Minor rotation of graphene has major consequences for nanoelectronics
Researchers examined what happens at the interface of graphene with other materials.
Nov 19th, 2013
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Crystals for tomorrow's mobile phones
When it comes to wireless communication, the amount of data that needs to be transferred keeps growing ever faster. The basis for this are highly perfected crystals with very specific features. An international team of researchers has now developed a material system that meets the highest requirements.
Nov 19th, 2013
Read moreElectrified nanodiamonds: Physicists on the trail of quantum information
With the help of tiny diamond crystals, physicists at the University of Basel have discovered new possibilities of quantum information: The scientists discovered at specific circumstances electric currents that made it possible to identify defects in the carbon lattice of single diamonds measuring only a few nanometers.
Nov 19th, 2013
Read morePrecautionary matrix for synthetic nanomaterials
The precautionary matrix for synthetic nanomaterials by the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health is geared toward industry and trade. A precautionary matrix is a method for assessing the nano-specific health and environmental risks of nanoproducts. The matrix is regularly revised based on experiences and new scientific knowledge.
Nov 19th, 2013
Read moreEuropean 'Ultrawire' project aims to develop ultraconductive copper
The 'Ultrawire' project aims at producing a material that conducts electricity better than any known electrical conductor.
Nov 19th, 2013
Read moreNew nanocatalyst increases effectiveness of chemical wastewater purification
A nanocatalyst made of zinc sulfide which increases the effectiveness of purification process of chemical pollutants wastewater.
Nov 19th, 2013
Read moreMilestone could help nanomagnetic switches end era of transistors
New work by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, could soon transform the building blocks of modern electronics by making nanomagnetic switches a viable replacement for the conventional transistors found in all computers.
Nov 18th, 2013
Read moreChaotic physics in ferroelectrics hints at brain-like computing
Unexpected behavior in ferroelectric materials explored by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory supports a new approach to information storage and processing.
Nov 18th, 2013
Read morePressure cooking nanoparticles to improve electric car batteries
By creating nanoparticles with controlled shape, engineers believe smaller, more powerful and energy efficient batteries can be built.
Nov 18th, 2013
Read moreRefined materials provide booster shot for solar energy conversion.
An interdisciplinary team of Engineering at Illinois researchers has set its sights on improving the materials that make solar energy conversion/photocatalysis possible. Together, they have developed a new form of high-performance solar photocatalyst based on the combination of the titanium dioxide and other "metallic" oxides that greatly enhance the visible light absorption and promote more efficient utilization of the solar spectrum for energy applications.
Nov 18th, 2013
Read moreA superconductor-surrogate earns its stripes
Study reveals origins of an exotic phase of matter
Nov 18th, 2013
Read moreDeveloping voluntary safety management techniques for carbon nanotubes: Protocol and guide
Technology Research Association for Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes (TASC) - a consortium of nine companies and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology - is developing voluntary safety management techniques for carbon nanotubes.
Nov 18th, 2013
Read moreNew lab for top research into solar cells
A new test facility from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) for breakthrough research into thin-film solar cells will be opened on Wednesday 27 November 2013. The new lab is part of the Solliance alliance, and includes a high-resolution transmission electron microscope that will allow atom-by-atom study of the components of solar cells.
Nov 18th, 2013
Read moreSUNY NanoCollege forum: 'Preparing our Young People for the Region's High-Tech Future'
In support of Governor Andrew Cuomo's blueprint to prepare students for educational and career opportunities in New York's growing nanotechnology economy, more than 60 Capital Region school superintendents and other academic leaders took part in an educational forum at the SUNY College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering on Monday, November 18.
Nov 18th, 2013
Read moreNanotechnology researchers collaborate to maximize energy gains from tiny nanoparticles
Sometimes big change comes from small beginnings. That's especially true in the research of Anatoly Frenkel, a professor of physics at Yeshiva University, who is working to reinvent the way we use and produce energy by unlocking the potential of some of the world's tiniest structures: nanoparticles.
Nov 18th, 2013
Read moreResearchers discover ferroelectric liquid crystal comprising mainly water
Although certain liquid crystals mainly comprise water, a spontaneous alignment of electrical dipoles could incur in them and consequently a spontaneous electrical polarisation could occur macroscopically.
Nov 18th, 2013
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