Researchers have combined and rearranged different semiconductors to create so-called lateral p-n heterojunctions - a simpler process they hope will transform the fabrication of solar cells, self-powered nanoelectronics as well as ultrathin, transparent, flexible devices.
Oct 16th, 2017
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Researchers have designed and tested a series of plasmonic nanoantenna arrays that could lead to the development of a new generation of ultrasensitive and low-cost fluorescence sensors that could be used to monitor water quality.
Oct 16th, 2017
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Nanopore technology, which is used to sequence DNA, is cheap, hand-held and works in the jungle and in space. The use of this technology to identify peptides or proteins is now a step closer.
Oct 16th, 2017
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Researchers advance characterization, purification of nanotube wires and films.
Oct 16th, 2017
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The OECD has released a first set of Test Guidelines developed specifically for nanomaterials, in response to their increased production and usage.
Oct 13th, 2017
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A new method that precisely measures the mysterious behavior and magnetic properties of electrons flowing across the surface of quantum materials could open a path to next-generation electronics.
Oct 13th, 2017
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Scientists succeed in creating radioactive cesium-adsorbing sponges.
Oct 13th, 2017
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Nanobots that patrol our bodies, killer immune cells hunting and destroying cancer cells, biological scissors that cut out defective genes: these are just some of technologies that researchers are developing which are set to revolutionise medicine in the future.
Oct 13th, 2017
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Device could become exquisite sensor of environmental chemicals and biological molecules.
Oct 13th, 2017
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A sharp metallic tip enables absorption spectroscopy with unprecedented spatial resolution and sensitivity.
Oct 13th, 2017
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Researchers have produced a material for use in photoelectrochemical water splitting that is not only cheaper than existing alternatives, but increases both the efficiency and output of the process.
Oct 13th, 2017
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Researchers have demonstrated the first laser cavity that can confine and propagate light in any shape imaginable, even pathways with sharp bends and angles.
Oct 13th, 2017
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Scientists have found a new way to produce solar fuels by developing completely synthetic bionano machinery to harvest light without the need for a living cell.
Oct 13th, 2017
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Researchers discover that surface polarization in mixed media increases attraction among elements.
Oct 13th, 2017
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New research finds that the surface texture of microparticles in a liquid suspension can cause internal friction that significantly alters the suspension's viscosity - effectively making the liquid thicker or thinner.
Oct 13th, 2017
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Researchers achieved a goal first proposed more than 40 years ago - using angular correlations of X-ray snapshots from non-crystalline molecules to determine the 3D structure of important biological objects.
Oct 12th, 2017
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