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A trick of the light

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers are using nanoparticles to make photodetectors better able to handle the ultraviolet radiation produced in high-energy physics experiments.

Sep 12, 2018

Another step closer to tunable liquids

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Using electrical fields to modify the properties of liquids in contact with a surface can be used in several applications, such as electrophoresis, where an electric current can separate molecules by size. Researchers at A*STAR have now developed ...

Sep 12, 2018

Penn State's Wang Receives NSF Award for Biomarker Research

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Yong Wang, professor of biomedical engineering at Penn State, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) award of some $320,000 to develop a technology that will more easily and accurately visualize trace biomarker proteins under a microscop...

Sep 12, 2018

Graphene enables clock rates in the terahertz range

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

Graphene is considered a promising candidate for the nanoelectronics of the future. In theory, it should allow clock rates up to a thousand times faster than today’s silicon-based electronics. Scientists from the Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden-Rossend...

Sep 12, 2018

Researchers develop a solid material with mobile particles that react to the environment

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

Inside most materials, little is moving. But a new “active nanocomposite” is teeming with motion: small particles connect or separate, thus changing the color of the entire material. It was made by scientists of the Leibniz Institute for New Mate...

Sep 12, 2018

Golden sandwich could make the world more sustainable

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists have developed a photoelectrode that can harvest 85 percent of visible light in a 30 nanometers-thin semiconductor layer between gold layers, converting light energy 11 times more efficiently than previous methods. In the pursuit of re...

Sep 12, 2018

A trick of the light

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Argonne researchers are using nanoparticles to make photodetectors better able to handle the ultraviolet radiation produced in high-energy

Sep 12, 2018

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Graphene nanotubes outperform ammonium salts and carbon black in PU applications

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Graphene nanotubes have demonstrated their ability to impart permanent and homogeneous anti-static properties to polyurethane (PU) materials, overcoming previous difficulties with nanotube dispersion...

Sep 12, 2018

Researchers speed up 3D-printing with nanodiamonds

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed a plastic material suitable for consumer and industrial use, enabling faster 3D printing and improving the mechanical durability of the printouts.

Sep 12, 2018

Researchers speed up 3D-printing with nanodiamonds

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed a plastic material suitable for consumer and industrial use, enabling faster 3D printing and improving the mechanical durability of the printouts.

Sep 12, 2018

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