An ultrasensitive molybdenum-based image sensor
New material can result in five times more sensitive cameras.
Jun 12th, 2013
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Luminous bacterial proteins detect chemicals in water
The sensor principle is based on a red and a green fluorescent dye. If a substance to be detected is present in a water sample, then the sensor shines green; a red color, however, indicates that the substance is not present.
Jun 12th, 2013
Read moreBrush nanostructures in 3D
Complex three-dimensional polymer brush nanostructures from photopolymerization.
Jun 12th, 2013
Read moreImec and Holst Centre unveil fully-organic imager
At this week's International Image Sensor Workshop (IISW 2013, Snowbird, US, June 12-16 2013), imec and Holst Centre present a large-area fully-organic photodetector array fabricated on a flexible substrate. The imager is sensitive in the wavelength range suitable for x-ray imaging applications.
Jun 12th, 2013
Read moreA novel technique to produce cheaper and more flexible multiple thin crystalline silicon wafers
Researchers have found a way to make the manufacture of crystalline silicon materials faster and more affordable.
Jun 12th, 2013
Read moreControlling magnetic clouds in graphene
Graphene can be made magnetic and its magnetism switched on and off at the press of a button, opening a new avenue towards electronics with very low energy consumption.
Jun 12th, 2013
Read moreMolecular 'sieves' harness ultraviolet irradiation for greener power generation
New research shows that exposing polymer molecular sieve membranes to ultraviolet (UV) irradiation in the presence of oxygen produces highly permeable and selective membranes for more efficient molecular-level separation, an essential process in everything from water purification to controlling gas emissions.
Jun 12th, 2013
Read moreNanotechnology helps track and improve drug action in pancreatic cancer
Scientists have been able to show ways in which we can markedly improve drug targeting of solid tumors, using tiny 'biosensors' along with new advanced imaging techniques. In real time and in three dimensions, these technologies can show us how cancers spread and how active cancer cells respond to a particular drug.
Jun 12th, 2013
Read moreExposure to air transforms gold alloys into catalytic nanostructures
Brookhaven Lab scientists create novel core-shell gold-indium oxide nanoparticles through room-temperature oxidation.
Jun 11th, 2013
Read morePolymer nanoreactors create uniform nanocrystals
Using star-shaped block co-polymer structures as tiny reaction vessels, researchers have developed an improved technique for producing nanocrystals with consistent sizes, compositions and architectures - including metallic, ferroelectric, magnetic, semiconductor and luminescent nanocrystals.
Jun 11th, 2013
Read moreStudent wins award for research on safer drugs through skin applications of nanostructured gels
New, more efficient drug formulations designed to treat illnesses through skin applications - thus avoiding serious side effects associated with oral drug-taking - have been developed by a student at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The method is based on utilizing skin-permeable proteins that are inserted into nano-structured gels.
Jun 11th, 2013
Read moreNanofiber sensor detects diabetes or lung cancer faster and easier (w/video)
Metal-oxide nanofiber based chemiresistive gas sensors offer greater usability for portable real-time breath tests that can be available on smart phones or tablet PCs in the near future
Jun 11th, 2013
Read moreGraphene and semiconductor technology together: smaller, cheaper, better (w/video)
Mobile phones that bend, self-powered nanodevices, new and improved solar cell technology and windows that generate electricity are but a few of the potential products from the union of semiconductors and graphene.
Jun 11th, 2013
Read more'Popcorn' particle pathways promise better lithium-ion batteries
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have confirmed the particle-by-particle mechanism by which lithium ions move in and out of electrodes made of lithium iron phosphate, findings that could lead to better performance in lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles, medical equipment and aircraft.
Jun 11th, 2013
Read moreNanoweek 2013 brings Government, industry, academia and public together to celebrate success of Irish nanotechnology
Now in its fourth year, Nanoweek will celebrate the importance of nanoscience to the Irish economy; the excellence of nanoscience research within our universities, and look to grow public awareness of a technology which is fundamental to medicine, communications, pharmaceuticals, energy and transport among other industries.
Jun 11th, 2013
Read moreWhy the shape of nanoparticles matters
A new study found that the shape of nanoparticles can enhance drug targeting. According to this study, rod-shaped nanoparticles - or nanorods - as opposed to spherical nanoparticles, appear to adhere more effectively to the surface of endothelial cells that line the inside of blood vessels.
Jun 10th, 2013
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