Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have shown that a newly engineered catalyst made of gold nanoparticles supported on a metal oxide framework shows breakdown of ammonia impurities in air, with excellent selectivity for conversion to n...
Mar 23, 2019
A new class of ultrathin light absorbent material could harvest solar energy, boil water, and work as an infrared detector
Mar 22, 2019
A new class of ultrathin light absorbent material could harvest solar energy, boil water, and work as an infrared detector
Mar 22, 2019
The technical challenges are very difficult, but the promise is too great to quit so early in the quantum computing marathon, writes Intel's Jim Clarke
Mar 22, 2019
The technical challenges are very difficult, but the promise is too great to quit so early in the quantum computing marathon, writes Intel's Jim Clarke
Mar 22, 2019
A study finds that molecules alter gold nanoparticles' electronic properties.
Mar 22, 2019
Scientists have developed a new technique that combines the power of nanoscale 'tractor beams' with high-powered X-rays, enabling them to position and manipulate crystals in solution that are not in contact with substrates.
Mar 22, 2019
A new study discovers a mechanism by which molecules affect the plasmonic response of gold nanorods. The mechanism could be used to enhance applications like catalysis that involve plasmon-driven chemistry.
Mar 22, 2019
The light scattered by plasmonic nanoparticles is useful, but some of it gets lost at the surface and scientists are now starting to figure out why.
Mar 22, 2019
A new technique for precisely measuring quantum dot (QD) performance, developed by researchers at Stanford University, showed that groups of QDs reliably emit about 99.6 percent of the light they absorb, with a potential error of 0.2 percent in ei...
Mar 22, 2019
