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Semiconductor Nanowires can be Tuned Over Wide Energy Ranges

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Apart from speeding up computers, nanowires have the potential to make solar cells more efficient and LEDs more colorful. That is, if the extremely small semiconductors are able to transform electric...

Jun 27, 2019

Researchers reach milestone in use of nanoparticles to kill cancer with heat

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at Oregon State University have developed an improved technique for using magnetic nanoclusters to kill hard-to-reach tumors.

Jun 27, 2019

Improved technique for using magnetic nanoclusters to kill hard-to-reach tumors

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers developed nanoclusters, multiatom collections of nanoparticles, with enhanced heating efficiency. The nanoclusters are hexagon-shaped iron oxide nanoparticles doped with cobalt and manganese and loaded into biodegradable nanocarriers.

Jun 27, 2019

New technology gives insight into how nanomaterials form and grow

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

A new form of electron microscopy allows researchers to examine nanoscale tubular materials while they are 'alive' and forming liquids -- a first in the field.

Jun 27, 2019

Quantum Technology NEEDS Atomically Precise Manufacturing | NextBigFuture.com

NextBigFuture   -   Scientific News Websites

Zyvex Labs has the goal of Atomically Precise Manufacturing (APM). They are researching and developing tools for creating quantum computers, analog quantum simulation devices and other transformational systems that require atomic precision. Develo...

Jun 26, 2019

Milestone reached in use of nanoparticles to kill cancer with heat

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have developed an improved technique for using magnetic nanoclusters to kill hard-to-reach tumors.

Jun 26, 2019

A water repellent 'nanoflower' for biomedical applications

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed a 'lotus effect' by incorporating atomic defects in nanomaterials, which could have widespread applications in biomedical field including biosensing, lab-on-a-chip, blood-repellent, anti-fouling and self-cleani...

Jun 26, 2019

Using nanotechnology to remove diesel fuel from water and soil

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed a hydrophobic nanosponge to remove diesel fuel from contaminated water and soil.

Jun 26, 2019

Shell increases versatility of nanowires: Laboratory experiments show that semiconductor nanowires can be tuned over wide energy ranges

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Nanowires promise to make LEDs more colorful and solar cells more efficient, in addition to speeding up computers. That is, provided that the tiny semiconductors convert electric energy into light, and vice versa, at the right wavelengths. Researc...

Jun 26, 2019

Building a bridge to the quantum world

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Entanglement is one of the main principles of quantum mechanics. Physicists have found a way to use a mechanical oscillator to produce entangled radiation. This method might prove extremely useful when it comes to connecting quantum computers.

Jun 26, 2019

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