A new method of harvesting the Sun's energy is emerging, thanks to scientists at UC Santa Barbara's Departments of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials. Though still in its infancy, the research promises to convert sunlight into energy using a process based on metals that are more robust than many of the semiconductors used in conventional methods.
Feb 24th, 2013
Read moreScientists unexpectedly found the mechanism by which tiny single molecules spontaneously grow into centimeter-long microtubes by leaving a dish for a different experiment in the refrigerator.
Feb 22nd, 2013
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Scientists for the first time demonstrated template-free novel mesoporous carbon material: fullerene (C60) crystals with bimodal pore architectures and having highly crystallized framework. Experiments have proven that this novel meso- and macroporous material show better electrochemical performance compared to pristine C60 due to higher electrochemically active surface areas.
Feb 22nd, 2013
Read moreThe research proposal "Graphene-Enabled Wireless Communications" - will receive US$120,000 to develop micrometre-scale graphene antennas capable of transmitting information at a high speed over very short distances.
Feb 22nd, 2013
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Scientists have now succeeded in manufacturing silicon-based light-emitting diodes (SiLEDs). They are free of heavy metals and can emit light in various colors.
Feb 22nd, 2013
Read moreResearchers have succeeded in developing measurement techniques that allow detection of aerosol nucleation starting from the formation of clusters from vapor molecules, and the growth of these clusters into aerosol particles.
Feb 22nd, 2013
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The body's immune system exists to identify and destroy foreign objects, whether they are bacteria, viruses, flecks of dirt or splinters. Unfortunately, nanoparticles designed to deliver drugs, and implanted devices like pacemakers or artificial joints, are just as foreign and subject to the same response. Now, rersearchers have figured out a way to provide a "passport" for such therapeutic devices, enabling them to get past the body's security system.
Feb 21st, 2013
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Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a way to melt or "weld" specific portions of polymers by embedding aligned nanoparticles within the materials.
Feb 21st, 2013
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Researchers have developed a synthesis to produce nanoparticles at room temperature in a polymer network. Their analysis has revealed the crystalline structure of the nanoparticles. This represents a major step forward in the usage of polymeric nanoreactors since, until recently, the nanoparticles had to be thoroughly heated to get them to crystallize.
Feb 21st, 2013
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When gluing things together, both surfaces usually need to be dry. Gluing wet surfaces or surfaces under water is a challenge. Korean scientists have now introduced a completely new concept. They were able to achieve reversible underwater adhesion by using supramolecular "velcro".
Feb 21st, 2013
Read moreDue to years of great investment, Japan has gained a significant position in nanotechnologies. Besides a governmental investment, a huge private sector investment made Japan an attractive place for nanotechnology commercialization.
Feb 21st, 2013
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Researchers analyse interfaces between water and catalyst with computer simulations.
Feb 21st, 2013
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Photonen, die in ihrer Eigenschaften absolut identisch sind, sind ein Schl�ssel f�r Quantennetzwerke und Quantencomputer. Einem internationalen Wissenschaftler-Team ist jetzt die Produktion solcher Photonen auf Knopfdruck gelungen.
Feb 21st, 2013
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Method focuses on direct, real-time vapor detection rather than collection of explosives particles; could change paradigm for explosives screening.
Feb 21st, 2013
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Digital cameras, medical scanners, and other imaging technologies have advanced considerably during the past decade. Continuing this pace of innovation, an Austrian research team has developed an entirely new way of capturing images based on a flat, flexible, transparent, and potentially disposable polymer sheet.
Feb 20th, 2013
Read moreResearchers have developed this biomimetic HDL nanostructure.
Feb 20th, 2013
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