An international group of scientists has developed a new method for effectively extracting and analyzing cancer cells circulating in patients' blood.
Jan 13th, 2015
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The Penn State Center for Nanoscale Science, a National Science Foundation Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC), has been awarded a six-year, $15 million grant to continue its research and education program in the development and application of nanoscale materials.
Jan 12th, 2015
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Researchers develop a metal-free atom transfer radical polymerization process that uses an organic-based photocatalyst.
Jan 12th, 2015
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Silicene is the thinnest form of silicon. It is metallic, has graphene-like mobile carriers and can behave like a semiconductor. The material could lead to even smaller electronics but challenges remain.
Jan 12th, 2015
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Silicon-based thin-film solar cell with a supplementary organic layer can utilise infrared light as well.
Jan 12th, 2015
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Scientists are learning how the properties of water molecules on the surface of metal oxides can be used to better control these minerals and use them to make products such as more efficient semiconductors for organic light emitting diodes and solar cells, safer vehicle glass in fog and frost, and more environmentally friendly chemical sensors for industrial applications.
Jan 12th, 2015
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New family of materials produces 'twin' electrical charges on single molecules, potentially paving the way for easy manufacture of more efficient solar devices.
Jan 12th, 2015
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Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley team engineers the shape and properties of nanoscale strips of graphene.
Jan 12th, 2015
Read moreAn ultra-thin nanomaterial is at the heart of a major breakthrough by scientists who are in a global race to invent a cheaper, lighter and more powerful rechargeable battery for electric vehicles.
Jan 12th, 2015
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A new type of 'nanowire' crystals that fuses semiconducting and metallic materials on the atomic scale could lay the foundation for future semiconducting electronics.
Jan 12th, 2015
Read moreA unique tool enables scientists to carry out numerous nanoscale measurements in one go.
Jan 12th, 2015
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Scientists have made important steps toward understanding how dynein - a 'molecular motor' - walks along tube-like structures in the cell to move cellular cargo from the outer structures toward the cell body of neurons.
Jan 12th, 2015
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Graphene combined with the insulting power of boron nitride enables light control in tiny circuits with dramatically reduced energy loss.
Jan 12th, 2015
Read moreResearchers studied the effect of using carbon nanotubes on the efficiency of two different types of solar cells.
Jan 12th, 2015
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Scientists have been successful in their search for new, better materials to produce organic semiconductors. Their latest development has even broken a world record: It is a better electricity conductor than all other comparable materials.
Jan 12th, 2015
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With a surprising discovery, an international team of scientists demonstrates the feasibility of selective magnetization switching inside a microstructure by using laser light. Their findings open opportunities for very-high-density information storage media.
Jan 12th, 2015
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