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$1M grant to develop an ultra-compact X-ray free electron laser
Such a device could be used for ultra-high-speed and high-resolution imaging in chemistry, biology, materials science and condensed matter physics. For example, in the life sciences, one could view images with resolutions clear enough to see individual carbon atoms, or to discern events such as a chemical reactions that last one quadrillionth of a second or shorter.
Posted: Aug 22nd, 2014
Read moreA breakthrough in imaging gold nanoparticles to atomic resolution by electron microscopy
High-resolution electron microscopy can be used to reveal a three-dimensional structure in which all gold atoms are observed.
Posted: Aug 22nd, 2014
Read moreShaping the future of nanocrystals (w/video)
Researchers have recorded the first direct observations of how facets form and develop on platinum nanocubes in solution, pointing the way towards more sophisticated and effective nanocrystal design and revealing that a nearly 150 year-old scientific law describing crystal growth breaks down at the nanoscale.
Posted: Aug 21st, 2014
Read moreNanoparticle research could enhance oil recovery, tracing of fracking fluid
Scientists are examining how nanoparticles move underground, knowledge that could eventually help improve recovery in oil fields and discover where hydraulic fracking chemicals travel.
Posted: Aug 21st, 2014
Read moreScientists uncover clues to role of magnetism in iron-based superconductors
New measurements of atomic-scale magnetic behavior in iron-based superconductors are challenging conventional wisdom about superconductivity and magnetism.
Posted: Aug 21st, 2014
Read moreVault nanoparticles show promise for cancer treatment and possible HIV cure
Researchers have used a naturally occurring nanoparticle called a vault to create a novel drug delivery system that could lead to advances in the treatment of cancer and HIV.
Posted: Aug 21st, 2014
Read moreScientists observe quantum vortices in cold helium droplets
Nanodroplets rotate faster than expected.
Posted: Aug 21st, 2014
Read moreNeutrons investigate Einstein diffusion to support hopes for carbon nanotechnology
New study creates a near-perfect test system for understanding the physics of colliding particles.
Posted: Aug 21st, 2014
Read moreHorizons in clinical nanomedicine
A comprehensive overview on the forefront developments of nanotechnology in various domains of clinical medicine, such as cardiology, oncology, pharmacology, immunology, dermatology, virology, hematology, orthopaedics, embryology and congenital defects, dentistry, and tissue engineering.
Posted: Aug 21st, 2014
Read morePhysicists have chilled the world's coolest molecules
Yale physicists have chilled the world's coolest molecules. The tiny titans in question are bits of strontium monofluoride, dropped to 2.5 thousandths of a degree above absolute zero through a laser cooling and isolating process called magneto-optical trapping.
Posted: Aug 21st, 2014
Read moreGuidelines for enhancing solar cells using surface plasmon polaritons
Researchers from NIST have established guidelines for using surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) to improve absorption in both photovoltaic or photoelectrochemical cells used for energy conversion. In both types of photocells, SPPs have the potential to increase the amount of light absorbed in the active material layer, improving the overall efficiency of light collection in solar energy devices.
Posted: Aug 21st, 2014
Read moreResearchers develop models to study polyelectrolytes, including DNA and RNA (w/video)
Scientists have developed a novel and versatile modeling strategy to simulate polyelectrolyte systems. The model has applications for creating new materials as well as for studying polyelectrolytes, including DNA and RNA.
Posted: Aug 21st, 2014
Read moreCustomizing nano-scale systems for large-scale impact in light and energy
Silvija Gradecak has big intentions for small ingredients. The associate professor of materials science and engineering focuses on energy conversion and light harvesting through the use of nanomaterials.
Posted: Aug 21st, 2014
Read moreMagnons control magnons: Next-generation transistors
A disturbance in the local magnetic order of a solid body can propagate across a material just like a wave. This wave is named spin wave and its quanta are known as magnons. Physicists propose the usage of magnons to carry and process information instead of electrons as it is done in electronics.
Posted: Aug 21st, 2014
Read moreOne-nanometer synthetic molecular machine successfully observed and touched
Researchers have, successfully observed and touched the rotational motion of a 1-nm synthetic molecular machine through the application of a single-molecule capturing and manipulation technique using optical microscopy and a bead probe, which allows visualization of molecular mechanical motion.
Posted: Aug 21st, 2014
Read moreNeue Messtechnik für Nanostrukturen
Zwei elektrische Isolatoren aneinander bringen und dadurch einen elektrischen Supraleiter erzeugen: Wer solche Phänomene in Nanostrukturen analysieren will, stößt schnell an messtechnische Grenzen - es sei denn, er benutzt eine neue Methode, die Würzburger Physiker mitentwickelt haben.
Posted: Aug 21st, 2014
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