Today, chemistry teachers and students can breath a sigh of relief. After teaching and learning about a particular family of molecules for decades, scientists have finally proven that they do in fact exist.
Jul 13th, 2015
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Plants and bacteria make use of sunlight with remarkably high efficiency: nine out of ten absorbed light particles are being put to use in an ordinary bacterium. For years, it has been a pressing question of modern research whether or not effects from quantum physics are responsible for this outstanding performance of natural light harvesters. A team of European research groups have examined these quantum effects in an artificial model system.
Jul 13th, 2015
Read moreThe Joint Research Center has published science-based options to improve the clarity and the practical application of the EC recommendation on the definition of a nanomaterial. This is the last JRC report in a series of three, providing the scientific support to the Commission in its review of the definition used to identify materials for which special provisions might apply.
Jul 13th, 2015
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Researchers have found that nanowires made of common semiconductor materials have a pronounced anelasticity - meaning that the wires, when bent, return slowly to their original shape rather than snapping back quickly.
Jul 13th, 2015
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Researchers have developed an effective and environmentally benign method to combat bacteria by engineering nanoscale particles that add the antimicrobial potency of silver to a core of lignin, a ubiquitous substance found in all plant cells. The findings introduce ideas for better, greener and safer nanotechnology and could lead to enhanced efficiency of antimicrobial products used in agriculture and personal care.
Jul 13th, 2015
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Scientists are forging toward tunable carbon-capture materials with a new study that shows how chemical changes affect the abilities of enhanced buckyballs to confine greenhouse gases.
Jul 13th, 2015
Read moreUnderstanding the surface structure of metal nanocrystals with specific facet indices is important due to its impact on controlling nanocrystal shape and functionality.
Jul 13th, 2015
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Researchers seek to advance the development of perovskite solar cells. By means of special thin-film processes, for example, material consumption and costs can be reduced.
Jul 13th, 2015
Read moreExperts from Ministries of Defence, European entities, industry and academia participated in an EDA workshop to discuss current and future areas of application of graphene in defence.
Jul 13th, 2015
Read morePublication of the report 'Nanotechnologies for pesticides and veterinary medicines: regulatory considerations' marks the culmination of four years of APVMA-led research, consultation and collaboration.
Jul 13th, 2015
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Researchers have designed a nanoparticle transport system for gene delivery that destroys deadly brain gliomas in a rat model, significantly extending the lives of the treated animals. The nanoparticles are filled with genes for an enzyme that converts a prodrug called ganciclovir into a potent destroyer of the glioma cells.
Jul 11th, 2015
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Researchers in the European project PAPETS are getting a more fundamental understanding of how photosynthesis works and this could result in the design of much more efficient solar cells.
Jul 10th, 2015
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The film has a thermal conductivity capacity that is four times that of copper; moreover, the graphene film is attachable to electronic components made of silicon.
Jul 10th, 2015
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In vivo protein crystallization offers exciting new possibilities for proteins that do not form crystals in vitro.
Jul 9th, 2015
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Sensors, memory switches, and circuits can be encoded in a common gut bacterium.
Jul 9th, 2015
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Researchers have harnessed graphene's unique optical and electronic properties to develop a reconfigurable highly sensitive molecule sensor.
Jul 9th, 2015
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