Researchers have developed a simple method for controlling the 'doping' of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), a chemical process that optimizes the tubes? properties. The method could improve the utility of doped CNTs in a number of nanotechnologies and flexible electronics, including CNT-silicon hybrid solar energy cells.
Posted: May 9th, 2014
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A mechanism of growth of anisotropic metal oxides that was predicted 20 years ago has been observed for the first time by researchers at the University of Bristol.
Posted: May 9th, 2014
Read moreScientists have shown for the first time the maximum theoretical limit of energy needed to control the magnetization of a single atom. The fundamental work can have great implications for the future of magnetic research and technology.
Posted: May 9th, 2014
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Researchers have developed materials that not only heal, but regenerate. Until now, self-repairing materials could only bond tiny microscopic cracks. The new regenerating materials fill in large cracks and holes by regrowing material.
Posted: May 8th, 2014
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A robust micrometer-scale structure for trapping light enhances optical interactions in advanced photonic devices.
Posted: May 8th, 2014
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Scientists are closing in on the secret recipe for high-temperature superconductors. The secret ingredients are still unknown, but new research has revealed a little more about how they are mixed. Three previously observed events associated with the emergence of superconductivity turn out to occur at the same time.
Posted: May 8th, 2014
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Nanoparticles that stagger delivery of two drugs knock out aggressive tumors in mice.
Posted: May 8th, 2014
Read moreNew research may help in the fight against terrorism with the creation of a sensor that can detect tiny quantities of explosives with the use of light and special glass fibres.
Posted: May 8th, 2014
Read moreScientists at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz and the National University of Singapore have attested that the thermal conductivity of graphene diverges with the size of the samples. This discovery challenges the fundamental laws of heat conduction for extended materials.
Posted: May 8th, 2014
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An international team of scientists discovered a new quantum control mechanism to selectively shake and break C-H bonds in symmetric hydrocarbon molecules with the waveform of femtosecond laser pulses.
Posted: May 8th, 2014
Read moreResearch promises to lead to increased functionality for advanced mobile devices and wearable electronics.
Posted: May 8th, 2014
Read moreA U.S. patent has been issued for a method comprising: dispersing carbon nanotubes in a solvent; and depositing the carbon nanotubes on a porous, conductive substrate; wherein the porous, conductive substrate is capable of functioning as a filter and a working electrode.
Posted: May 8th, 2014
Read moreThis electric energy harvesting approach could be integrated into cost-effective, self-powered sensor designs.
Posted: May 8th, 2014
Read moreGenerally, a lab-on-a-chip (LOC) can run no more than a test or two. That's because the chips are designed manually. If the LOC were made using computer-aided design, you could run dozens of tests with a single drop of blood.
Posted: May 8th, 2014
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New technique uses infrared synchrotron light and atomic force microscopy to study batteries, cell membranes, stardust, and other complex systems on the nanoscale.
Posted: May 7th, 2014
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Theseus was a great hero in Greek mythology known for qualities such as strength, courage and wisdom. Therefore it's no surprise that a team of Greek IBM scientists in Zurich and a professor from the University of Patras, Greece, borrowed his name as a codeword for a groundbreaking new memory technology, which combines flash with phase change memory (PCM) on a PCI-e card. Initial tests have clocked 12x and 275x improvements - and that's no myth.
Posted: May 7th, 2014
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