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New tests explore safety of nanotubes in modern plastics over time
Experiments at NIST may help scientists devise better tests to make sure aging plastics won't turn into environmental or health hazards as time goes by.
Posted: Dec 18th, 2013
Read moreSolar energy: Graphene sees the light
Sheets of carbon just one atom thick could make effective transparent electrodes in certain types of photovoltaic cells.
Posted: Dec 18th, 2013
Read morePolymer coatings based on molecular structures
A novel method enables manufacturing of polymer layers with tailor-made properties and multiple functions: A stable porous gel for biological and medical applications is obtained from a metal-organic framework grown up on a substrate.
Posted: Dec 18th, 2013
Read moreCrystal film growth: nanosheets extend epitaxial growth applications
Molecularly thin two-dimensional crystals can alleviate the lattice matching restrictions of epitaxial crystalline thin film growth, as reported by researchers in Japan.
Posted: Dec 17th, 2013
Read moreResearchers develop advanced three-dimensional 'force microscope' (w/video)
Innovation could lead to faster drug therapies and increased understanding of proteins on the microscopic level.
Posted: Dec 17th, 2013
Read moreDNA motor 'walks' along nanotube, transports tiny particle
Researchers have created a new type of molecular motor made of DNA and demonstrated its potential by using it to transport a nanoparticle along the length of a carbon nanotube.
Posted: Dec 17th, 2013
Read moreRoots of the lithium battery problem: Researchers find dendrites start below the surface
Scientists have discovered that during the early stages of development, the bulk of dendrite material lies below the surface of the lithium electrode, underneath the electrode/electrolyte interface.
Posted: Dec 17th, 2013
Read moreTheorists predict new state of quantum matter may have big impact on electronics
Experiments underway to validate topologically insulating stanene as first room temperature lossless conductor.
Posted: Dec 17th, 2013
Read moreInfrared sheds light on single protein complexes
A new infrared spectroscopy technique, called nano-FTIR, has now enabled nanoscale chemical imaging and probing of protein's secondary structure with enormous sensitivity.
Posted: Dec 17th, 2013
Read moreSharpening the focus in quantum photolithography
A new protocol makes it possible to improve the accuracy of photolithography by addressing its physical limitations.
Posted: Dec 17th, 2013
Read more3D-printing project set new speed record for printing in nanoscale resolution
The PHOCAM project focused on two core techniques - 3D printing for high-performance ceramics and 3D printing with ultra-high resolution - and achieved remarkable results. It improved processes so significantly that its printed ceramic parts now measure up to the most stringent criteria for high-precision engineering, and it set a new speed record for printing in nanoscale resolution.
Posted: Dec 17th, 2013
Read moreGraphene improves oil exploration
Graphene holds potential for diverse applications, including battery materials, electrodes, high-speed electronics, water filtration, and solar energy harvesting.Little media attention, however, has been paid to a young and exciting application of graphene - oil exploration.
Posted: Dec 17th, 2013
Read moreAtoms in a nanocrystal cooperate, much like in biomolecules
Researchers have long thought that biological molecules and synthetic nanocrystals were similar only in size. Now, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign chemists have found that they can add reactivity to the list of shared traits. Atoms in a nanocrystal can cooperate with each other to facilitate binding or switching, a phenomenon widely found in biological molecules.
Posted: Dec 17th, 2013
Read moreNew graphene treatment could unleash new uses
Research team develops simple, inexpensive method that could help realize material's promise for electronics, solar power, and sensors.
Posted: Dec 16th, 2013
Read moreResearchers devise recipe to fine-tune diameter of silica nanorods
By controlling the temperature of silica rods as they grow, researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory could be setting the stage for advances in anti-reflective solar cells, computer monitors, TV screens, eye glasses and more.
Posted: Dec 16th, 2013
Read moreResearchers create first soluble 2D supramolecular organic frameworks
Researchers have unveiled the first two-dimensional SOFs that self-assemble in solution, an important breakthrough that holds implications for sensing and separation technologies, energy sciences, and, perhaps most importantly, biomimetics.
Posted: Dec 16th, 2013
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