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New discovery advances optical microscopy

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

New Illinois ECE research is advancing the field of optical microscopy, giving the field a critical new tool to solve challenging problems across many fields of science and engineering including semiconductor wafer inspection, nanoparticle sensing...

Jun 5, 2020

Transparent graphene electrodes might lead to new generation of solar cells

MIT News   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

New roll-to-roll production method could enable lightweight, flexible solar devices and a new generation of display screens.

Jun 5, 2020

Transparent graphene electrodes might lead to new generation of solar cells

MIT News   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

New roll-to-roll production method could enable lightweight, flexible solar devices and a new generation of display screens.

Jun 5, 2020

Researchers help bring biofriendly materials to drug design for neuro disorders

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

The contributions of researchers from The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) have yielded the first indication that carbon quantum dots, a class of nanoparticles, can be utilized to combat neurological disorders, according to a paper published ...

Jun 5, 2020

Researchers help bring biofriendly materials to drug design for neuro disorders

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have found the first indication that carbon quantum dots, a class of nanoparticles, can be utilized to combat neurological disorders.

Jun 5, 2020

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Self-assembling, biomimetic composites possess unusual electrical properties

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Sometimes, breaking rules is not a bad thing. Especially when the rules are apparent laws of nature that apply in bulk material, but other forces appear in the nanoscale.

Jun 5, 2020

Manipulating metals for adaptive camouflage

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Many species have naturally evolved remarkable strategies to visually adapt to their environments for protection and predation. Researchers have studied adaptive camouflaging in the infrared (IR) spectrum, although the method is highly challenging...

Jun 5, 2020

Metasurface Design Approach Achieves Unidirectional Luminescence in LEDs

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Using a metasurface-based design, researchers at the University of Santa Barbara, California (UCSB) developed a way to extract more photons from LEDs and direct the light emitted from LEDs with greater precision. Their approach could be used to cr...

Jun 5, 2020

Thwarting deadly heart blockages with organic nanoparticles

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Cardiovascular disease, which kills one Australian every 12 minutes, is caused by a hardening of the arteries due to abnormal deposits of fat and cholesterol (known as plaque) in the inner lining of the artery; a process known as atherosclerosis. ...

Jun 5, 2020

Electrode Based on Graphene Oxide, Aramid Nanofiber can Store More Energy

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The explosion of mobile electronic devices, electric vehicles, drones and other technologies have driven demand for new lightweight materials that can provide the power to operate them. Researchers from the University of Houston and Texas A&M ...

Jun 5, 2020

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