The first method for controlling the growth of metal crystals from single atoms
Researchers have announced the first ever method for controlling the growth of metal-crystals from single atoms.
May 27th, 2014
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Scientists develop new hybrid energy transfer system
Scientists have developed a new hybrid energy transfer system, which mimics the processes responsible for photosynthesis.
May 27th, 2014
Read moreTantalum oxide nanoparticles based Pt nanoparticles as efficient catalysts for polymer electrolyte fuel cells
Scientists report the development of tantalum oxide nanoparticles-capped Pt nanoparticles that possess a higher activity and durability than a Pt catalyst alone.
May 27th, 2014
Read moreMolecules do the triple twist
An international team of scientists has succeeded in designing the world's first triply twisted molecule. Because of their peculiar quantum mechanical properties these structures are interesting for applications in molecular electronics and optoelectronics.
May 27th, 2014
Read moreWinziges Goethe-Logo in 3D (m/video)
Grün leuchtende Struktur besteht aus licht-aktivierbaren Molekülen.
May 27th, 2014
Read moreNanoscale truss work
Fancy Erector Set? Nope. The elaborate fractal structure shown here is many, many times smaller than that and is certainly not child's play.
May 26th, 2014
Read moreThe EUPHONON European Project celebrates the Nanophononics Day
The Nanophononics Day aims to raise awareness about this emergent research area and the EUPHONON Project.
May 26th, 2014
Read moreGraphene to make large scale electricity storage a reality
Graphene could make batteries light, durable and suitable for high capacity energy storage from renewable generation.
May 26th, 2014
Read moreHepatitis B virus detection increased using gold nanoparticle immunosensor
Researchers succeeded in designing and production of an immunosensor based on nanotechnology to increase the rate and accuracy of the detection of hepatitis B virus existing in patients' blood serum.
May 26th, 2014
Read moreAdvanced light
Sending entangled beams through fast-light materials.
May 25th, 2014
Read moreDNA nanotechnology places enzyme catalysis within an arm's length
Using molecules of DNA like an architectural scaffold, scientists have developed a 3-D artificial enzyme cascade that mimics an important biochemical pathway that could prove important for future biomedical and energy applications.
May 25th, 2014
Read moreNano-imaging sheds light on how anti-cancer drug Taxol works
Through a combination of high-resolution cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) and new methodology for image analysis and structure interpretation, researchers have produced images of microtubule assembly and disassembly at the unprecedented resolution of 5 angstroms. Among other insights, these observations provide the first explanation of Taxol's success as a cancer chemotherapy agent.
May 24th, 2014
Read moreA new way to make sheets of graphene
Technique might enable advances in display screens, solar cells, or other devices.
May 23rd, 2014
Read moreNanoelectronics: First measurement of monolayer MoS2's thermal conductivity
Researchers have succeeded in measuring a previously unknown but essential property - thermal conductivity - of an ultra-thin material that is expected to play a major role in the fast-emerging field of nanoelectronics.
May 23rd, 2014
Read moreAFM systems take a tip from nanowires
In response to requests from the semiconductor industry, researchers have demonstrated that atomic force microscope (AFM) probe tips made from its near-perfect gallium nitride nanowires are superior in many respects to standard silicon or platinum tips in measurements of critical importance to microchip fabrication, nanobiotechnology, and other endeavors.
May 23rd, 2014
Read moreFlatland optics with graphene
Researchers introduced a platform technology based on optical antennas for trapping and controlling light with the one-atom-thick material graphene. The experiments show that the dramatically squeezed graphene-guided light can be focused and bent, following the fundamental principles of conventional optics.
May 23rd, 2014
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