Nanomaterials: Sized-up for strength
Experiments and numerical simulations show that miniaturized ultra-small platinum cylinders weaken when their constituents are reduced in number.
Jul 31st, 2013
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Printing nanosilver onto fibers could pave the way for flexible, wearable electronics
A new technique for depositing silver onto clothing fibres could open up huge opportunities in wearable electronics.
Jul 30th, 2013
Read moreKinematic analysis of light-induced jumping crystals
Live beings are not the only things that can move around - it turns out that small crystals can also rotate or even jump. Scientists from United Arab Emirates and Russia have now systematically examined crystals that move when irradiated by light.
Jul 30th, 2013
Read moreFirst quantitative insights into electron transfer from minerals to microbes
Scientists have gained the first quantitative insights into electron transfer from minerals to microbes by studying that transfer in a nature-inspired, protein and iron-based nanoparticle system.
Jul 30th, 2013
Read moreNanoplasmonic black metals enable breakthrough in solar energy research
The use of plasmonic black metals could someday provide a pathway to more efficient photovoltaics to improve solar energy harvesting, according to researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Jul 30th, 2013
Read moreStabilisation of microdroplets using ink jet process
Researchers show how nicroscale droplets can be controlled and stabilised. For this purpose, they make use of a process that they developed for the 3D printing of nanoelectronic parts.
Jul 30th, 2013
Read moreDevelopment of a precision nanoindentation platform
The new machine is called the Precision Nanoindentation Platform, or PNP. It was created in response to the need to test tiny novel devices, components and coatings in diverse industrial settings.
Jul 30th, 2013
Read moreEngineers discover novel technology for producing nanocrystal electronic ink
Electronic touch pads that cost just a few dollars and solar cells that cost the same as roof shingles are one step closer to reality today.
Jul 30th, 2013
Read morePicosecond slow-motion confirms oxide materials exhibit considerably faster switching properties than semiconductors
As part of an international team of researchers, scientists at the Helmholtz Center Berlin have observed the switching mechanism from a non-conducting to a conducting state in iron oxide (specifically, magnetite) with previously unrealized precision. This switching mechanism, which in oxides proceeds in two consecutive steps, is thousands of times faster than it is in current transistors.
Jul 30th, 2013
Read moreEngineering at the atomic scale to curb global carbon emissions
Could a substance that resembles baby powder curb global carbon emissions? Wake Forest University researchers believe so, and a new Department of Energy grant worth more than $1 million will enable them and collaborators at the University of Texas at Dallas to design a novel material that could help revolutionize green engineering.
Jul 30th, 2013
Read moreWater clears path for graphene nanoribbon development
New research at Rice University shows how water makes it practical to form long graphene nanoribbons less than 10 nanometers wide.
Jul 30th, 2013
Read moreANSI-NSP launches nanotechnology standards database
The American National Standards Institute Nanotechnology Standards Panel (ANSI-NSP) announces the launch of a new database compiling information about nanotechnology-related standards and affiliated activities.
Jul 30th, 2013
Read moreAuf den Nanometer genau
PTB-Messverfahren von der EU zur Charakterisierung von Nano-Referenzmaterialien zertifiziert.
Jul 30th, 2013
Read moreGraphene physics helps understand how hydrogen metallizes
New work from a team at Carnegie's Geophysical Laboratory makes significant additions to our understanding of hydrogen's high-pressure behavior.
Jul 30th, 2013
Read moreAnalyzing the status of oxide surface photochemical reactivity
Review shows power of scanning tunneling microscopy to understand and control the surface photochemistry of oxide materials.
Jul 29th, 2013
Read moreTransparent film could coat windows, smartphone screens with energy-harvesting material
Nearly doubling the efficiency of a breakthrough photovoltaic cell they created last year, UCLA researchers have developed a two-layer, see-through solar film that could be placed on windows, sunroofs, smartphone displays and other surfaces to harvest energy from the sun.
Jul 29th, 2013
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