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Atomic Switcheroo Explains Origins of Thin-Film Solar Cell Mystery
Apr. 23, 2014 — Treating cadmium-telluride (CdTe) solar cell materials with cadmium-chloride improves their efficiency, but researchers have not fully understood ... full story -
Halving Hydrogen: First View of Nature-Inspired Catalyst After Ripping Hydrogen Apart Provides Insights for Better Fuel Cells
Apr. 23, 2014 — A fuel cell catalyst that converts hydrogen into electricity must tear open a hydrogen molecule. Now researchers have captured a view of such a catalyst holding onto the two halves of its hydrogen ... full story -
Gold Nanoparticles Help Target, Quantify Breast Cancer Segments in a Living Cell
Apr. 23, 2014 — A way to detect and measure cancer levels in a living cell by using tiny gold particles with tails of synthetic DNA has been developed by scientists. The process uses gold nanoparticles to target and ... full story -
Following a Protein's Travel Inside Cells Is Key to Improving Patient Monitoring, Drug Development
Apr. 23, 2014 — A technique to detect subcellular location of a protein has been developed by scientists. In science, "simple and accessible detection methods that can rapidly screen a large cell population ... full story -
Steering Chemical Reactions With Laser Pulses
Apr. 23, 2014 — Ultra short laserpulses in the femtosecond-range give scientists a powerful new method of controlling chemical reactions. A team of researchers could now show that the fragmentation of carbohydrates ... full story -
Building Stronger Bridges: Structures Lab Fulfills Private, Public Needs
Apr. 22, 2014 — It all comes down to bridging a gap. Researchers are helping companies develop new materials and products —- self-consolidating concrete columns and prestressed concrete bridge girders -- that ... full story -
Checking Up on Crude Oil in the Ground: Nanoreporters Tell 'Sour' Oil from 'Sweet'
Apr. 22, 2014 — Scientists have created a nanoscale detector that checks for and reports on the presence and concentration of hydrogen sulfide in crude oil and natural gas while they're still in the ... full story -
Mantis Shrimp Stronger Than Airplanes: Composite Material Inspired by Shrimp Stronger Than Standard Used in Airplane Frames
Apr. 22, 2014 — Inspired by the fist-like club of a mantis shrimp, researchers have developed a design structure for composite materials that is more impact resistant and tougher than the standard used in airplanes. ... full story -
First Size-Based Chromatography Technique for the Study of Livi
Apr. 22, 2014 — Using nanodot technology, researchers demonstrated the first size-based form of chromatography for studying the membranes of living cells. This unique physical approach to probing cellular membrane ... full story -
Surface Modification of Titanium Dioxide for Photocatalytic Degradation of Hazardous Pollutants Under Ordinary Visible Light
Apr. 22, 2014 — Researchers have developed a modified photocatalyst which is economical and effective at transforming organic pollutants into harmless end products. Photocatalytic degradation is one of the highly ... full story -
Unlocking Secrets of New Solar Material
Apr. 22, 2014 — A new solar material that has the same crystal structure as a mineral first found in the Ural Mountains in 1839 is shooting up the efficiency charts faster than almost anything researchers have seen ... full story -
RNA Shows Potential as Boiling-Resistant Anionic Polymer Material for Nanoarchitectures
Apr. 22, 2014 — Nanotechnology researchers have discovered new methods to build boiling-resistant nanostructures and arrays using a new RNA triangle scaffold. These new RNA nanoarchitechtures can be used to form ... full story -
Vacuum Ultraviolet Lamp of the Future Created
Apr. 22, 2014 — Scientists have developed a solid-state lamp that emits high-energy ultraviolet (UV) light at the shortest wavelengths ever recorded for such a device, from 140 to 220 nanometers. This is within the ... full story -
High-Performance, Low-Cost Ultracapacitors Built With Graphene and Carbon Nanotubes
Apr. 22, 2014 — By combining the powers of two single-atom-thick carbon structures, researchers have created a new ultracapacitor that is both high performance and low cost. The device capitalizes on the synergy ... full story -
Cloaked DNA Nanodevices Survive Pilot Mission
Apr. 22, 2014 — By mimicking a viral strategy, scientists have created the first cloaked DNA nanodevice that survives the body's immune defenses. Their success opens the door to smart DNA nanorobots that use ... full story -
Nanomaterial Outsmarts Ions: Novel Types of Electronic Components Made of Graphene
Apr. 22, 2014 — Ions are an essential tool in chip manufacturing, but they can also be used to produce nano-sieves. A large number of electrons must be removed from the atoms for this purpose. Such ions either lose ... full story -
Like a Hall of Mirrors, Nanostructures Trap Photons Inside Ultrathin Solar Cells
Apr. 22, 2014 — In the quest to make sun power more competitive, researchers are designing ultrathin solar cells that cut material costs. At the same time they're keeping these thin cells efficient by sculpting ... full story -
Higher Solar-Cell Efficiency Achieved With Zinc-Oxide Coating
Apr. 22, 2014 — Researchers have achieved 14-percent efficiency in a 9-millimeter-square solar cell made of gallium arsenide. It is the highest efficiency rating for a solar cell that size and made with that ... full story -
Progress Made in Developing Nanoscale Electronics: New Research Directs Charges Through Single Molecules
Apr. 21, 2014 — Scientists are facing a number of barriers as they try to develop circuits that are microscopic in size, including how to reliably control the current that flows through a circuit that is the width ... full story -
New Material Coating Technology Mimics Nature's Lotus Effect
Apr. 21, 2014 — Ever stop to consider why lotus plant leaves always look clean? The hydrophobic -- water repelling -- characteristic of the leaf, termed the "Lotus effect," helps the plant survive in muddy ... full story
- Atomic switcheroo explains origins of thin-film solar cell mystery
- Halving hydrogen: First view of nature-inspired catalyst after ripping hydrogen apart provides insights for better fuel cells
- Gold nanoparticles help target, quantify breast cancer segments in a living cell
- Following a protein's travel inside cells is key to improving patient monitoring, drug development
- Steering chemical reactions with laser pulses
- Building stronger bridges: Structures lab fulfills private, public needs
- Checking up on crude oil in the ground: Nanoreporters tell 'sour' oil from 'sweet'
- Mantis shrimp stronger than airplanes: Composite material inspired by shrimp stronger than standard used in airplane frames
- First size-based chromatography technique for the study of livi
- Surface modification of titanium dioxide for photocatalytic degradation of hazardous pollutants under ordinary visible light
- Unlocking secrets of new solar material
- RNA shows potential as boiling-resistant anionic polymer material for nanoarchitectures
- Vacuum ultraviolet lamp of the future created
- High-performance, low-cost ultracapacitors built with graphene and carbon nanotubes
- Cloaked DNA nanodevices survive pilot mission
- Nanomaterial outsmarts ions: Novel types of electronic components made of graphene
- Like a hall of mirrors, nanostructures trap photons inside ultrathin solar cells
- Higher solar-cell efficiency achieved with zinc-oxide coating
- Progress made in developing nanoscale electronics: New research directs charges through single molecules
- New material coating technology mimics nature's lotus effect
- MRI, on a molecular scale: System could one day peer into the atomic structure of individual molecules
- 'Exotic' material is like a switch when super thin
- Gecko-like adhesives now useful for real world surfaces
- Impurity size affects performance of emerging superconductive material
- Better thermal-imaging lens from waste sulfur
- Thinnest membrane feasible has been produced
- Surprising material could play huge role in saving energy: Tin selenide is best at converting waste heat to electricity
- Patented research remotely detects nitrogen-rich explosives
- Atom probe assisted dating of oldest piece of Earth
- Chiral breathing: Electrically controlled polymer changes its optical properties
- Scientists observe quantum superconductor-metal transition and superconducting glass
- Identifying the complex growth process of strontium titanate thin films
- An abundant and inexpensive water-splitting photocatalyst with low toxicity
- Information storage for the next generation of plastic computers: Efficient conversion from magnetic storage to light is key
- Quantum computing? Progress in the fight against quantum dissipation
- Scientists capture ultrafast snapshots of light-driven superconductivity
- Making radiation-proof materials for electronics, power plants
- New type of barcode could make counterfeiters' lives more difficult
- Making new materials an atomic layer at a time
- Global scientific team 'visualizes' a new crystallization process
- Relieving electric vehicle range anxiety with improved batteries
- New nanoparticle for cancer therapy created by physicist
- Scientists achieve first direct observations of excitons in motion
- A small connection with big implications: Wiring up carbon-based electronics
- At the origin of cell division: The features of living matter emerge from inanimate matter in simulation
- Environmentally compatible organic solar cells in the future
- Repeated self-healing now possible in composite materials
- Lens turns any smartphone into a portable microscope
- Targeting cancer with a triple threat: New nanoparticles can deliver three drugs at once
- Rethink education to fuel bioeconomy, says report
- Sensitive detection method may help impede illicit nuclear trafficking
- Engineers develop new materials for hydrogen storage
- New sensor improves the level of efficiency in detecting ozone
- Wire inspection: As fast as a world-class sprinter
- Scientists come up with method of reducing solar panel glare
- Nanocrystalline cellulose modified into efficient viral inhibitor
- Fiber-optic microscope will help physicians detect cancer, diseases at early stages
- Nano shake-up: Routine handling can affect nano drug carriers
- House windows that double as solar panels? Shiny quantum dots brighten future of solar cells
- Device turns flat surface into spherical antenna
- New 'tunable' semiconductors will allow better detectors, solar cells
- Surgeons develop personalized 3-D printed kidney to simulate surgery prior to cancer operation
- Novel technique opens door to better solar cells, superconductors and hard drives
- Dual role of carbon dioxide in photosynthesis: Pioneering findings
- Tiny particles could help verify goods
- Glasses strong as steel: A fast way to find the best
- How a Silly Putty ingredient could advance stem cell therapies
- 'Nano-anesthesia: New approach to local anesthesia?
- Better solar cells, better LED light and vast optical possibilities
- New form of matter: Exotic hadron with two quarks, two anti-quarks confirmed
- Search for elusive dark matter: Looking for traces by studying particles with low masses and interaction rates
- Nanostructures with applications in infrared and terahertz ranges
- New self-healing plastics developed
- A modern twist on Young's slits
- Multilayer polymers spring into action: Mechanical vibrations turned into electrical energy
- Forever clean? Metal–organic 'micromushrooms' repel all
- Thermoelectric generator on glass fabric for wearable electronic devices
- Sunlight generates hydrogen in new porous silicon
- The motion of the medium matters for self-assembling particles
- Emerging research suggests a new paradigm for 'unconventional superconductors'
- One kind of supersymmetry shown to emerge naturally: Unique phenomenon in condensed matter system
- Scalable, universal quantum computer? Quantum information processed with system comprising optical photon and trapped atom
- Synthetic collagen promotes natural clotting
- New 'switch' could power quantum computing: Light lattice traps atoms, builds networks of quantum information transmitters
- At long last: Concrete that's nearly maintenance-free
- No compromises: Short, flexible, reusable AFM probe
- Tiny step edges, big step for surface science
- Novel ultra-fast electrical circuits use light-generated tunneling currents
- Scale model WWII craft takes flight with fuel from the sea concept
- New twist makes for better steel: Greater strength without loss of ductility
- Scalable CVD process for making 2-D molybdenum diselenide
- Expanding particles to engineer defects: Adding larger particle to crystalline system can create order rather than distortions
- 3-D printing trials of unmanned aircraft broaden possibilities for this emergent technology
- Hybrid technology could make Star Trek-style medical tricorder a reality
- Graphene nanoribbons as electronic switches
- Researching materials to optimize lithium-ion battery performance
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