Solar panels perform better when listening to music
The sound vibrations that make up music can make solar panels work harder, according to new research, and pop music performs better than classical.
Dec 18th, 2013
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New method allows mass-producing graphene-based field effect transistors
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) announced a method for the mass production of boron/nitrogen co-doped graphene nanoplatelets, which led to the fabrication of a graphene-based field -effect transistor (FET) with semiconducting nature. This opens up opportunities for practical use in electronic devices.
Dec 18th, 2013
Read moreFirst plant-based 'microswimmers' could propel drugs to the right location
In the quest to shrink motors so they can maneuver in tiny spaces like inside and between human cells, scientists have taken inspiration from millions of years of plant evolution and incorporated, for the first time, corkscrew structures from plants into a new kind of helical 'microswimmer'.
Dec 18th, 2013
Read moreNew global scientific landscape is shaping up
The world's largest scientific centers are losing some of their prominence due to geographical decentralization at the global scale, according to a team of researchers who conducted a systematic statistical analysis of millions of articles and papers published in thousands of scientific reviews between 1987 and 2007.
Dec 18th, 2013
Read more$23 million to create a nanoscale 'window into the body'
The new Australian Research Council (ARC) Center of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics will cross the boundaries of biology, lasers and nanoscience, using light-based sensors to probe molecular processes within living systems.
Dec 18th, 2013
Read moreNew tests explore safety of nanotubes in modern plastics over time
Experiments at NIST may help scientists devise better tests to make sure aging plastics won't turn into environmental or health hazards as time goes by.
Dec 18th, 2013
Read moreSolar energy: Graphene sees the light
Sheets of carbon just one atom thick could make effective transparent electrodes in certain types of photovoltaic cells.
Dec 18th, 2013
Read morePolymer coatings based on molecular structures
A novel method enables manufacturing of polymer layers with tailor-made properties and multiple functions: A stable porous gel for biological and medical applications is obtained from a metal-organic framework grown up on a substrate.
Dec 18th, 2013
Read moreCrystal film growth: nanosheets extend epitaxial growth applications
Molecularly thin two-dimensional crystals can alleviate the lattice matching restrictions of epitaxial crystalline thin film growth, as reported by researchers in Japan.
Dec 17th, 2013
Read moreResearchers develop advanced three-dimensional 'force microscope' (w/video)
Innovation could lead to faster drug therapies and increased understanding of proteins on the microscopic level.
Dec 17th, 2013
Read moreDNA motor 'walks' along nanotube, transports tiny particle
Researchers have created a new type of molecular motor made of DNA and demonstrated its potential by using it to transport a nanoparticle along the length of a carbon nanotube.
Dec 17th, 2013
Read moreRoots of the lithium battery problem: Researchers find dendrites start below the surface
Scientists have discovered that during the early stages of development, the bulk of dendrite material lies below the surface of the lithium electrode, underneath the electrode/electrolyte interface.
Dec 17th, 2013
Read moreTheorists predict new state of quantum matter may have big impact on electronics
Experiments underway to validate topologically insulating stanene as first room temperature lossless conductor.
Dec 17th, 2013
Read moreInfrared sheds light on single protein complexes
A new infrared spectroscopy technique, called nano-FTIR, has now enabled nanoscale chemical imaging and probing of protein's secondary structure with enormous sensitivity.
Dec 17th, 2013
Read moreSharpening the focus in quantum photolithography
A new protocol makes it possible to improve the accuracy of photolithography by addressing its physical limitations.
Dec 17th, 2013
Read more3D-printing project set new speed record for printing in nanoscale resolution
The PHOCAM project focused on two core techniques - 3D printing for high-performance ceramics and 3D printing with ultra-high resolution - and achieved remarkable results. It improved processes so significantly that its printed ceramic parts now measure up to the most stringent criteria for high-precision engineering, and it set a new speed record for printing in nanoscale resolution.
Dec 17th, 2013
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