A way to coax simple, inorganic nanoparticles to spontaneously assemble into shells has been discovered, potentially paving the way for more efficient industrial chemical processing, gene delivery and clean-up of chemical contaminants in the environment, researchers say. And it explores how life may have started.
Nov 7th, 2016
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Scientists determined directly the relation between the bandgap energy of single cesium lead bromide nanocrystals and their size and shape.
Nov 7th, 2016
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Sodium-oxygen batteries have improved cycle life due to highly concentrated electrolytes.
Nov 7th, 2016
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Researchers have modelled a particular spin liquid, showing that disorder can co-exist with order.
Nov 7th, 2016
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Scientists are driving three-wheeled, single-molecule 'nanoroadsters' with light and, for the first time, seeing how they move.
Nov 4th, 2016
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A new study demonstrates the possibility of covalent intertube bonding giving rise to interconnected (polymerized) multiwall nanotubes; these nanotubes being cheaper to produce than their single-wall counterparts.
Nov 4th, 2016
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Researchers developed a technique for imaging THz photocurrents with nanoscale resolution, and applied it to visualize strongly compressed THz waves (plasmons) in a graphene photodetector. The extremely short wavelengths and highly concentrated fields of these plasmons open new venues for the development of miniaturized optoelectronic THz devices.
Nov 4th, 2016
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Research on photosynthetic antenna complexes illuminates how they harvest light in plants, algae and bacteria.
Nov 4th, 2016
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New imaging technique stimulates particles to emit laser light, could create higher-resolution images.
Nov 4th, 2016
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The idea is reminiscent of the ancient alchemists' attempts to create gold from worthless substances: Researchers have discovered a novel way to fabricate pure gold nanostructures using an additive direct-write lithography technique.
Nov 4th, 2016
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Researchers warn that trace amounts of transition metal impurities act as recombination centers in gallium nitride semiconductors.
Nov 3rd, 2016
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Technique may enable large-scale atom arrays for quantum computing.
Nov 3rd, 2016
Read moreThe European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)'s Biocidal Products Committee backed three approvals, and one non-approval, of active substance/product-type combinations, at its October meeting.
Nov 3rd, 2016
Read moreChemical engineers have developed a new way to create inexpensive chemical sensors for detecting explosives, industrial pollutants or even the chemical markers of disease in a patient's breath.
Nov 3rd, 2016
Read moreThe National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO) has announced the release of the new 2016 National Nanotechnology Initiative Strategic Plan.
Nov 3rd, 2016
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The discovery of chains of atoms in a two-dimensional crystal could help researchers control the properties of matter.
Nov 3rd, 2016
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