The same research team that developed the first laser based on a living cell has shown that use of fluorescent proteins in a solid form rather than in solution greatly increases the intensity of light produced, an accomplishment that takes advantage of natural protein structures surrounding the light-emitting portions of the protein molecules.
Dec 8th, 2014
Read moreUnderstanding how a desert beetle harvests water from dew could improve drinking water collection in dew condensers.
Dec 8th, 2014
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Scientists have used the zinc finger protein to develop a new manufacturing technique for size-controllable magnetic nanoparticle clusters.
Dec 8th, 2014
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Scientists have discovered an instability in gold nanoparticles that is critical for their application in future technology.
Dec 8th, 2014
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Researchers have developed a new lithography technique that uses nanoscale spheres to create three-dimensional (3-D) structures with biomedical, electronic and photonic applications. The new technique is significantly less expensive than conventional methods and does not rely on stacking two-dimensional patterns to create 3-D structures.
Dec 8th, 2014
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Finding gives scientists a new group of materials to explore to unlock secrets of some materials' ability to carry current with no energy loss.
Dec 8th, 2014
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An odd, iridescent material that's puzzled physicists for decades turns out to be an exotic state of matter that could open a new path to quantum computers and other next-generation electronics.
Dec 5th, 2014
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Scientists used the Zinc Finger protein to develop a new manufacturing technique for size-controllable magnetic nanoparticle clusters.
Dec 5th, 2014
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It may look more like Junk Yard Wars than high-tech, but a researcher's new design is the first step towards spray-on solar cells - bringing efficient, low-cost manufacturing of solar cells closer.
Dec 5th, 2014
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Scientists have proven a method that makes it possible to find the atomic structure of proteins in action by producing 'snapshots' of them with unprecedented spatial and temporal resolution.
Dec 5th, 2014
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ZnO nanowire were used to expand the active layer in the Cu2O light-absorbing layer and in the highly resistive i-ZnO layer to reduce the recombination loss at the heterointerface of ZnO/Cu2O photovoltaic devices.
Dec 5th, 2014
Read moreResearchers have fabricated back-gated field-effect phototransistors made of MoSe2 crystals having a thickness of only twenty nanometers. The devices were fabricated by mechanical cleavage of MoSe2 crystals into few-layered flakes, followed by transfer onto a silicon wafer with pre-deposited titanium electrodes.
Dec 5th, 2014
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Scientists have developed an ultrafast quantum chemical method, which allows rapid and accurate simulations of complex molecular systems consisting of thousands of molecules.
Dec 5th, 2014
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Researchers are closer to understanding the process by which nanoparticles made of more than one material - called heterostructured nanoparticles - form. This process, known as heterogeneous nucleation, is the same mechanism by which beads of condensation form on a windowpane.
Dec 5th, 2014
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How can light which has been captured in a solar cell be examined in experiments? Scientists have succeeded in looking directly at light propagation within a solar cell by using a trick. The photovoltaics researchers are working on periodic nanostructures that efficiently capture a portion of sunlight which is normally only poorly absorbed.
Dec 5th, 2014
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A chemical reaction is a rearrangement of atoms in and between molecules, the breaking of old and the formation of new bonds. The glue that binds atoms in molecules and creates the bonds between them is made out of valence electrons. Scientists were able to show theoretically that the ultrafast x-ray camera is not only sensitive to inert core electrons but may also visualize the motion of chemically active valence electrons.
Dec 5th, 2014
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