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Mesoporous graphene nano-balls as enhanced supercapacitor material
Researchers have developed a new method to massively synthesize enhanced yet affordable materials for supercapacitors.
Posted: Jul 8th, 2013
Read moreNanoelectromechanical sensors (NEMS) based on graphene membranes
Monolayer graphene exhibits exceptional electronic and mechanical properties, making it a very promising material for nanoelectromechanical devices. Now, researchers have conclusively demonstrated the piezoresistive effect in graphene in a nanoelectromechanical membrane configuration that provides direct electrical readout of pressure to strain transduction.
Posted: Jul 8th, 2013
Read moreGraphene one-day Symposium organized within TNT2013
On the occasion of TNT 2013, the 14th edition of the Trends in Nanotechnology International Conference (TNT 2013), a Graphene one-day Symposium will be organized in Seville, Spain.
Posted: Jul 8th, 2013
Read moreMeasuring molecules in their undistorted form
Using a special electron beam apparatus, scientists at Bielefeld University can determine the precise three-dimensional structure of gaseous molecules.
Posted: Jul 8th, 2013
Read moreNanomagnete aus der Röhre
Forschern ist es gelungen, magnetische Nanokristalle im inneren Hohlraum von Kohlenstoff-Nanoröhren zu züchten. Diese weisen drei Besonderheiten auf: (1) Die Grösse der Kristalle lässt sich durch den Durchmesser der Nanoröhre kontrollieren. (2) Die Kristalle sind vor Oxidation geschützt. (3) Durch ihre Winzigkeit haben die Nanokristalle andere magnetische Eigenschaften.
Posted: Jul 8th, 2013
Read moreAn unlikely competitor for diamond as the best thermal conductor
Boron arsenide may be of potential interest for cooling applications.
Posted: Jul 8th, 2013
Read moreResearchers build transistor that functions with light instead of electrical current
Researchers have managed to turn the oscillation direction of beams of light - simply by applying an electrical current to a special material. This way, a transistor can be built that functions with light instead of electrical current.
Posted: Jul 8th, 2013
Read moreChampion nano-rust for producing solar hydrogen
Water and some nano-structured iron oxide is all it takes to produce bubbles of solar hydrogen. EPFL and Technion scientists just discovered the champion structure to achieve this.
Posted: Jul 7th, 2013
Read morePollution control with nanotechnology
In the remediation of pollutions in the soil and groundwater, minute nanoparticles are being increasingly used that are to convert resp. break down pollutants on site. The process, often somewhat mistakenly described as 'nano-remediation', can also be used with contaminations that have been hard to fight up to now, for example through heavy metals or the notorious, carcinogenic softener PCB. Yet how do the various nanoparticles behave in the earth, are they in turn harmless for humans and the environment and how can they be produced at a favourable price?
Posted: Jul 6th, 2013
Read moreDesigner droplets open new possibilities
By designing droplets using electricity, researchers have opened new possibilities in physics. This technique could possibly be used for everything from extracting oil from wells to creating makeup and food.
Posted: Jul 6th, 2013
Read moreNew ASTM Nanotechnology Standard will facilitate description and characterization data exchange
A new ASTM International standard will facilitate the meaningful submission and exchange of nanomaterial descriptions and characterization data, along with other files, among individual nanotechnology researchers.
Posted: Jul 5th, 2013
Read moreNew method directly measures the extent to which drugs reach their targets in the cell
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have developed the first method for directly measuring the extent to which drugs reach their targets in the cell. The method could make a significant contribution to the development of new, improved drug substances.
Posted: Jul 5th, 2013
Read moreUnique nanostructure shell design gives guillemot eggs an edge for living on the edge
Unique nanostructures on guillemot eggshells eggs enable them to survive precarious habitats, on exposed cliffs with no nest. A new study shows how these structures act as self-cleaning guardians of the eggs, preventing them from falling and protecting them from salt and guano exposure.
Posted: Jul 5th, 2013
Read moreAn all-glass lab-on-a-chip
A miniature laboratory could be used to study cells or biomolecules in medical samples.
Posted: Jul 5th, 2013
Read moreResearchers build an all-optical transistor
An optical switch that can be turned on by a single photon could point toward new designs for both classical and quantum computers.
Posted: Jul 5th, 2013
Read moreMolecular chains hypersensitive to magnetic fields
Researchers have created perfect one-dimensional molecular wires of which the electrical conductivity can almost entirely be suppressed by a weak magnetic field at room temperature.
Posted: Jul 4th, 2013
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