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Nanotechnology developed by U.S. space program could find use in deep brain stimulation

Applying nanotechniques developed in the U.S. space program may help to better understand the electrochemical dynamics of deep brain stimulation in order to fine-tune the therapy.

Jun 8th, 2015

Ink-free color ptinting with nanomaterials

The new method involves the use of thin sandwiches of nanometer-scale metal-dielectric materials known as metamaterials that interact with light in ways not seen in nature.

Jun 8th, 2015

Take a survey on risk management of nanotechnology

The EUFP7 Sustainable Nanotechnologies (SUN) project is currently developing the Technological Alternatives and Risk Management Measures (TARMM) inventory and are looking for companies to fill in a short survey of 12 questions.

Jun 8th, 2015

Stable perovskite solar cells developed through structural simplification

Researchers have successfully developed perovskite solar cells with good reproducibility and stability as well as exhibiting ideal semiconducting properties.

Jun 8th, 2015

Diffusion and remote detection of hot-carriers in graphene

Study results create new opportunities for nanoscale bolometry and calorimetry and could have a strong impact in the performance of conventional graphene devices.

Jun 8th, 2015

Moving sector walls on the nano scale

Scientists are able to visualize and selectively modify the internal order of an intensively researched class of materials known as multiferroics. This opens the door to promising applications in electronics. The researchers are particularly interested in the walls of the ordered sections.

Jun 5th, 2015

'Chlorination-less' wins nanotechnology student video contest (w/video)

Tiny science. Big impacts. Cool videos. NNCO announces a winner from the University of Puerto Rico.

Jun 5th, 2015

Researchers design the most precise quantum thermometer to date

Physics have found the 'formula' to construct a quantum thermometer with enough precision to detect minute fluctuations in temperature in regions as small as the inside of a cell.

Jun 5th, 2015

Next-generation illumination using silicon quantum dot-based white-blue LED

Researchers have fabricated a silicon quantum dot-based hybrid inorganic/organic light-emitting diode (LED) that exhibits white-blue electroluminescence.

Jun 5th, 2015

Stretchable nano-ceramics made by flame technology

Scientists have successfully been able to transfer the experience from furnace to laboratory while synthesizing nanoscale materials using simple and highly efficient flame technology. This 'baking' of nanostructures has already been a great success using zinc oxide. The recent findings concentrate on tin oxide, which opens up a wide field of possible new applications.

Jun 5th, 2015

Solvent encapsulation is the trick: a solid material with spin-transition solution-like behaviour

Researchers have developed a universal encapsulation method to integrate those compounds into solid materials keeping their useful properties unaltered.

Jun 5th, 2015

New study shows the dynamics of active swarms in alternating fields

Researchers have studied the dynamics of active swarms using computer simulations and experiments on unicellular algae. The team not only found full analogy of the active motion in a field to magnetic hysteresis but also managed to quantify the controllability of the swarm and identify the signatures of collective behavior of the active agents.