Nanowires could help engineers realize high-performance solar cells
Tiny wires could help engineers realize high-performance solar cells and other electronics, according to University of Illinois researchers.
Nov 9th, 2011
Read moreTiny wires could help engineers realize high-performance solar cells and other electronics, according to University of Illinois researchers.
Nov 9th, 2011
Read moreCornell researchers have demonstrated that the passage of a light beam through an optical fiber can be controlled by just a few photons of another light beam.
Nov 9th, 2011
Read moreDer nano.DE-Report 2011 beschreibt die Entwicklung von Beschaeftigten- und Umsatzzahlen, informiert ueber die Wettbewerbsposition Deutschlands im internationalen Vergleich und analysiert die gesellschaftlichen Rahmenbedingungen fuer die Nanotechnologie.
Nov 9th, 2011
Read moreAmorphous silicon is one of the key materials in the manufacturing of next-generation solar panels and flat-screen televisions. A recent study has revealed that the energy of amorphous silicon - the state in which it exhibits the greatest stability - is 50% lower than the value commonly accepted until now.
Nov 9th, 2011
Read moreNASA engineers have produced a material that absorbs on average more than 99 percent of the ultraviolet, visible, infrared, and far-infrared light that hits it -- a development that promises to open new frontiers in space technology.
Nov 9th, 2011
Read moreA review article on graphene's present and future.
Nov 9th, 2011
Read moreAm 15.11.2011 von 10.00 - 16.30 Uhr findet in Berlin die Konferenz "NanoCode - Die Zukunft des Europaeischen Verhaltenskodex fuer verantwortungsvolle Forschung im Bereich der Nanowissenschaften und -technologien (EU-CoC)" statt.
Nov 9th, 2011
Read moreScientists at the Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology at the University of Oslo in Norway are collaborating with SINTEF to develop a new environmentally friendly technology called thermoelectricity, which can convert waste heat to electricity.
Nov 9th, 2011
Read moreNot to pick up electrons, but tweezers made of electrons. A recent paper demonstrates that the beams produced by modern electron microscopes can be used not just to look at nanoscale objects, but to move them around, position them and perhaps even assemble them.
Nov 9th, 2011
Read moreA new class of ultrasmall peptides with biomimetic properties paves the way to diverse biomedical applications.
Nov 9th, 2011
Read moreTransistors and solar cells have traditionally used different kinds of polymers, and this can severely complicate the fabrication process. Researchers have now developed a versatile polymer that is suitable for both kinds of devices.
Nov 9th, 2011
Read moreResearchers have demonstrated, theoretically, that by exploiting sources of external noise, they can make the network switch between different logic functions in a stable and reliable way.
Nov 8th, 2011
Read moreUsing leftover high-speed electrons from SLAC's Linac Coherent Light Source, researchers have successfully generated intense pulses of light in a largely untapped part of the electromagnetic spectrum - the so-called terahertz gap.
Nov 8th, 2011
Read moreHow nickel-titanium nanometric-size particles change back to their memorised shape.
Nov 8th, 2011
Read moreCEA-Leti, CEA-Liten, CSEM, Fraunhofer Group for Microelectronics and VTT combining expertise to help European aerospace industry maintain leading position.
Nov 8th, 2011
Read moreForscher der Uni Basel und des Paul Scherrer Instituts konnten im Nanomassstab zeigen, wie sich Karies auf die menschlichen Zaehne auswirkt. Ihre Studie eroeffnet neue Perspektiven fuer die Behandlung von Zahnschaeden, bei denen heute nur der Griff zum Bohrer bleibt.
Nov 8th, 2011
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