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Hybrid nanostructure steps up light-harvesting efficiency

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Energy is transferred through the structure in a way that boosts its response to light, showing promise for solar cell applications.

Jun 12, 2019

Binary solvent mixture boosting high efficiency of polymer solar cells

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

CB, CF and their mixture were selected as solvents to regulate molecular order and the nanoscale morphology of the photoactive layer. The casting solvents with different boiling points change the molecular organization time, therefore can optimize...

Jun 12, 2019

Engineers design nanostructured diamond metalens for compact quantum technologies

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

At the chemical level, diamonds are no more than carbon atoms aligned in a precise, three-dimensional (3-D) crystal lattice. However, even a seemingly flawless diamond contains defects: spots in that lattice where a carbon atom is missing or has b...

Jun 11, 2019

Carbon Nanotube Thin Film Patch Antennas Viable for 5G, Drones, Sensors and IOT | NextBigFuture.com

NextBigFuture   -   Scientific News Websites

Carbon Nanotube Thin Film Patch Antennas Viable for 5G, Drones, Sensors and IOT

Jun 11, 2019

Light-Powered Nano-Microbial ‘Factories’ Could Help Reduce Carbon

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Using light-activated quantum dots to activate specific enzymes within microbial cells, researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) created nanobio-hybrid organisms (nanorgs) that can consume harmful gases such as carbon dioxide...

Jun 11, 2019

Engineers design nanostructured diamond metalens for compact quantum technologies

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

By finding a certain kind of defect inside a block of diamond and fashioning a pattern of nanoscale pillars on the surface above it, engineering researchers can now control the shape of individual photons emitted by the defect. Because those photo...

Jun 11, 2019

Engineers design nanostructured diamond metalens for compact quantum technologies

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

By finding a certain kind of defect inside a block of diamond and fashioning a pattern of nanoscale pillars on the surface above it, researchers can now control the shape of individual photons emitted by the defect.

Jun 11, 2019

iPhone plus nanoscale porous silicon equals cheap, simple home diagnostics

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The simplest home medical tests might look like a deck of various silicon chips coated in special film, one that could detect drugs in the blood, another for proteins in the urine indicating infection, another for bacteria in water and the like. A...

Jun 11, 2019

Plot twist: Straightening single-molecule conductors improves their performance

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have synthesized nanowires made of a single molecule of oligothiophene up to 10 nanometers in length. By forcing the molecular chain to adopt a planar conformation, they were able to significantly enhance its electrical conductivity. T...

Jun 11, 2019

iPhone plus nanoscale porous silicon equals cheap, simple home diagnostics

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

The simplest home medical tests might look like a deck of various silicon chips coated in special film, one that could detect drugs in the blood, another for proteins in the urine indicating infection, another for bacteria in water and the like. A...

Jun 11, 2019

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