Silvija Gradecak has big intentions for small ingredients. The associate professor of materials science and engineering focuses on energy conversion and light harvesting through the use of nanomaterials.
Aug 21st, 2014
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A disturbance in the local magnetic order of a solid body can propagate across a material just like a wave. This wave is named spin wave and its quanta are known as magnons. Physicists propose the usage of magnons to carry and process information instead of electrons as it is done in electronics.
Aug 21st, 2014
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Researchers have, successfully observed and touched the rotational motion of a 1-nm synthetic molecular machine through the application of a single-molecule capturing and manipulation technique using optical microscopy and a bead probe, which allows visualization of molecular mechanical motion.
Aug 21st, 2014
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Zwei elektrische Isolatoren aneinander bringen und dadurch einen elektrischen Supraleiter erzeugen: Wer solche Phänomene in Nanostrukturen analysieren will, stößt schnell an messtechnische Grenzen - es sei denn, er benutzt eine neue Methode, die Würzburger Physiker mitentwickelt haben.
Aug 21st, 2014
Read moreThis computational method reduces the need for the use of expensive and costly devices and decreases the time of tests.
Aug 21st, 2014
Read moreA combination of three modes of therapy - photodynamic therapy, chemotherapy and radiotherapy - integrated into a single platform, it is hoped that this treatment would increase treatment efficacy and reduce side effects for cancer patients.
Aug 21st, 2014
Read moreWhen sunbathers splash into the ocean to cool off, some of their lotions and creams get rinsed into the water. The problem is that titanium dioxide and zinc oxide nanoparticles, which are common ingredients in sunblock, can react with ultraviolet light from the sun and form new compounds, such as hydrogen peroxide, that could be toxic.
Aug 20th, 2014
Read moreCut flowers last longer with silver nanoparticles.
Aug 20th, 2014
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A University of Manchester graphene scientist has won a prestigious award for his business proposal to set up a standards service for the one-atom thick material.
Aug 20th, 2014
Read moreA simple and effective way of unravelling the often tangled mass of DNA is to 'thread' the strand into a nano-channel. A new study used simulations to measure the characteristics that this channel should have in order to achieve maximum efficiency.
Aug 20th, 2014
Read moreFor the first time, chemists have succeeded in measuring vibrational motion of a single molecule with a femtosecond time resolution. The study reveals how vibration of a single molecule differs from the behaviour of larger molecular groups.
Aug 20th, 2014
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Scientists have figured out how to pick up and transfer single cells using a pipette - a common laboratory tool that's been tweaked slightly.
Aug 19th, 2014
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In a finding with scientific and industrial applications, researchers find that bursting bubbles can push tiny particles down into a liquid as well as up into the air.
Aug 19th, 2014
Read moreDavid Erickson, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Cornell University, will receive a $3 million National Science Foundation grant over five years to adapt smart phones for health monitoring.
Aug 19th, 2014
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Researchers collaborate to see particles in real time in their native environment.
Aug 19th, 2014
Read moreTeam invents non-metallic metamaterial that enables them to 'compress' and contain light.
Aug 19th, 2014
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