectric materials that convert the heat produced un industrial processes into electrical energy.
Mar 1st, 2016
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Scientists have devised a triple-stage 'cluster bomb' system for delivering the chemotherapy drug cisplatin, via tiny nanoparticles designed to break up when they reach a tumor.
Feb 29th, 2016
Read moreScientists report on a versatile platform for nanoscale thermal measurements based on a combination of magnetic resonance, and optical and atomic force microscopy.
Feb 29th, 2016
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Scientists observe unusual interference phenomena by scattering laser light from two atoms trapped inside an optical resonator.
Feb 29th, 2016
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Chemists have made a transformational advance in an alternate lighting source - one that doesn't require a battery or a plug.
Feb 29th, 2016
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Scientists have developed a nanotechnology-based delivery system containing a protective cellular pathway inducer that activates the body's natural defense against free radicals efficiently, a development that could control a variety of skin pathologies and disorders.
Feb 29th, 2016
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The new material is made up of silicon, boron and nitrogen - all light, inexpensive and earth abundant elements - and is extremely stable, a property many other graphene alternatives lack.
Feb 29th, 2016
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Researchers have developed conductive tracks that can be bent and stretched up to four times their original length. They could be used in artificial skin, connected clothing and on-body sensors.
Feb 29th, 2016
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