Organic materials are comparatively poor conductors of electricity. Under certain conditions, however, this can change significantly. Physicists have now experimentally determined how exactly such a change in conductivity works in a two-dimensional layer.
Mar 6th, 2013
Read moreBlood, paint or ketchup are complex liquids composed of several different components. For the construction of pumps, or the improvement of technical processes scientists and engineers need description models. They make the special properties of such liquids predictable.
Mar 6th, 2013
Read moreHow the semiconductor industry can create the next generations of nanoscale computing technology will be one of the themes of the 2013 International Conference on Frontiers of Characterization and Metrology for Nanoelectronics, to be held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), March 25-28, 2013.
Mar 5th, 2013
Read moreThe IUCLID User Manual "Nanomaterials in IUCLID 5" includes instructions on how registrants can explicitly report when a nanoform has been used in (experimental) studies. It will help registrants to prepare or update registration dossiers for substances that are nanomaterials or include nanoforms.
Mar 5th, 2013
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In this study, scientists used various analysis tools, including EMSL's atom probe tomography (APT), focused ion beam, and accelerator capabilities, to examine complex oxide nanoclusters within oxide dispersion strengthened, or ODS, steels to determine their potential resistance and stability under a range of irradiation conditions.
Mar 5th, 2013
Read moreBelarus and Indonesia plan to implement projects involving the creation of nanotechnology products.
Mar 5th, 2013
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Metal ions refuse to lose for large gaps, but will for a tighter fit.
Mar 5th, 2013
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A multi-university research team has used a new spectroscopic method to gain a key insight into how light is emitted from layered nanomaterials and other thin films.
Mar 5th, 2013
Read moreTitle Sponsors SEFCU and SUNY support competition in which students compete for $500,000 in prizes; semifinal contests to be held in 10 regions, with final competition at CNSE on April 26.
Mar 5th, 2013
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Scientists developed a method of detecting ionic mercury from water selectively and with high sensitivity by fabricating a gold nanogap structure coated with molecules which shows strong specific adsorption of ionic mercury.
Mar 5th, 2013
Read moreInspired by patents from the 1960's audio cassette recording industry, UvA chemists now developed a new Fischer-Tropsch catalyst. It can be used for the making of synthetic fuels from natural gas and biomass.
Mar 5th, 2013
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Small particles loaded with medicine could be a future weapon for cancer treatment. A recently-published study shows how nanoparticles can be formed to efficiently carry cancer drugs to tumor cells. And because the particles can be seen in MRI images, they are traceable.
Mar 5th, 2013
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NanoPhoSolar aims to develop nanophosphor down converting material which will be incorporated into coatings and polymer films for integration into new solar modules and retrofit of existing solar modules.
Mar 5th, 2013
Read morePreventing glass from fogging or frosting up is a longstanding challenge with myriad applications: eyeglasses, cameras, microscopes, mirrors and refrigerated displays, to name but a few.
Mar 5th, 2013
Read moreCommon garden plants are to be used to clean polluted land, with the extracted poisons being used to produce car parts and aid medical research.
Mar 5th, 2013
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Physicists at UC Santa Barbara are manipulating light on superconducting chips, and forging new pathways to building the quantum devices of the future - including super-fast and powerful quantum computers.
Mar 4th, 2013
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