Defects at the spinterface disrupt transmission
Researchers put metal-oxides and organic magnets together; applications for electronics in sight.
Sep 21st, 2016
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New nano-optics study offers insight for improved plasmonic grating design
Researchers have discovered that a newly developed plasmonic fabrication capability and design can improve the performance of biosensors, solar cells and photodetectors.
Sep 21st, 2016
Read moreHybrid material opens the door to new possibilities in graphene applications
Researchers have succeeded in linking graphene with another important chemical group, the porphyrins. These new hybrid structures could also be used in the field of molecular electronics, catalysis or even as sensors.
Sep 21st, 2016
Read moreDetailed molecular structure of silver nanocrystals determined
Scientists haver performed characterisation of two large, complex silver nanoclusters of 136 and 374 atoms.
Sep 21st, 2016
Read moreConformal liquid-metal electrodes for flexible graphene device interconnects
Researchers have devised a new way to electrically contact graphene with liquid metals rather than typical rigid electrodes such as gold and silver.
Sep 21st, 2016
Read moreMaking catalysts smarter
Scientists demonstrate optimization and visualization of a catalyst used to convert carbon dioxide waste to methane gas and chemical intermediates.
Sep 21st, 2016
Read moreNew work explores thermoelectric screen printing
What if you could easily print a thin layer of material - for use anywhere - that would allow you to create flexible energy harvesters or coolers? That may soon be a reality.
Sep 21st, 2016
Read moreApplying heat to stay on track
A clever electro-thermal actuator and lever system keeps hard drive recording heads on track.
Sep 21st, 2016
Read moreSmart material can hunt and snap cancer
The pursuit of microscopic drugs that can be tracked as they fight cancer is a step closer.
Sep 21st, 2016
Read moreSharpshooting nanoparticles hit the target
Multi stimuli-responsive nanocapsules selectively deliver drugs to exactly where they are needed.
Sep 21st, 2016
Read moreNew type of buckypaper could pave the way for more protective materials and efficient batteries
Researchers have developed a novel type of 'buckypaper' - a thin film composed of carbon nanotubes - that has better thermal and electrical properties than most types of buckypaper previously developed.
Sep 20th, 2016
Read moreDirect observation of graphene decoupling on Cu(111)
A recent quantum mechanical study of graphene has elucidated the intercalation mechanism and pathways for graphene decoupling from the copper substrate.
Sep 20th, 2016
Read moreA camera that can see unlike any imager before it
By making a detector's pixels smarter than ever, DARPA aims to lay the foundation for multi-purpose imaging sensors that behave like many types of eyes at once.
Sep 20th, 2016
Read moreFighting cancer with sticky nanoparticles
Sticky nanoparticles that deliver drugs precisely to their targets - and then stay there - could play a crucial role in fighting ovarian and uterine cancers.
Sep 20th, 2016
Read moreWinning teams of the Nanotechnology Startup Challenge in Cancer
Winning teams will move forward to the third and final phase of the challenge - the Startup Phase. In this phase, the winning teams will form their startups to advance cancer nanotechnology inventions.
Sep 20th, 2016
Read moreSingle crystal measures radioactivity
Researchers have developed single crystals made of lead halide perovskites, which are able to gage radioactive radiation with high precision. Initial experiments have shown that these crystals, which can be manufactured from aqueous solutions or low-priced solvents, work just as well as conventional cadmium telluride semi-conductors, which are considerably more complicated to produce.
Sep 20th, 2016
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