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Next-generation fluorescent and LED lighting thanks to new phosphor?

Researchers have discovered a new phosphor that could make next-generation fluorescent and LED lighting even cheaper and more efficient. The team used highly luminescent clusters of silver atoms and the porous framework of minerals known as zeolites.

Jun 23rd, 2016

Nanomedizin gegen Krebs: EU f�rdert Folgeprojekt

Gemeinsam mit Wissenschaftlern von zehn Partnerinstitutionen aus 5 EU Laendern setzen Radiologen des Uniklinikums Jena ihre Forschungsarbeit an multifunktionellen magnetischen Nanopartikeln fort, die zur Detektion und Bekaempfung von Krebs eingesetzt werden sollen.

Jun 23rd, 2016

Graphene-based material illuminates bright new future for flexible lighting devices

Researchers have pioneered an innovative new technique to make flexible screens more effective and efficient.

Jun 23rd, 2016

New targeted drug effectively dissolves blood clots, has fewer side effects

Scientists have developed a magnetically controlled drug that can be condensed on a blood clot by means of a magnetic field.

Jun 22nd, 2016

Soft decoupling of organic molecules on metal

An international team has discovered an elegant way to decouple organic nanosheets grown on metal surfaces.

Jun 22nd, 2016

Proper breeding ground for germanene

Previous attempts to grow germanene show that these attractive properties seem to vanish when it is grown on a metal surface: a good conductor of current. To prevent this, scientists chose the semiconductor MoS2 as the substrate material.

Jun 22nd, 2016

Development of safe and durable high-temperature lithium-sulfur batteries

Researchers have developed safe and durable high-temperature Li-S batteries using by a new coating technique called molecular layer deposition technology for the first time.

Jun 22nd, 2016

Nanotechnology could make our food tastier and healthier - but can we stomach it?

While this nanotechnology could significantly enhance our food, it also raises big questions about safety. We only have to look at the strong reaction against genetically modified foods to see how important this issue is. How can we ensure that nanotechnology in food will be different?

Jun 22nd, 2016

Diamond-based resonators might become highly sensitive detectors

Physicists have mathematically modelled diamond-based microstructures for producing compact high sensitivity sensors.

Jun 21st, 2016

New bimetallic alloy nanoparticles for printed electronic circuits

Production of oxidation-resistant copper alloy nanoparticles by electrical explosion of wire for printed electronics.

Jun 21st, 2016

Coexistence of superconductivity and charge density waves observed

Physicists studied an artificial structure composed of alternating layers of ferromagnetic and superconducting materials. Charge density waves induced by the interfaces were found to extend deeply into the superconducting regions, indicating new ways to manipulate superconductivity.

Jun 21st, 2016

Computational materials screening reveals promising nitride semiconductors

Researchers use simulations to identify previously undiscovered semiconductors with promising attributes for optical and electronic applications. A nitride among those proposed has been successfully fabricated using high-pressure synthesis and is found to emit red light.