Carbon nanotubes are becoming increasingly attractive for photovoltaic solar cells as a replacement to silicon. Researchers have discovered that controlled placement of the carbon nanotubes into nano-structures produces a huge boost in electronic performance.
Posted: Mar 18th, 2014
Read moreThis survey is a first in a biannual continuous effort and attempt to collect, organise and share up-to-date information about NanoSafety related databases worldwide.
Posted: Mar 18th, 2014
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A new study by the German Federal Environment Agency analyzes the impact of the proposed European Register of Products Containing Nanomaterials.
Posted: Mar 18th, 2014
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Rersearchers have succeeded for the first time to produce uniform antimony nanocrystals. Tested as components of laboratory batteries, these are able to store a large number of both lithium and sodium ions.
Posted: Mar 18th, 2014
Read moreResearchers are experimenting the introduction of aluminum optical nanosensors on the surface of common compact disc for facilitating analysis by using CDs and DVDs players.
Posted: Mar 18th, 2014
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Inner-ear membrane uses tiny pores to mechanically separate sounds, researchers find.
Posted: Mar 18th, 2014
Read moreA color-coded nanorod smart tag could tell consumers whether a carton of milk has turned sour or a can of green beans has spoiled without opening the containers, according to researchers.
Posted: Mar 17th, 2014
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Brain sensors and electronic tags that dissolve. Boosting the potential of renewable energy sources. These are examples of the latest research from two pioneering scientists selected as this year's Kavli lecturers at the 247th National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society.
Posted: Mar 17th, 2014
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Engineers invent a process to 'dope' carbon filaments with an additive to improve their electronic performance, paving the way for digital devices that bend.
Posted: Mar 17th, 2014
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This report gives an overview of nanomedicine in general with particular emphasis on environmental and human health risks, as well as raising regulatory issues that need to be addressed in order for nanomedicine to deliver on its promises without unduly introducing new risks.
Posted: Mar 17th, 2014
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Researchers discover new rules for single-particle imaging with light-emitting nanocrystals.
Posted: Mar 17th, 2014
Read moreResearchers successfully created the first ultrasound imaging agent based on genetically encoded gas-containing structures.
Posted: Mar 17th, 2014
Read moreAMBER, Ireland's national materials science centre based in Trinity College Dublin has etched a nano sized shamrock whose stem is approximately 200,000 times smaller than a grain of salt.
Posted: Mar 17th, 2014
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Right now, these are just static shapes. But they provide the scaffolding on which scientists could build robot walkers, or cages with doors that open and close. Already, researchers are talking about how such structures could be used to deliver drugs precisely to particular cells or locations in the body.
Posted: Mar 17th, 2014
Read moreA*STAR Institute of Microelectronics has launched the Silicon Micro Cooler (SMC) consortium to develop integrated thermal management solutions for semiconductor chips with extreme high heat dissipation and local hot spots applications.
Posted: Mar 17th, 2014
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Scanning electron microscopes are extremely sensitive and even subtle movements going on around them can affect their accuracy. Vibration control tables already exist to dampen these sometimes barely perceptible disturbances. But now a new kind of isolation platform for the first time integrates sensors and actuators into the mount - resulting in a platform that is more cost-effective and compact than its predecessors.
Posted: Mar 17th, 2014
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