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Success in realizing superconductivity in fullerene nanowhiskers

A giant step toward the birth of lightweight, flexible superconducting materials.

Jan 5th, 2012

Shrinking medical tests - where nanotechnology and medicine meet

University of Alberta researcher shrinks medical tests, makes them more affordable.

Jan 4th, 2012

Nanowiggles: Scientists discover graphene nanomaterials with tunable functionality in electronics

Nanowiggles can be customized to produce specific band gap and magnetic properties.

Jan 4th, 2012

SSRL helps Stanford scientists study enhanced organic semiconductor

Organic semiconductors could usher in an era of foldable smartphones, better high-definition television screens and clothing made of materials that can harvest energy from the sun needed to charge your iPad, but there is one serious drawback: organic semiconductors do not conduct electricity very well. Researchers at Stanford have changed that equation by improving the ability of the electrons to move through organic semiconductors.

Jan 4th, 2012

Researchers discover one of the most porous materials to date

Delivery of pharmaceuticals into the human body and the storage of gas molecules for alternative energy could now be better controlled.

Jan 4th, 2012

Relay race with single atoms: new ways of manipulating matter

Thanks to a collaboration between scientists in San Sebastian and Japan, a relay reaction of hydrogen atoms at a single-molecule level has been observed in real-space. This way of manipulating matter could open up new ways to exchange information between novel molecular devices in future electronics.

Jan 4th, 2012

Transforming graphene by potassium doping

Research undertaken at the London Centre for Nanotechnology has uncovered a dramatic reduction in the graphene phonon lifetimes with high levels of potassium doping.

Jan 4th, 2012

Manipulating way bacteria 'talk' could have practical applications

By manipulating the way bacteria "talk" to each other, researchers have achieved an unprecedented degree of control over the formation and dispersal of biofilms - a finding with potentially significant health and industrial applications, particularly to bioreactor technology.

Jan 3rd, 2012

Funding opportunity: Centers for Material Life Cycle Safety

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is seeking applications for an interdisciplinary center focused on the application of a life cycle perspective towards the development of materials (Centers for Material Life Cycle Safety).

Jan 3rd, 2012

Funding opportunity: Sustainable molecular design of chemicals

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is seeking applications for an interdisciplinary center focusing on the sustainable molecular design of chemicals (Centers for Sustainable Molecular Design).

Jan 3rd, 2012

Graphene FET mixer can speed up future electronics

Researchers at Chalmers have for the first time demonstrated a novel subharmonic graphene FET mixer at microwave frequencies. The mixer provides new opportunities in future electronics, as it enables compact circuit technology, potential to reach high frequencies and integration with silicon technology.

Jan 3rd, 2012

Brookhaven sells license to nanoparticle electrocatalyst technology for fuel cells in electric vehicles

N.E. Chemcat Corporation, Japan's leading catalyst and precious metal compound manufacturer, and a member of the BASF group, one of the world's leading chemical companies, has licensed electrocatalysts developed by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory that can reduce the use of costly platinum and increase the effectiveness of fuel cells for use in electric vehicles.