Deadline extended for paper submission to International Nanosafety Congress
The deadline for paper submission to the International Nanosafety Congress was extended to 15 December 2013.
Posted: Nov 11th, 2013
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Nanotechnology drug smugglers
The nanotechnology materials carbon nanotubes and fullerenes are invisible to the chemical gatekeeper that flushes potentially harmful substances out of our bodies' cells.
Posted: Nov 11th, 2013
Read moreTriboelectric nanogenerator harvests energy from human walking
The triboelectric nanogenerator, a unique technology for harvesting ambient mechanical energy based on the triboelectric effect, has been proven to be a cost-effective, simple, and robust approach for self-powered systems.
Posted: Nov 11th, 2013
Read moreA new paradigm for solar cell construction
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University have experimentally demonstrated a new paradigm for solar cell construction which may ultimately make them less expensive, easier to manufacture and more efficient at harvesting energy from the sun.
Posted: Nov 11th, 2013
Read moreNanomedical device and systems design: Challenges, possibilities, visions
The book 'Nanomedical Device and Systems Design: Challenges, Possibilities, Visions' serves as a preliminary guide toward the inspiration of specific investigative pathways that may lead to meaningful discourse and significant advances in nanomedicine/nanotechnology.
Posted: Nov 11th, 2013
Read moreOptische Kühlung von Festkörpern auf der Nanoskala
Zwei Experimente unter der Leitung von Markus Arndt und Markus Aspelmeyer, beide Quantenphysiker der Universität Wien, zeigen erstmals die Laserkühlung von Teilchen, die aus mehr als einer Milliarde Atomen bestehen.
Posted: Nov 11th, 2013
Read moreNanostructured surfaces are easier to cool under extreme heat
MIT researchers make micro- and nanostructured surfaces that are easier to cool under extreme heat; finding could benefit power plants, electronics.
Posted: Nov 11th, 2013
Read moreSelf-steering particles go with the flow (w/video)
Asymmetrical particles could make lab-on-a-chip diagnostic devices more efficient and portable.
Posted: Nov 11th, 2013
Read moreDye Absorption structure of dye-sensitized solar cells elucidated on molecular level
The Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Photovoltaics Group of the NIMS, Global Research Center for Environment and Energy based on Nanomaterials Science (GREEN), elucidated the relationship between the photocurrent and the peculiar changes in the absorption structure occurring in the vicinity of the molecular-electrode interface in dye-sensitized solar cells, by conducting a soft X-ray radiation experiment.
Posted: Nov 11th, 2013
Read moreIran's 2nd Proposed International Standard on Nanotechnology Approved
Iran's proposal to the Nanotechnology International Standardization Committee (ISO/TC229) was approved in the final stage of voting (DTS stage) and will be published in the near future.
Posted: Nov 11th, 2013
Read moreEin Fenster ins Innere von Graphen
Physikern der Uni Jena um Prof. Szameit und Prof. Dr. Stefan Nolte ist es jetzt mit einem internationalen Team gelungen, das Verhalten von Elektronen in Graphen umfassend zu charakterisieren. Die Forscher stellen experimentelle Daten vor, anhand derer sich die elektronischen Eigenschaften insbesondere in den Randstrukturen des Graphen-Kristalls exakt simulieren lassen.
Posted: Nov 11th, 2013
Read moreSelf-assembling nanoscale transport networks, powered by nanomotors
The system can construct its own network of tracks spanning tens of micrometres in length, transport cargo across the network and even dismantle the tracks.
Posted: Nov 10th, 2013
Read moreNIOSH issues new recommendations for controlling workers' exposure to nanomaterials
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) issued new recommendations for controlling worker exposures to engineered nanomaterials during the manufacture and industrial use of those materials.
Posted: Nov 9th, 2013
Read moreWorld's first commercial nanostructured bulk metal
The nanostructure-controlled high-strength bainitic steel, where the thickness of bainitic ferrite platelets is controlled between 20 and 50 nm.
Posted: Nov 9th, 2013
Read moreNanogrid, activated by sunlight, breaks down pollutants in water, leaving biodegradable compounds
Researchers created a novel 'nanogrid', a large net consisting of metal grids made of a copper tungsten oxide, that, when activated by sunlight, can break down oil from a spill, leaving only biodegradable compounds behind.
Posted: Nov 8th, 2013
Read moreNext-generation semiconductors synthesis
Aluminum nitride semiconductors synthesized at significantly reduced temperatures.
Posted: Nov 8th, 2013
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