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Microwave Oven Cooks Up Solar Cell Material
May 6, 2013 — Metallurgists used an old microwave oven to produce a nanocrystal semiconductor rapidly using cheap, abundant and less toxic metals than other semiconductors. They hope it will be used for more ... > full story -
'Going Negative' Pays for Nanotubes
May 3, 2013 — Researchers turn carbon nanotubes into negatively charged liquid crystals that could enhance the creation of fibers and ... > full story -
Dual-Color Lasers Could Lead to Cheap and Efficient LED Lighting
May 2, 2013 — A new semiconductor device capable of emitting two distinct colors has been created by a group of researchers in the US, potentially opening up the possibility of using light emitting diodes (LEDs) ... > full story -
How Graphene and Friends Could Harness the Sun's Energy Hitting Walls
May 2, 2013 — Combining wonder material graphene with other stunning one-atom thick materials could create the next generation of solar cells and optoelectronic devices, scientists have revealed. Researchers have ... > full story -
Shaking Things Up: Researchers Propose New Old Way to Purify Carbon Nanotubes
May 1, 2013 — An old, somewhat passé, trick used to purify protein samples based on their affinity for water has found new fans: materials scientists are using it to divvy up solutions of carbon nanotubes, ... > full story -
Discovery of New Gigantic Swelling Phenomenon of Layered Crystal Driven by Water
May 1, 2013 — Scientists have discovered an intriguing phenomenon in which an inorganic layered crystal expanded and contracted by 100 times its original size in a few seconds in an aqueous solution, displaying a ... > full story -
Best of Both Worlds: Towards a Quantum Internet With Combined Optical and Electrical Technique
May 1, 2013 — Scientists have achieved a breakthrough in quantum science that brings the prospect of a network of ultra-powerful quantum computers -- connected via a quantum internet -- closer to reality. The team ... > full story -
Graphene's High-Speed Seesaw
April 30, 2013 — A new transistor capable of revolutionizing technologies for medical imaging and security screening has been developed by graphene researchers. The researchers report the first graphene-based ... > full story -
Success in Observation of Swelling of Single-Particle of Silicon Electrode for Lithium Ion Batteries During Charging Reaction
April 28, 2013 — Scientists have measured the volumetric expansion of single particles of silicon accompanying the charging reaction. This finding demonstrated the importance of electrode design from the viewpoint of ... > full story -
Vaterite: Crystal Within a Crystal Helps Resolve an Old Puzzle
April 25, 2013 — With the help of a solitary sea squirt, scientists have resolved the longstanding puzzle of the crystal structure of vaterite, an enigmatic geologic mineral and ... > full story
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