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Water sustainability through nanotechnology: A federal perspective webinar

This webinar is the first in a series exploring the confluence of nanotechnology and water.

Oct 7th, 2016

Exotic property confirmed in natural material could lead to fundamental studies

Researchers have confirmed the existence of a naturally occurring exotic property in which a material becomes thicker when stretched - the opposite of most materials - a discovery that could lead to new studies into the fundamental science of nano-materials behavior.

Oct 7th, 2016

Disorderly conduct

An analysis of electron behavior explains why the phase-change material iron-tellurium best conducts electricity in its disordered amorphous phase.

Oct 7th, 2016

Stressed out coatings

Fine-grained microstructure could toughen protective coatings.

Oct 7th, 2016

Nanoscale confinement leads to new all-inorganic perovskite with exceptional solar cell properties

Scientists for the first time discovered how to make perovskite solar cells out of quantum dots and used the new material to convert sunlight to electricity with 10.77 percent efficiency.

Oct 6th, 2016

Smallest. Transistor. Ever.

Research breaks major barrier in transistor size by creating gate only 1 nanometer long.

Oct 6th, 2016

Researchers fabricate microfibers for single-cell studies, tissue engineering

Researchers have created a new way to design and fabricate microfibers that support cell growth and could be useful tools for reconnecting nerves and regenerating other damaged tissues.

Oct 6th, 2016

Enhancing the superconducting properties of an iron-based material

Scientists pioneer method that enables material to carry more electrical current without resistance at a higher temperature.

Oct 6th, 2016

Fast energy transport between unlike partners

Chemists have combined different dye molecules in aggregates and thereby observed surprising properties. Their discovery may help to use sunlight more efficiently for the generation of energy.

Oct 6th, 2016

Small droplets feel the vibe

Researchers have used ultrasonic forces to accurately pattern thousands of microscopic water-based droplets. Each droplet can be designed to perform a biochemical experiment, which could pave the way for highly efficient lab-on-a-chip devices with future applications in drug discovery and clinical diagnostics.

Oct 6th, 2016

New efficient, low-cost method to hydrogenate graphene with visible light

A new study shows that the two-dimensional and atom-thin carbon material graphene reacts with formic acid in a water solution upon irradiation with visible light. In the reaction, formic acid acts as masked hydrogen and a material is produced where hydrogen extensively has been added to graphene.