Engineers discover new method to determine surface properties at the nanoscale
As machines get smaller, knowing characteristics can make huge engineering differences.
Nov 21st, 2014
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Latest EU research magazine features a close-up on nanotechnology
Themes in this psecial include art conservation, electronics, water purification, clothing, building and construction and nanosafety.
Nov 21st, 2014
Read moreControlling a material with voltage
Technique could let a small electrical signal change materials' electrical, thermal, and optical characteristics.
Nov 21st, 2014
Read moreA theoretical roadmap to making 2-D electronics with novel properties
Researchers at MIT say they have carried out a theoretical analysis showing that a family of two-dimensional materials exhibits exotic quantum properties that may enable a new type of nanoscale electronics.
Nov 21st, 2014
Read moreBaltic Sea Network supports internationalisation in nanotechnology research
The Baltic Sea Network is an ambitious collaborative research project between partner universities in Germany, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Sweden. The project focuses on the manufacture and characterisation of innovative structured nanomaterials for medical applications.
Nov 21st, 2014
Read moreFree online course on graphene will be available worldwide
At the beginning of 2015, Chalmers University of Technology will start its first mooc - massive open online course - free of charge and accessible to anyone with a computer. The course will be on the super-material graphene, which has not been the subject for a mooc previously.
Nov 21st, 2014
Read moreQuantum mechanical calculations reveal the hidden states of enzyme active sites
Researchers have reported the first direct observation of the electronic states of iron-sulfur clusters, common to many enzyme active sites. The states were revealed by computing the complicated quantum mechanical behavior of the electrons in the clusters.
Nov 20th, 2014
Read moreMicroscope puts spotlight on the surface structure of quantum dots for designing new solar devices
A potential path to identify imperfections and improve the quality of nanomaterials for use in next-generation solar cells has emerged from a collaboration of University of Oregon and industry researchers.
Nov 20th, 2014
Read moreA path to brighter images and more efficient LCD displays
Engineers have developed a polarizing filter that allows in more light, leading the way for mobile device displays that last much longer on a single battery charge and cameras that can shoot in dim light.
Nov 20th, 2014
Read moreScientists discover novel metamaterial properties within hexagonal boron nitride
Researchers have demonstrated that confined surface phonon polaritons within hexagonal boron nitride exhibit unique metamaterial properties that enable novel nanoscale optical devices for use in optical communications, super-resolution imaging and improved infrared cameras and detectors.
Nov 20th, 2014
Read moreNanophosphor-based novel 2-in-1 biomarker and drug delivery system
This new biomarker lights up when it detects tumour cells to allow scientists to take a better look. And it can also release anti-cancer drugs at the same time to the specific cells.
Nov 20th, 2014
Read moreTomorrow's degradable electronics
Norwegian researchers are developing electronics that disappear to order.
Nov 20th, 2014
Read moreWeaving a catalyst
Popular aluminum oxide created by interlacing different crystal forms.
Nov 20th, 2014
Read morePaper electronics could make health care more accessible
Flexible electronic sensors based on paper have the potential to cut the price of a wide range of medical tools, from helpful robots to diagnostic tests. Scientists have now developed a fast, low-cost way of making these sensors by directly printing conductive ink on paper.
Nov 19th, 2014
Read moreSuccessful first year for the Sustainable Nanotechnologies Project
In their two day annual meeting, held in Utrecht, The Netherlands, from 22-24 October 2014, 35 partners from 12 EU countries presented their exiting results of the first 12 months of the SUN - Sustainable Nanotechnologies Project.
Nov 19th, 2014
Read moreGiving LEDs a cozy, warm glow
Researchers have found a novel way to ensure the lights of the future not only are energy efficient but also emit a cozy warmth.
Nov 19th, 2014
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