Researchers have created a new type of CNT solar cell that is twice as efficient as its predecessors. It is also the first CNT solar cell to have its performance certified by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
Sep 3rd, 2014
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Scientists succeed in revealing a highly symmetric exchange of spins between ytterbium atoms in different electronic orbital states.
Sep 3rd, 2014
Read moreResearchers used nanotechnology to increase fracture toughness of ceramic bodies up to three times.
Sep 3rd, 2014
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Scientists have managed to peer into the inner workings of a battery without destroying it. In the process, they have resolved the so-called lithium plating mystery.
Sep 3rd, 2014
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The first full theory that accounts for interactions at nano-kelivin temperatures - in those situations where 3-atom states can form even while all 2-atom states are unstable.
Sep 2nd, 2014
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Oil-and-water approach to spark new line of versatile peptoid nanosheets.
Sep 2nd, 2014
Read morePhysicists has published new advances that they say make possible new nanostructures and nanotechnologies with huge potential applications ranging from clean energy and quantum computing advances to new sensor development.
Sep 2nd, 2014
Read moreThe chemical stew that makes it possible is a mix of copper nitrate, phosphorous acid, hydrogen fluoride and water. When applied to a silicon wafer, the phosphorus acid reduces the copper ions to copper nanoparticles.
Sep 2nd, 2014
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Biological aggregation is a critical, yet often overlooked factor in the medical application of nanoparticles. Here scientists systematically characterize the effects of aggregation on both radiofrequency heating and magnetic resonance image (MRI) contrast of magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles, including detailed analysis of the aggregate morphologies based on quasi-fractal descriptions.
Sep 2nd, 2014
Read moreIn the quantum world, making the simple atom behave is one thing, but making the more complex molecule behave is another story. Now scientists have figured out an elegant way to stop a molecule from tumbling so that its potential for new applications, such as quantum computing, can be harnessed: shine a single laser on a trapped molecule and it instantly cools to the temperature of outer space, stopping the rotation of the molecule.
Sep 2nd, 2014
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Vertical nanowires could be used for detailed studies of what happens on the surface of cells. The findings are important for pharmaceuticals research, among other applications.
Sep 2nd, 2014
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Researchers have designed a single molecule which can act as a useful building block in nanometer-size circuits. They found that the molecule functions as a resonant tunneling device, an essential component in mobile phones and WiFi.
Sep 2nd, 2014
Read moreResearchers produced a catalyst that can be easily recycled and separated from the reaction environment.
Sep 2nd, 2014
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Researchers have developed a new sensor that can detect and count nanoparticles, at sizes as small as 10 nanometers, one at a time. The researchers say the sensor could potentially detect much smaller particles, viruses and small molecules.
Sep 1st, 2014
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Scientists have been studying the effects of embedding magnetic spins onto the surface of a superconductor. They report that the spins can interact differently than previously thought. This hybrid platform could be useful for quantum simulations of complex spin systems, having the special feature that the interactions may be controllable, something quite unusual for most condensed matter systems.
Sep 1st, 2014
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Nicolas Gisin explains extraordinary phenomena like teleportation and quantum entanglement.
Sep 1st, 2014
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