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Atomically Thick Metal Membranes
Mar. 14, 2014 — For the first time researchers have shown that freestanding metal membranes consisting of a single layer of atoms can be stable under ambient conditions. The success and promise of atomically thin ... full story -
Nanoscale Optical Switch Breaks Miniaturization Barrier
Mar. 13, 2014 — An ultra-fast and ultra-small optical switch has been invented that could advance the day when photons replace electrons in the innards of consumer products ranging from cell phones to automobiles. ... full story -
Roomy Cages Built from DNA Could One Day Deliver Drugs, Devices
Mar. 13, 2014 — A set of self-assembling DNA cages one-tenth as wide as a bacterium have been created by scientists. These DNA nanostructures are some of the largest and most complex structures ever constructed ... full story -
Graphene-Metal Sandwich: Combining Graphene and Copper May Shrink Electronics
Mar. 13, 2014 — Researchers have discovered that creating a graphene-copper-graphene 'sandwich' strongly enhances the heat conducting properties of copper, a discovery that could further help in the ... full story -
Building New Drugs Just Got Easier
Mar. 12, 2014 — A method for modifying organic molecules has been developed that significantly expands the possibilities for developing new pharmaceuticals and improving old ones. The innovation makes it easier to ... full story -
Surface Characteristics Influence Cellular Growth on Semiconductor Material
Mar. 12, 2014 — Changing the texture and surface characteristics of a semiconductor material at the nanoscale can influence the way that neural cells grow on the material. The finding may have utility for developing ... full story -
Colloidal Silicon Quantum Dots: Synthesis and Luminescence Tuning from the Near-UV to the Near-IR Range
Mar. 12, 2014 — Scientists summarize the peculiarities of high-quantum yield silicon nanoparticles focusing on their emission, which depends on the preparation method and surface ... full story -
First Thin Films of Spin Ice Reveal Cold Secrets
Mar. 12, 2014 — Thin films of spin ice have been shown to demonstrate surprising properties which could help in the development of applications of magnetricity, the magnetic equivalent of ... full story -
Scientists Build Thinnest-Possible LEDs to Be Stronger, More Energy Efficient
Mar. 10, 2014 — Scientists have built the thinnest-known LED that can be used as a source of light energy in electronics. The LED is based off of two-dimensional, flexible semiconductors, making it possible to stack ... full story -
Two-Dimensional Material Shows Promise for Optoelectronics: LEDs, Photovoltaic Cells, and Light Detectors
Mar. 10, 2014 — Team creates LEDs, photovoltaic cells, and light detectors using novel one-molecule-thick material. Researchers have used a novel material that's just a few atoms thick to create devices that ... full story -
Biomolecular Tweezers Facilitate Study of Mechanical Force Effects on Cells and Proteins
Mar. 10, 2014 — A new type of biomolecular tweezers could help researchers study how mechanical forces affect the biochemical activity of cells and proteins. The devices use opposing magnetic and electrophoretic ... full story -
Atomically Thin, Flexible, Semi-Transparent Solar Cells Created
Mar. 9, 2014 — A lot of research has been done on graphene recently -- carbon flakes, consisting of only one layer of atoms. As it turns out, there are other materials too which exhibit remarkable properties if ... full story -
Crystals Ripple in Response to Light: First Propagating Surface Phonon Polaritons in a Van Der Waals Crystal
Mar. 6, 2014 — Minuscule waves that propagate across atom -- thin layers of crystal could carry information, light, and heat in nanoscale devices. For the first time, the frequency and amplitude of these waves, ... full story -
Tackling the Tiniest Technology to Make Gadgets Smaller, Faster and More Efficient
Mar. 4, 2014 — Researchers are discovering how to manipulate light to one day better view the world's tiniest objects through a super-lens, as well as how to hide an object in plain sight. The research focuses ... full story -
How 19th Century Physics Could Change the Future of Nanotechnology
Mar. 4, 2014 — A new twist on a very old physics technique could have a profound impact on one of the most buzzed-about aspects of nanoscience. Researchers have found that their unique method of light-matter ... full story -
Physics in 3-D? That's Nothing: Try 0-D
Mar. 4, 2014 — Zero-dimensional quantum dots could someday have a big effect on a variety of technologies, such as solar energy, lasers and medical diagnostics. This latest discovery is all about going small, but ... full story -
Boron, Discovered in 1808, Gets a Nano Refresh
Mar. 4, 2014 — Nanotechnology -- the control of matter at the nanoscale, at dimensions of approximately 1 and 100 nanometers -- is revolutionizing the materials and devices used in many applications and products. A ... full story -
Research Tests Which Nano System Works Best in Killing Cancer Cells
Mar. 4, 2014 — Four iron-oxide nanoparticle systems were tested by scientists to see which, when heated, would likely work best as a tool for targeting cancer cells. In systematically studying the distinct ... full story -
Solar Power: Making It Less Expensive and More Efficient
Mar. 4, 2014 — Researchers are reporting early results on a way to make solar-powered panels in lights, calculators and roofs lighter, less expensive, more flexible (therefore less breakable) and more ... full story -
Pulling Polymers Leads to New Insights Into Their Mechanical Behavior
Mar. 4, 2014 — Scientists have pulled up isolated molecular chains from a gold surface, using the tip of an atomic force microscope (AFM). The observed signal provides insight into the detachment force and binding ... full story -
A New Renewable Energy Source? Device Captures Energy from Earth's Infrared Emissions to Outer Space
Mar. 3, 2014 — When the sun sets on a remote desert outpost and solar panels shut down, what energy source will provide power through the night? A battery, perhaps, or an old diesel generator? Perhaps something ... full story
- Nanoscale optical switch breaks miniaturization barrier
- Roomy cages built from DNA could one day deliver drugs, devices
- Graphene-metal sandwich: Combining graphene and copper may shrink electronics
- Building new drugs just got easier
- Surface characteristics influence cellular growth on semiconductor material
- Colloidal silicon quantum dots: Synthesis and luminescence tuning from the near-UV to the near-IR range
- First thin films of spin ice reveal cold secrets
- Scientists build thinnest-possible LEDs to be stronger, more energy efficient
- Two-dimensional material shows promise for optoelectronics: LEDs, photovoltaic cells, and light detectors
- Biomolecular tweezers facilitate study of mechanical force effects on cells and proteins
- Tackling the tiniest technology to make gadgets smaller, faster and more efficient
- How 19th century physics could change the future of nanotechnology
- Physics in 3-D? That's nothing: Try 0-D
- Boron, discovered in 1808, gets a nano refresh
- Research tests which nano system works best in killing cancer cells
- Solar power: Making it less expensive and more efficient
- Pulling polymers leads to new insights into their mechanical behavior
- A new renewable energy source? Device captures energy from Earth's infrared emissions to outer space
- Magnet for fast and cheap data storage invented
- Promising results with local hyperthermia of tumors
- Physicists solve 20-year-old debate surrounding how glassy surfaces flow like a liquid
- Big step for next-generation fuel cells and electrolyzers
- More dangerous chemicals in everyday life: Now experts warn against nanosilver
- Water filter from the sapwood in pine tree branches
- Research and applications of iron oxide nanoparticles explored
- Creating complex nanoparticles in one easy step
- Ecotoxicity: All clear for silver nanoparticles?
- Technique to create holes in graphene could improve water filters, desalination
- Magnetic Medicine: Nanoparticles target cancer-fighting immune cells
- Improvement in polymers for aviation
- Pinwheel 'living' crystals and the origin of life
- Fast, effective mechanism to combat an aggressive cancer
- New biological scaffold offers promising foundation for engineered tissues
- Graphene's bonding effect on platinum nanoparticles characterized: Lower costs in fuel cell production?
- Microanalysis technique makes the most of small nanoparticle samples
- New device measures nanoparticle travel in wells
- Nanoscale pillars could radically improve conversion of heat to electricity
- Tissue-penetrating light releases chemotherapy inside cancer cells
- Making nanoelectronics last longer for medical devices, 'cyborgs'
- Advance in energy storage could speed up development of next-gen electronics
- Nanodiamond-embedded contact lenses may improve glaucoma treatment
- Breakthrough development of flexible 1D-1R memory cell array
- Caps not the culprit in nanotube chirality: New study narrows possibilities for gaining control of nanotube type
- Ion beams pave way to new kinds of valves for use in spintronics
- Sticky nanoparticles developed to fight heart disease
- Stretchable, bendable electronics: A stretchable highway for light
- Silicon-germanium chip sets new speed record
- It’s alive! Bacteria-filled liquid crystals could improve biosensing
- Ultra-small and ultra–fast electro-optic modulator
- New 'pomegranate-inspired' design solves problems for lithium-ion batteries
- Nanoelectronics key to advances in renewable energy
- Carbon nanotube fibers outperform copper in carrying electrical current
- Potentially revolutionary material: Scientists produce a novel form of artificial graphene
- Cancer drugs hitch a ride on 'smart' gold nanoshells
- Light-induced degradation in amorphous silicon thin film solar cells
- Experiments on tiny gold prisms help to explain unusual electrodynamics of nanostructures
- Computers: Adding carbon gives iron–platinum nanocrystals ideal optical properties for heat-assisted magnetic recording
- Nanoparticles with a core–shell structure can minimize the overheating of cells during bioimaging experiments
- Simulating the magnetic properties of nanostructures could help to design electronic memories with increased storage capacity
- When chemists invent new rattles: Synthesis process to encapsulate nanoparticles
- Nanoparticles treat muscular dystrophy in mice
- Better RNA interference, inspired by nature: New nanoparticles offer best-ever gene silencing
- Gold and silica nanostars imitate the two faces of the god Janus
- A new postal code for cancer: Targeting nano-containers to starve, kill cancer cells
- Nanoparticle pinpoints blood vessel plaques
- Molecular traffic jam makes water move faster through nanochannels
- New stem cell research removes reliance on human and animal cells
- Crossover sound: Unambiguous evidence for coherent phonons in superlattices
- Semiconductors: First ever atom-by-atom simulation of ALD nanoscale film growth
- Electronically controlled drugs could minimize side effects
- Good hair day: New technique grows tiny 'hairy' materials at the microscale
- Off-the-shelf materials lead to self-healing polymers
- In vitro innovation: Testing nanomedicine with blood cells on a microchip
- New clues on thermodynamic behavior in small systems
- Patterns of particles generated by surface charges: How disorder turns into order
- Diamond film possible without the pressure: Rules for ultrathin 'diamane' devised
- Prototype of single ion heat engine created
- Capturing ultrasharp images of multiple cell components at once
- Making frozen smoke: Commercializing aerogel fabrication process
- Lab clocks 'hot' electrons: Plasmon-generated electrons timed moving from nanorods to graphene
- Researcher turns sights on prostate cancer, tissue engineering, blood vessel repair
- Piezoelectrics and butterflies: Now scientists know more about how the materials actually work
- Self-aligning DNA wires for application in nanoelectronics
- Super-strong graphene oxide: In situ bandgap tuning of graphene oxide achieved by electrochemical bias
- Breakthrough in rechargeable batteries: New twist to sodium-ion battery technology
- Anti-soiling coating keeps solar reflectors clean and efficient
- Researchers take magnetic waves for a spin
- 'Chameleon of the sea' reveals its secrets
- Research could bring new devices that control heat flow
- Flexible, transparent conductor created: Discovery brings bendable cell phone, foldable flat-screen TV closer to reality
- Using silver nanoparticles, researchers create cream that avoids transmission of HIV
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