New research from Rice University's Laboratory for Nanophotonics describes the first combination of a gas-trapping molecular sieve called a metal-organic framework, or MOF, with catalytic aluminum nanocrystals that can draw their power from s...
Feb 8, 2019
A team led by University of Utah physicists has discovered how to fix a major problem that occurs in lasers made from a new type of material called quantum dots. The never-before-seen phenomenon will be important for an emerging field of photonics...
Feb 8, 2019
Pulling off high-speed energy transfers in the lab gives researchers insight into quantum computing, high-speed rechargeable batteries, and other future applications of quantum technology.
Feb 8, 2019
From the gargantuan Nanotech 2019 industry exhibition and satellite conferences at Tokyo Big Sight to research labs in and around Tokyo we look at the ever-enduring attraction of carbon at the nanoscale The post Carbon fascination endures in nanos...
Feb 7, 2019
Researchers have developed a new way to deliver treatment for cartilage regeneration using 2D mineral nanoparticles.
Feb 7, 2019
The fact that the 2018 Nobel Prize for Physics was awarded to three laser scientists — Arthur Ashkin, Gérard Mourou, and Donna Strickland — underscores the significance of lasers, from their basic uses to their importance in biomedical science. T...
Feb 7, 2019
Combination of novel nanomaterials with a genomics-based approach will allow for precise identification of pathogens that cause Healthcare-Associated Infections.
Feb 7, 2019
Researchers have engineered a new fabric from synthetic yarn with a carbon nanotube coating that is activated by temperature and humidity, releasing heat in warm humid conditions and trapping heat when conditions are cool and dry.
Feb 7, 2019
Germanene is a 2D material that derives from germanium and is related to graphene. As it is not stable outside the vacuum chambers in which is it produced, no real measurements of its electronic properties have been made. Scientists have now manag...
Feb 7, 2019
Researchers have made a discovery about the way things stick together at tiny scales that could be helpful in engineering micro- and nanoscale devices.
Feb 7, 2019
