Project aims to mass-produce 'nanopetals' for sensors, batteries
Researchers at Purdue University are developing a method to mass-produce a new type of nanomaterial for advanced sensors and batteries.
Oct 23rd, 2013
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Minuscule bumps improve an anti-reflective coating
An anti-reflective film that mimics a moth's eye is durable and highly effective, overcoming some of the main barriers to commercialization.
Oct 23rd, 2013
Read moreComputer model improves the machining of nanoscale semiconductor parts
Researchers have developed a computer model that allows engineers to predict the best way of cutting different materials using vibration-assisted machining. This technique periodically interrupts the cutting process via the application of small-amplitude and high-frequency displacement to the cutting tool.
Oct 23rd, 2013
Read moreResearchers demonstrate seamless designing of integrated circuits etched on graphene
Researchers in electrical and computer engineering at University of California, Santa Barbara have introduced and modeled an integrated circuit design scheme in which transistors and interconnects are monolithically patterned seamlessly on a sheet of graphene, a 2-dimensional plane of carbon atoms. The demonstration offers possibilities for ultra energy-efficient, flexible, and transparent electronics.
Oct 22nd, 2013
Read moreSUNY NanoCollege expands its popular 'NANOvember' series of events
Reflecting New York's growing nanotechnology corridor, month-long NANOvember celebration includes the first-ever CNSE Community Day with events in Albany, Utica and Rochester.
Oct 22nd, 2013
Read moreHydrogel implant enables light-based communication with cells inside the body
As researchers develop novel therapies based on inducing specific cells to do specific things, getting the right message to the right group of cells at the right time remains a major challenge. Now researchers at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital have developed a way to deliver a light signal to specific cells deep within the body.
Oct 22nd, 2013
Read moreLow-priced nanotechnology plastic photovoltaics
Researchers describe a new approach to making cheaper, more efficient solar panels with nanowires.
Oct 22nd, 2013
Read moreCopper shock: An atomic-scale stress test (w/video)
Scientists used the powerful X-ray laser at the US Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory to create movies detailing trillionths-of-a-second changes in the arrangement of copper atoms after an extreme shock. Movies like these will help researchers create new kinds of materials and test the strength of existing ones.
Oct 22nd, 2013
Read moreA nanoparticle solution for the lindane problem
The UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country and Tecnalia are seeking fresh solutions by means of iron nanoparticles to eliminate the consequences of lindane manufacture and use.
Oct 22nd, 2013
Read moreA simple method to fabricate self-cleaning, antireflection coatings
Researchers report the manufacture of a highly porous antireflection coatings with high TiO2-nanoparticle loading that combines excellent optical antireflectivity with efficient photocatalytic activity.
Oct 22nd, 2013
Read moreGraphene: not just a geek gamble
Graphene FET Flagship is an ambitious European project to move graphene out of academic labs and into society, where its applications are expected to have a strong technological and economic impact. Jani Kivioja, a Finnish scientist, is leading the industrial activities within the project. His group looks to solve scientific challenges in order to transform the converging Internet and communications industry.
Oct 22nd, 2013
Read moreSurface plasmon resonance in interfaced heterodimers
A surprising enhancement was observed in this size regime when two different materials (silver and gold) were interfaced. Through theoretical modeling and quantum-mechanical calculations, quantum effects were determined to be responsible for this enhancement by creating a stronger condition for a "charge-transfer plasmon" resonance. The insight gained about this new mechanism may suggest general strategies for overcoming losses in plasmonic performance in the quantum size regime.
Oct 22nd, 2013
Read moreNumerical validation of quantum magnetic ordering
Numerical simulations designed to confirm the magnetic characteristics of 3D quantum materials largely match the theoretical predictions.
Oct 22nd, 2013
Read moreOne-two nanomedicine punch knocks out aggressive tumors
New nanoparticles weaken tumor-cell defenses, then strike with chemotherapy drug.
Oct 22nd, 2013
Read moreStudy identifies safe delivery system for tricky yet potent anti-cancer cancer compound
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered a way to effectively deliver staurosporine, a powerful anti-cancer compound that has vexed researchers for more than 30 years due to its instability in the blood and toxic nature in both healthy and cancerous cells.
Oct 21st, 2013
Read moreAtomically thin carbon nanotube device promises new class of electronics
Tunable electrical behavior not previously realized in conventional devices.
Oct 21st, 2013
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