Nanoscience and the environment
Nanomaterials in the Environment covers all aspects of manufactured nanomaterials and their impact and behavior in the environment.
Sep 11th, 2014
Read moreNanomaterials in the Environment covers all aspects of manufactured nanomaterials and their impact and behavior in the environment.
Sep 11th, 2014
Read moreA team of Berkeley Lab researchers believes it has uncovered the secret behind the unusual optoelectronic properties of single atomic layers of transition metal dichalcogenide (TMDC) materials, the two-dimensional semiconductors that hold great promise for nanoelectronic and photonic applications.
Sep 11th, 2014
Read moreFunding provided by the UK Research Partnership Investment Fund, the Technology Strategy Board and Masdar, an Abu Dhabi-based clean technology and renewable energy company University of Manchester and Masdar Institute to establish graphene commercial application programs.
Sep 11th, 2014
Read moreScientists have discovered a novel cause of glaucoma in an animal model, and related to their findings, are now developing an eye drop aimed at curing the disease. They believe their findings will be important to human glaucoma.
Sep 11th, 2014
Read moreThe surface of graphene, a one atom thick sheet of carbon, can be randomly decorated with oxygen to create graphene oxide; a form of graphene that could have a significant impact on the chemical, pharmaceutical and electronic industries. Applied as paint, it could provide an ultra-strong, non-corrosive coating for a wide range of industrial applications.
Sep 11th, 2014
Read moreNon-uniform evaporation prevents scientists from seeing every atom on a surface.
Sep 11th, 2014
Read moreThe researchers demonstrated the existence of this field with an experimental interferometer, a micron-scale device with two modulators that send light waves back and forth between them.
Sep 10th, 2014
Read moreMisfolded proteins can lead to a variety of diseased states, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Researchers have now developed a method with which one can synthesize hundreds of proteins and analyze their folding properties at once at the single-molecule level.
Sep 10th, 2014
Read moreX-ray stroboscope offers new insights into biomolecular dynamics.
Sep 10th, 2014
Read moreScientists have for the first time used photothermal induced resonance (PTIR) to characterize individual plasmonic nanomaterials in order to obtain absorption maps and spectra with nanometer-scale resolution. Nanostructuring of plasmonic materials enables engineering of their resonant optical response and creates new opportunities for applications that benefit from enhanced light-matter interactions, including sensing, photovoltaics, photocatalysis, and therapeutics.
Sep 10th, 2014
Read moreA team of researchers has discovered a way to cool electrons to -228 C without external means and at room temperature, an advancement that could enable electronic devices to function with very little energy.
Sep 10th, 2014
Read moreA record-setting X-ray microscopy experiment may have ushered in a new era for nanoscale imaging. A collaboration of researchers used low energy or 'soft' X-rays to image structures only five nanometers in size. This resolution is the highest ever achieved with X-ray microscopy.
Sep 10th, 2014
Read moreFor detecting cancer, manual breast exams seem low-tech compared to other methods such as MRI. But scientists are now developing an 'electronic skin' that 'feels' and images small lumps that fingers can miss.
Sep 10th, 2014
Read moreResearchers studying a rare, blistering disease have discovered new details of how autoantibodies destroy healthy cells in skin.
Sep 10th, 2014
Read moreLEGO2NANO returns with a new challenge for young scientists from China and the UK.
Sep 10th, 2014
Read moreUsing a metal-doped graphene junction coupled evanescently to the waveguide, the detector achieves a photoresponsivity exceeding 0.1 A/W together with a nearly uniform response between 1,450 nm and 1,590 nm.
Sep 10th, 2014
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