Brilliant colors from environmentally friendly quantum dots
Researchers are working to develop a promising alternative to cadmium-based nanocrystals: quantum dots based on indium phosphide.
Oct 1st, 2015
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At the edge of a quantum gas (w/video)
Scientists have achieved a major milestone in simulating the dynamics of condensed-matter systems - such as the behavior of charged particles in semiconductors and other materials - through manipulation of carefully controlled quantum-mechanical models.
Sep 30th, 2015
Read moreWinner announced for NNI's EnvisioNano 2.0 nanotechnology image contest
Elizabeth Sawicki, a member of the Medical Scholars Program and the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, won the top honors for her image entitled Gelatin Nanoparticles in Brain.
Sep 30th, 2015
Read moreCrystal clear: Thousand-fold fluorescence enhancement in an all-polymer thin film
Scientists have made a remarkable breakthrough in the field of fluorescence enhancement via a discovery they believe could drive the next advances in sensor technology, energy saving and harvesting, lasers and optoelectronics.
Sep 30th, 2015
Read moreSniffing out cancer with improved 'electronic nose' sensors
Researchers have developed a small array of flexible sensors, which accurately detect compounds in breath samples that are specific to ovarian cancer.
Sep 30th, 2015
Read moreNew electrode gives micro-supercapacitor macro storage capacity
Researchers have developed an electrode material that means electrochemical capacitors produce results similar to batteries, yet retain their particular advantages.
Sep 30th, 2015
Read moreNew research puts us closer to do-it-yourself spray-on solar cell technology
A new study puts us closer to do-it-yourself spray-on solar cell technology - promising third-generation solar cells utilizing a nanocrystal ink deposition that could make traditional expensive silicon-based solar panels a thing of the past.
Sep 30th, 2015
Read moreInvisibility cloak might enhance efficiency of solar cells
Optical invisibility cloaks guide sunlight around objects that cast a shadow on the solar panel, such as contacts for current extraction.
Sep 30th, 2015
Read moreDisappearing carbon circuits on graphene could have security, biomedical uses
Researchers have demonstrated a technique for creating dynamic patterns on graphene surfaces. The patterns could be used to make reconfigurable electronic circuits, which evolve over a period of hours before ultimately disappearing into a new electronic state of the graphene.
Sep 29th, 2015
Read moreMaking batteries with portabella mushrooms
Porous structure of portabella mushrooms is key to making efficient batteries that could power cell phones and electric vehicles.
Sep 29th, 2015
Read moreNanomachines: Pirouetting in the spotlight
Scientists have developed a new class of molecular motors that rotate unidirectionally at speeds of up to 1 kHz when exposed to sunlight at room temperature. This unique combination of features opens up novel applications in nano-engineering.
Sep 29th, 2015
Read morePhysicists map the strain in graphene, pixel by pixel
This week, an international group of scientists is reporting a breakthrough in the effort to characterize the properties of graphene noninvasively while acquiring information about its response to structural strain.
Sep 29th, 2015
Read moreTattoo-like electronic health patches may now be cheaper and easier to make
Researchers have invented a method for producing inexpensive and high-performing wearable patches that can continuously monitor the body's vital signs for human health and performance tracking, potentially outperforming traditional monitoring tools such as cardiac event monitors.
Sep 29th, 2015
Read moreLaser4Fun project develops laser-based surface patterning
Using the latest laser techniques, many surfaces of existing products can be accurately treated. The technique can replace the special coatings that are currently applied to existing materials for surface improvement.
Sep 29th, 2015
Read moreResearchers disguise drugs as platelets to target cancer
Researchers have for the first time developed a technique that coats anticancer drugs in membranes made from a patient's own platelets, allowing the drugs to last longer in the body and attack both primary cancer tumors and the circulating tumor cells that can cause a cancer to metastasize. The work was tested successfully in an animal model.
Sep 29th, 2015
Read moreVariance spectroscopy technique advances nanoparticle analysis
In a great example of 'less is more', scientists have developed a powerful method to analyze carbon nanotubes in solution.
Sep 29th, 2015
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