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Titanium oxide nanotubes used to fabricate optimized anodes for fuel cells
Researchers succeeded in the production of a porous layer of titanium dioxide nanotubes on the titanium surface by using titanium as the sub-layer and its anodization in organic solutions.
Posted: Oct 27th, 2012
Read moreCarbon nanotube films show promise for touchscreens
Rice University lab creates simple method for flexible, conductive carbon nanotube sheets.
Posted: Oct 27th, 2012
Read moreResearch on nanocrystals to move from lab to market
UC Riverside and The Idea Zoo, Inc., sign license agreement to commercialize research performed in Yadong Yin's lab
Posted: Oct 26th, 2012
Read moreStrengthening fragile forests of carbon nanotubes for new MEMS applications
By using a variety of materials not commonly associated with MEMS technology, a team from Brigham Young University has created stronger microstructures that can form precise, tall and narrow 3-D shapes - characteristics that were never before possible in MEMS.
Posted: Oct 26th, 2012
Read moreNext-generation antireflection coatings could improve solar photovoltaic cell efficiency
Photovoltaic cell efficiency may soon get a big boost, thanks to next-generation antireflection coatings crafted from nanomaterials capable of cutting down on the amount of light reflected away from a cell's surface.
Posted: Oct 26th, 2012
Read moreScientists build 'nanobowls' to protect catalysts needed for better biofuel production
Scientists are using a layering technique developed for microchip manufacturing to build nanoscale 'bowls' that protect miniature metal catalysts from the harsh conditions of biofuel refining. Furthermore, the size, shape, and composition of the nanobowls can easily be tailored to enhance their functionality and specificity.
Posted: Oct 26th, 2012
Read moreScientists use molecular layers to study nanoscale heat transfer
A research team at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) has developed a novel system for examining and measuring nanoscale thermal conductance at the interface between two materials.
Posted: Oct 26th, 2012
Read moreNear-atomically flat silicon could help pave the way to new chemical sensors
Scientists have succeeded in creating near-atomically flat silicon, of the orientation used by the electronics industry, in a room temperature reaction. The flat silicon might one day serve as the base for new biological and chemical sensors.
Posted: Oct 26th, 2012
Read moreNanotechnology helps scientists keep silver shiny
A team of researchers led by Ray Phaneuf, a professor of materials science and engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park, has partnered with The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore to investigate less labor-intensive ways to protect silver artifacts from tarnishing.
Posted: Oct 26th, 2012
Read moreScientists demonstrate high-efficiency quantum dot solar cells
Scientists from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have demonstrated the first solar cell with external quantum efficiency (EQE) exceeding 100 percent for photons with energies in the solar range.
Posted: Oct 26th, 2012
Read moreMeasuring molecules with the naked eye
Chemists' innovation may be a better model for disease diagnostic kits.
Posted: Oct 26th, 2012
Read moreA nanoscale circuit diagram of the mouse brain
Max Planck scientists aim to analyse a whole mouse brain under the electron microscope.
Posted: Oct 26th, 2012
Read moreFocusing light on the nanoscale: Making nanolenses from metallic particles and DNA
Researchers have overcome this problem by an elegant self-assembly technique that produces millions of nanolenses on the basis of metallic nanoparticles in combination with DNA structures. These nanolenses enable 100fold more sensitive detection of even single molecules than previous approaches.
Posted: Oct 26th, 2012
Read moreLicht auf der Nanoskala fokussieren: Forscher präsentieren winzige Linsen aus Nanoteilchen und DNA
Wissenschaftler an der Technischen Universität Braunschweig, hat nun ein Verfahren entwickelt, bei dem Millionen sogenannter Nanolinsen aus metallischen Nanoteilchen und DNA parallel hergestellt werden. Diese Nanolinsen erlauben es, sogar einzelne Moleküle bis zu einhundertfach genauer zu untersuchen.
Posted: Oct 26th, 2012
Read moreBMBF-Branchendialog Nanotechnologie und Neue Materialien für mehr Ressourceneffizienz
Der BMBF-Branchendialog präsentiert am 06. Dezember 2012 in Berlin Ergebnisse innovativer Werkstoff- und Nanotechnologieforschung für ressourceneffizientere Technologien.
Posted: Oct 26th, 2012
Read moreMeasuring microscopic magnets
A recently proposed technique could measure the movement of tiny magnets along magnetic wires with precision millions of times greater than the state-of-the-art method.
Posted: Oct 26th, 2012
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