The establishment of the University of the Western Cape's Centre for Green Nanotechnology was made a reality through a positive partnership between the University of Missouri (UM) and UWC that has spanned approximately 30 years.
Jul 23rd, 2014
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Breakthrough will have significant impact on development of flexible electronics.
Jul 23rd, 2014
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Form und Groesse von 3D-Nanoelektroden beeinflusst Zellkontakt.
Jul 23rd, 2014
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DNA has the nasty habit of getting tangled and forming knots. Scientists study these knots to understand their function and learn how to disentangle them. Researchers have now devised and tested a method based on the application of electric fields and optical tweezers.
Jul 23rd, 2014
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Researchers have created a vaccine for dust-mite allergies. In lab tests and animal trials, the nano-sized vaccine package was readily absorbed by immune cells and dramatically lowered allergic responses.
Jul 23rd, 2014
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Polarization charges in ferroelectric materials are screened by equal amounts of surface charges with opposite polarity under ambient conditions. Researchers have shown that scraping, collecting, and quantifying surface screen charges reveals the underlying polarization domain structure at high speed, a technique dubbed charge gradient microscopy (CGM).
Jul 22nd, 2014
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Scientists have devised a breakthrough laser that uses a single artificial atom to generate and emit particles of light. The laser may play a crucial role in the development of quantum computers, which are predicted to eventually outperform today's most powerful supercomputers.
Jul 22nd, 2014
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Researchers propose a method to create precision crystals by adding polymer to a chemical mixture.
Jul 22nd, 2014
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More than 80 percent of all drug candidates in the pharma R+D suffer from poor solubility and are therefore rejected early in the drug discovery process. Now Uppsala University researchers show that the new material Upsalite, has great potential for development of new formulations of these rejected drugs.
Jul 22nd, 2014
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The models simulate or mimic complex biological processes, such as evolution, self-replication and immune system behaviors, and the formation of prions, protein particles that may cause brain diseases. The models can be used to help scientists develop artificial self-assembling systems in laboratories and will make valuable contributions to the theoretical understanding of biological systems.
Jul 22nd, 2014
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By drawing micropatterns on nanomaterials using a focused laser beam, scientists could modify properties of nanomaterials for effective applications in photonic and optoelectric applications
Jul 22nd, 2014
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At up to 150,000 revolutions per minute, these nanomotors rotate 10 times faster than any nanoscale object submerged in liquid ever reported.
Jul 22nd, 2014
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The number of molecules attached to gold clusters has a previously unrecognized influence.
Jul 21st, 2014
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Mathew M. Maye, associate professor of chemistry, has been awarded a three-year, $360,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The award supports his ongoing work with metal stainless alloy nanostructures, the results of which may impact gas storage, heterogeneous catalysis, and rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.
Jul 21st, 2014
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Solution-based inorganic process could drive more efficient electronics and solar devices.
Jul 21st, 2014
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Electromagnetic radiation and mechanical vibrations of matter interact and exchange energy at the nanoscale. The experimental basis to study such interactions with precision is still being established. Researchers have now designed a silicon 1D Optomechanical crystal built up so that it allows to localize in a stable way both phonons and photons.
Jul 21st, 2014
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