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RUB Scientists Show Radiative Auger Process in Quantum Dots

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists at Ruhr-University Bochum, working with researchers based in Basel and Copenhagen, have demonstrated the connection between the radiative Auger process and quantum optics. The scientists experimentally confirmed the radiative Auger proc...

Jun 30, 2020

No touching: Researchers find contactless way to measure thickness of carbon nanotube films

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists from Skoltech and their colleagues from Russia and Finland have figured out a non-invasive way to measure the thickness of single-walled carbon nanotube films, which may find applications in a wide variety of fields from solar energy to...

Jun 30, 2020

How to design more reliable nano- and micro-electro-mechanical systems

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists present insights from sophisticated small-scale mechanical experiments explaining unexpected plastic deformation of silicon on the nanoscale.

Jun 30, 2020

A new theory for Semiconductors made of nanocrystals

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at ETH have provided the first theoretical explanation for how electrical current is conducted in semiconductors made of nanocrystals. In the future, this could lead to the development of new sensors, lasers or LEDs for TV screens. A ...

Jun 30, 2020

Developing new techniques to improve atomic force microscopy

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology have developed a new method to improve the detection ability of nanoscale chemical imaging using atomic force microscopy. These improvements reduce the noise that is associa...

Jun 30, 2020

Nanomaterials-Based Retinal Prostheses to Treat Degenerative Retinal Blindness

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers at IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of Technology) has led to the revolutionary development of an artificial liquid retinal prosthesis to counteract the effects of...

Jun 30, 2020

New Nanofiber can Protect Wearers from Extreme Temperatures, Ballistic Threats

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Since World War I, the vast majority of American combat casualties has come not from gunshot wounds but from explosions. Today, most soldiers wear a heavy, bullet-proof vest to protect their torso but much of their body remains exposed to the indi...

Jun 30, 2020

New Experiment Verifies Biosafety of Nanofiber Masks

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads around the world, masks have become an essential personal hygiene product as the first line of defense to protect one's respiratory system against the viruses and germs that spread through droplets in the air.

Jun 30, 2020

Nanocoatings could reduce complications after implant surgery

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed a new method of applying anti-inflammatory substances to implants in order to inhibit undesirable inflammatory reactions in the body.

Jun 30, 2020

World's widest graphene nanoribbon promises the next generation of miniaturized electronics

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Standard semiconductor technology is reaching its limit in miniaturization, but the demand for smaller electrical devices with higher performance continues to grow. The research group introduced the widest graphene nanoribbon prepared by the botto...

Jun 30, 2020

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