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Landmark experiment reveals diamonds' potential in computing
For the first time, physicists have demonstrated that information can flow through a diamond wire.
Posted: Mar 23rd, 2014
Read moreUnavoidable disorder used to build nanolaser
Scientists have discovered that imperfect nanostructures can offer entirely new functionalities. They have shown that imperfect optical chips can be used to produce 'nanolasers', which is an ultimately compact and energy-efficient light source.
Posted: Mar 23rd, 2014
Read morePushing and pulling: Using strain to tune a new quantum material
New research has revealed a method of controlling the surface electronic state of topological insulators - an important step in realizing the material's potential use in energy efficient devices.
Posted: Mar 21st, 2014
Read moreLightweight construction materials of highest stability thanks to their microarchitecture
Lightweight construction materials modeled on nature; high stability at low density; ceramic microstructures produced by 3-D laser writing.
Posted: Mar 21st, 2014
Read moreSurprising new way to kill cancer cells
Scientists have demonstrated that cancer cells - and not normal cells - can be killed by eliminating either the FAS receptor, also known as CD95, or its binding component, CD95 ligand.
Posted: Mar 21st, 2014
Read moreA mathematical equation that explains the behavior of nanofoams
Researchers have discovered that nanometric-size foam structures follow the same universal laws as does soap lather: small bubbles disappear in favor of the larger ones.
Posted: Mar 21st, 2014
Read moreNew use for an old 'trouble maker'
A 'trouble maker' from a bygone method of glass production could find a new use as an optical diffuser in medical laser treatments, communications systems and household lighting.
Posted: Mar 21st, 2014
Read moreCells get ready for their close-up
New microscopy technique captures 3-D images of cells as they flow through a microfluidic channel.
Posted: Mar 21st, 2014
Read moreSpintronic thermoelectric power generators
Imagine a computer so efficient that it can recycle its own waste heat to produce electricity. Researchers at the Nanostructured Materials Research Laboratory at the University of Utah have fabricated spintronics-based thin film devices which do just that, i.e. convert even minute waste heat into useful electricity.
Posted: Mar 21st, 2014
Read moreAnti-counterfeit 'fingerprints' made from silver nanowires
Unique patterns made from tiny, randomly scattered silver nanowires have been created by a group of researchers from South Korea in an attempt to authenticate goods and tackle the growing problem of counterfeiting.
Posted: Mar 21st, 2014
Read moreDiscovery of new semiconductor holds promise for 2D physics and electronics
Rhenium disulfide, unlike molybdenum disulfide and other dichalcogenides, behaves electronically as if it were a 2D monolayer even as a 3D bulk material. This not only opens the door to 2D electronic applications with a 3D material, it also makes it possible to study 2D physics with easy-to-make 3D crystals.
Posted: Mar 20th, 2014
Read moreNanocoating for aircraft engines may triple service life and reduce fuel consumption
Researchers have started using nanoparticles in the heat-insulating surface layer that protects aircraft engines from heat. In tests, this increased the service life of the coating by 300%.
Posted: Mar 20th, 2014
Read moreSpecial track at NanoIsrael 2014 will focus on defense-related nanotechnology
A special track added this year to NanoIsrael 2014, the 4th international conference and exhibition, in collaboration with Israel's Ministry of Defence research arm (MAFAT), will focus on defense-related applications of nanotechnology.
Posted: Mar 20th, 2014
Read moreNew nanotechnology uses shrink wrap used to enhance detection of infectious disease biomarkers
A new nanotechnology method - employing common, everyday shrink wrap - may make highly sensitive, extremely low-cost diagnosis of infectious disease agents possible.
Posted: Mar 20th, 2014
Read moreResearch brings new control over topological insulator
An international team of scientists investigating the electronic properties of ultra-thin films of new materials - topological insulators - has demonstrated a new method to tune their unique properties using strain.
Posted: Mar 20th, 2014
Read moreA layered nanostructure held together by DNA
Dreaming up nanostructures that have desirable optical, electronic, or magnetic properties is one thing. Figuring out how to make them is another. A new strategy uses the binding properties of complementary strands of DNA to attach nanoparticles to each other and builds up a layered thin-film nanostructure through a series of controlled steps.
Posted: Mar 20th, 2014
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