The flip of a light switch - a nanoscale light switch - may some day dramatically boost the speed of data transmission, from streaming movies to accelerating the most data-intense computation.
Mar 6th, 2014
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A team of researchers from the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science in Japan has identified unexpected dynamic properties of a type of light waves called evanescent waves. These surprising findings contrast sharply with previous knowledge about light and photons.
Mar 6th, 2014
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Yongkang Gao has spent much of the past three years using nanotechnology to improve the speed, efficiency and sensitivity of biosensors while dramatically decreasing their size and cost of operation.
Mar 6th, 2014
Read moreDrugs used to treat blindness-causing disorders could be successfully administered by eye drops rather than unpleasant and expensive eye injections, according to new research led by UCL scientists that could be a breakthrough for the millions worldwide suffering from age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and other eye disorders.
Mar 6th, 2014
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Radio waves are used for many measurements and applications, for example, in communication with mobile phones, MRI scans, scientific experiments and cosmic observations. But 'noise' in the detector of the measuring instrument limits how sensitive and precise the measurements can be. Now researchers have developed a new method where they can avoid noise by means of laser light and can therefore achieve extreme precision of measurements.
Mar 5th, 2014
Read moreD-Wave quantum processor passes tests indicating that it uses special laws of quantum mechanics to operate.
Mar 5th, 2014
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Terawatts of power in laser pulses, low cost graphene coatings. Luminescent nanotubes and air-breathing biofuel cells. Proteins confronting nanoviscosity inside living cells, flows improving medical diagnostics and drug testing in bacterial colonies clustering in controlled microdroplets. These and dozens other topics are presented in an electronic book prepared by the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
Mar 5th, 2014
Read moreResearchers from Empa and ETH Zurich have succeeded in producing a prototype of a vibration-damping material that could change the world of mechanics forever. The material of the future is not only able to damp vibrations completely; it can also specifically conduct certain frequencies further.
Mar 5th, 2014
Read moreScientists are reporting progress on a new tailored approach to deliver medicine in a much more targeted way.
Mar 5th, 2014
Read moreScientists report that rough zinc oxide coatings can prevent tiny silicon parts from adhering to each other. The study could accelerate the development of even more advanced, high-performance electronics and small sensors.
Mar 5th, 2014
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Scientists show that too many electrons at the lithiation front in silicon are a problem.
Mar 5th, 2014
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Bimetallic nanoparticles hold tremendous promise as catalysts for a number of different applications. However, until now researchers lacked a precise and flexible general method for creating them.
Mar 5th, 2014
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Colorful, see-through solar cells invented at the University of Michigan could one day be used to make stained-glass windows, decorations and even shades that turn the sun's energy into electricity.
Mar 5th, 2014
Read moreOn May 15th, 2014, NanoForum 2014 will take place in Stockholm, Sweden. The theme is Public Private Partnerships with presentations spanning all the way from international policy issues right down to hands-on examples from existing programmes.
Mar 5th, 2014
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What if all it takes is a coat of paint to convert light energy into electricity? A new generation of photovoltaics will bear no resemblance to the rigid solar panels installed on house roofs.
Mar 5th, 2014
Read moreResearchers used green chemistry method to produce a nanocatalyst for carbon-carbon bond formation.
Mar 5th, 2014
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