The latest fashion: Graphene edges can be tailor-made
Theory shows it should be possible to tune material's properties.
Jan 23rd, 2015
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Silver nanowires demonstrate unexpected self-healing mechanism
Researchers found that silver nanowires can withstand strong cyclic loads, which is a key attribute needed for flexible electronics.
Jan 23rd, 2015
Read moreSUN organizes successful 1st Sustainable Nanotechnology School
The SUN project has successfully hosted the first Sustainable Nanotechnology School, with over 70 participants coming from all over Europe, United States and Brazil and 21 speakers chosen among the most prominent experts on environmental, health and safety (EHS) implications and sustainable applications of nanomaterials.
Jan 23rd, 2015
Read moreNew technique helps probe performance of organic solar cell materials
The researchers have used the technique to determine that materials with a highly organized structure at the nanoscale are not more efficient at creating free electrons than poorly organized structures - a finding which will help guide future research and development efforts.
Jan 23rd, 2015
Read moreNanotechnology changes behavior of materials used in solar cells
Engineers have developed a technique to increase the performance and electrical conductivity of thin films that make up solar cell materials using nanotechnology.
Jan 23rd, 2015
Read moreScientists 'bend' elastic waves with new metamaterials that could have commercial applications
Materials could benefit imaging and military enhancements such as elastic cloaking.
Jan 23rd, 2015
Read moreExotic, giantic molecules fit inside each other like Russian nesting dolls
Scientists have experimentally observed for the first time a phenomenon in ultracold, three-atom molecules predicted by Russian theoretical physicsist Vitaly Efimov in 1970.
Jan 22nd, 2015
Read moreIs glass a true solid?
Does glass ever stop flowing? Researchers have combined computer simulation and information theory, originally invented for telephone communication and cryptography, to answer this puzzling question.
Jan 22nd, 2015
Read moreSize matters: The importance of building small things
Strong materials, such as concrete, are usually heavy, and lightweight materials, such as rubber (for latex gloves) and paper, are usually weak and susceptible to tearing and damage. Julia R. Greer, professor of materials science and mechanics at Caltech is helping to break that linkage.
Jan 22nd, 2015
Read moreGold 'nano-drills'
Spherical gold particles are able to 'drill' a nano-diameter tunnel in ceramic material when heated. This is an easy and attractive way to equip chips with nanopores for DNA analysis, for example.
Jan 22nd, 2015
Read moreDas perfekte Baumaterial für Nano-Roboter
In Stuttgart werden extrem belastbare Faden-Kristalle im Vakuum hergestellt.
Jan 22nd, 2015
Read moreA simple route to prepare stable liquid marbles
The aim of new research on the development of 'liquid marbles', also known as dry water, is to better understand the behaviour of this compound, in order to make advances in the use of cheaper materials, such as polystyrene.
Jan 22nd, 2015
Read moreGraphene-boron nitride heterostructures propagate light at the nanoscale
A new study exploits near-field microscopy to image propagating plasmons in high-quality graphene encapsulated between two films of hexagonal boron nitride. It finds unprecedentedly low plasmon damping combined with strong field confinement and confirms the high uniformity of this plasmonic medium.
Jan 22nd, 2015
Read moreStable long term operation of graphene devices achieved
Researchers have demonstrated a sophisticated encapsulation technique enabling highly reproducible operation of graphene devices in normal atmosphere for several months.
Jan 22nd, 2015
Read moreGraphene nanosensor determines caffeine and other components in tea
Researchers used a simple, cost-effective and eco-friendly method to produce a sensor based on graphene oxide nano-sheets with high sensitivity and simultaneously measure useful components of tea.
Jan 22nd, 2015
Read moreStretching and twisting RNA molecules
Single-molecule experiments reveal surprising differences amongst the 'molecular cousins' DNA and RNA when stretched and twisted.
Jan 21st, 2015
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