With this major advance, Canada now has the largest boron nitride nanotube production capacity in the world, and a production rate 100 times faster than any earlier technologies.
Aug 28th, 2014
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A professor's research examines 13,000-year-old nanodiamonds from multiple locations across three continents.
Aug 27th, 2014
Read moreNew research has led to a novel molecular system that can take your temperature, emit white light, and convert photon energy directly to mechanical motions.
Aug 27th, 2014
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A new research platform uses a laser to measure the nanomechanical properties of tiny structures undergoing stress and heating, an approach likely to yield insights to improve designs for microelectronics and batteries.
Aug 27th, 2014
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Scientists are developing a more environmentally friendly way to make colored plastics. They are using structure - or the shapes and architectures of materials - rather than dyes, to produce color.
Aug 27th, 2014
Read moreTargeted therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma using nanotechnology.
Aug 27th, 2014
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For many scientists, the discovery of one-atom-thick sheets of graphene is hugely significant, something with the potential to affect just about every aspect of human activity and endeavour.
Aug 27th, 2014
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New program also seeks to develop revolutionary miniaturization and assembly methods that would work at scales 100,000 times smaller than current state-of-the-art technology.
Aug 27th, 2014
Read moreRecent experiments have confirmed that a technique developed several years ago at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) can enable optical microscopes to measure the three-dimensional (3D) shape of objects at nanometer-scale resolution - far below the normal resolution limit for optical microscopy.
Aug 27th, 2014
Read moreOne of nature's mysteries is how plants survive impact by the huge amounts of energy contained in the sun's rays, while using this energy for photosynthesis. The hypothesis is that the light-absorbing proteins in the plant's blades quickly dissipate the energy throughout the entire protein molecule through so-called protein quakes. Researchers have now managed to successfully 'film' this process.
Aug 27th, 2014
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Gadolinium-based material that can be cooled by varying a magnetic field may be useful for cooling low-temperature sensors.
Aug 27th, 2014
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An investigation into switching characteristics provides new criteria for achieving faster switching of magnetic memories.
Aug 27th, 2014
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Researchers have demonstrated that two of these single-layer semiconductor materials can be connected in an atomically seamless fashion known as a heterojunction. This result could be the basis for next-generation flexible and transparent computing, better light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, and solar technologies.
Aug 26th, 2014
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Scientists have reported the first experimental observation of ultrafast charge transfer in photo-excited MX2 materials. The recorded charge transfer time clocked in at under 50 femtoseconds, comparable to the fastest times recorded for organic photovoltaics.
Aug 26th, 2014
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For tiny fractions of a second, quartz glass can take on metallic properties, when it is illuminated be a laser pulse. The effect could be used to build logical switches which are much faster than today's microelectronics.
Aug 26th, 2014
Read moreResearchers have created dynamic nanoparticles that could provide an arsenal of applications to diagnose and treat cancer. Built on an easy-to-make polymer, these particles can be used as contrast agents to light up tumors for MRI and PET scans or deliver chemo and other therapies to destroy tumors.
Aug 26th, 2014
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