The National Physical Laboratory has collaborated with Chalmers University of Technology and Linkoping University in Sweden to help develop a fast and inexpensive tool for quality control of graphene grown on silicon carbide.
Posted: Aug 28th, 2013
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Theoretical simulations reveal that layered semiconductors with magnetic interfaces are potent catalysts for solar energy capture and conversion.
Posted: Aug 27th, 2013
Read moreBiocompatible complexes for drug delivery applications get a structural boost from nanoscale silicon cages.
Posted: Aug 27th, 2013
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On a rectangular chip slightly smaller than a person's finger, two scientists and an engineer are writing what they hope will be the blueprint for the future of drug testing.
Posted: Aug 27th, 2013
Read moreDartmouth researchers develop molecular switch that changes liquid crystal colors.
Posted: Aug 26th, 2013
Read moreFrom plastics to silicon to nanotubes? Study describes breakthrough in next-generation material.
Posted: Aug 26th, 2013
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Berkeley Lab researchers at the Molecular Foundry reveal fundamental size-dependence of metal nanocrystals undergoing phase transitions.
Posted: Aug 26th, 2013
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Scientists have discovered a way of suppressing thermal conductivity in sodium cobaltate, opening new paths for energy scavenging.
Posted: Aug 26th, 2013
Read moreResearchers have demonstrated a single InGaN quantum dot embedded in an obelisk-shaped GaN nanostructure.
Posted: Aug 26th, 2013
Read moreScientists at KAIST successfully developed a process enabling the location-determinable, ultra high speed synthesis of nanomaterials using laser beams.
Posted: Aug 26th, 2013
Read moreThe nanomaterial consists of graphene inserted in copper and nickel and exhibits strengths 500 times and 180 times, respectively, greater than that of pure metals.
Posted: Aug 26th, 2013
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The objectives of the research are to investigate the dynamics of phase transitions, including the formation of liquid crystals, as well as the equilibrium gel or empty liquid state, of highly anisotropic colloidal disks.
Posted: Aug 26th, 2013
Read moreKey to shrinking devices is Terascale computing, involving ultrafast technology supported by single microchips that can perform trillions of operations per second.
Posted: Aug 26th, 2013
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Smart nanostructures can increase the yield of solar cells. An international team of researchers including physicists from the FOM Foundation, Delft University of Technology and Toyota, have now optimised the nanostructures so that the solar cell provides more electricity and loses less energy in the form of heat.
Posted: Aug 26th, 2013
Read moreBy monitoring and controlling spin fluctuations, the method may provide a route for enhancing the resolution of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on the nanometer-scale, allowing researchers to make 3D images of smaller objects than ever before.
Posted: Aug 26th, 2013
Read moreA new study has found a way to suppress the thermal conductivity in sodium cobaltate so that it can be used to harvest waste energy.
Posted: Aug 25th, 2013
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