Nanocrystalline thin-film solar cells
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
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Europeans discuss application of graphene in defence
Experts 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 moreRegulatory considerations for nanotechnology in Australia
Publication 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
Read moreNanoparticle transport system for genes thwarts brain cancer in rats
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
Read moreQuantum physics provides startling insights into biological processes
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
Read moreGraphene-based film can be used for efficient cooling of electronics
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
Read moreWatching protein crystal growth in living cells in real time
In vivo protein crystallization offers exciting new possibilities for proteins that do not form crystals in vitro.
Jul 9th, 2015
Read moreResearchers develop basic computing elements for bacteria
Sensors, memory switches, and circuits can be encoded in a common gut bacterium.
Jul 9th, 2015
Read moreA graphene-based high-sensitivity tunable plasmonic biosensor
Researchers have harnessed graphene's unique optical and electronic properties to develop a reconfigurable highly sensitive molecule sensor.
Jul 9th, 2015
Read moreTunneling out of the surface
Scientists have discovered a new chemical reaction pathway on titanium dioxide (TiO2), an important photocatalytic material.
Jul 9th, 2015
Read moreLayered semiconducting black arsenic phosphorus as an alternative to silicon
Chemists have developed a semiconducting material in which individual phosphorus atoms are replaced by arsenic and engineers have built the first field-effect transistors from the new material.
Jul 9th, 2015
Read more'Women in Graphene' network launched
Graphene Week 2015 in Manchester last month saw the launch of Women in Graphene, a support network for women in graphene and related 2D materials research. As in other areas of science and engineering, women make up significant proportion of the 2D materials workforce, but they face a number of gender-specific barriers to career progression.
Jul 9th, 2015
Read moreNew thermoelectric materials based on thin films of chromium nitride
Scientists report a 250% increase of the thermoelectric conversion efficiency of a CrN thin film compared with the bulk material. This work paves the way for a new generation of thermoelectric materials based on oxides and nitrides.
Jul 9th, 2015
Read moreResearch alliance produces working test chips in 7-nm technology
Researchers from IBM Research, SUNY Polytechnic Institute's Colleges of Nanotech Science and Engineering and partners including GlobalFoundries and Samsung have produced advances that will enable the semiconductor industry to pack about twice as many transistors on the chips that power everything from data-crunching servers to mobile devices.
Jul 9th, 2015
Read moreGraphene coating could help boost chemotherapy's effects
Silver is often used as a coating on medical equipment used for chemotherapy. The problem is that this silver coating can break down drugs. Now, researchers have found a graphene coating that will help boost chemotherapy's effects.
Jul 9th, 2015
Read moreNanoscale physics explains why puddles stop spreading
Simple everyday phenomenon was unexplained by physics - until now.
Jul 9th, 2015
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