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Inventor of AFM-IR technique to receive the prestigious Ernst Abbe Memorial Award for pioneering field of nanoscale IR Spectroscopy

The inventor of the AFM-IR technique, Professor Alexandre Dazzi from the Universite Paris-Sud, is to receive the Ernst Abbe Memorial Award.

Mar 18th, 2014

Stretchable nanowire antenna for wearable health monitoring

Researchers have developed a new, stretchable antenna that can be incorporated into wearable technologies, such as health monitoring devices.

Mar 18th, 2014

Surface nanopatterning reduces coercivity by as much as 80 percent

Researchers have found a way to reduce the coercivity of nickel ferrite thin films by as much as 80 percent by patterning the surface of the material, opening the door to more energy efficient high-frequency electronics, such as sensors, microwave devices and antennas.

Mar 18th, 2014

Carbon nanotube composites increase the efficiency of next generation of solar cells

Carbon nanotubes are becoming increasingly attractive for photovoltaic solar cells as a replacement to silicon. Researchers have discovered that controlled placement of the carbon nanotubes into nano-structures produces a huge boost in electronic performance.

Mar 18th, 2014

Online NanoSafety Database Survey announced by the EU NanoSafety Cluster

This survey is a first in a biannual continuous effort and attempt to collect, organise and share up-to-date information about NanoSafety related databases worldwide.

Mar 18th, 2014

Assessment of impacts of a European register of products containing nanomaterials

A new study by the German Federal Environment Agency analyzes the impact of the proposed European Register of Products Containing Nanomaterials.

Mar 18th, 2014

Antimony nanocrystals for batteries

Rersearchers have succeeded for the first time to produce uniform antimony nanocrystals. Tested as components of laboratory batteries, these are able to store a large number of both lithium and sodium ions.

Mar 18th, 2014

Innovative nanosensor technique to conduct faster bioassays

Researchers are experimenting the introduction of aluminum optical nanosensors on the surface of common compact disc for facilitating analysis by using CDs and DVDs players.

Mar 18th, 2014

Nanopores underlie our ability to tune in to a single voice

Inner-ear membrane uses tiny pores to mechanically separate sounds, researchers find.

Mar 18th, 2014

Knowing whether food has spoiled without even opening the container

A color-coded nanorod smart tag could tell consumers whether a carton of milk has turned sour or a can of green beans has spoiled without opening the containers, according to researchers.

Mar 17th, 2014

Toward 'vanishing' electronics and unlocking nanomaterials? power potential

Brain sensors and electronic tags that dissolve. Boosting the potential of renewable energy sources. These are examples of the latest research from two pioneering scientists selected as this year's Kavli lecturers at the 247th National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society.

Mar 17th, 2014

Flexible carbon nanotube circuits made more reliable, power efficient

Engineers invent a process to 'dope' carbon filaments with an additive to improve their electronic performance, paving the way for digital devices that bend.

Mar 17th, 2014

Nanomedicine: new solutions or new problems?

This report gives an overview of nanomedicine in general with particular emphasis on environmental and human health risks, as well as raising regulatory issues that need to be addressed in order for nanomedicine to deliver on its promises without unduly introducing new risks.