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Heat transfer surprise could lead to thermal transistors

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

As much as 100 times more heat than predicted by the standard radiation theory can flow between two nanoscale objects, even at bigger-than-nanoscale distances.

Sep 5, 2018

A pill for delivering biomedical micromotors

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Using tiny micromotors to diagnose and treat disease in the human body could soon be a reality. But keeping these devices intact as they travel through the body remains a hurdle. Now in a study appearing in ACS Nano, scientists report that they ha...

Sep 5, 2018

Controlling light at the nanoscale with graphene

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers are developing ways to use graphene efficiently in novel optical technologies with potential applications in medical imaging, biosensing, signal processing and computing.

Sep 5, 2018

Controlling light at the nanoscale with graphene

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers are developing ways to use graphene efficiently in novel optical technologies with potential applications in medical imaging, biosensing, signal processing and computing.

Sep 5, 2018

S, N co-doped carbon nanotube-encapsulated CoS2@Co

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Electrochemical water splitting is favorable strategy to produce high-purity H2. The current mainstream catalysts for water electrolysis are precious metals (Pt, RuO2, IrO2), which possess superior catalytic activity, relatively low over-potential...

Sep 5, 2018

Probing the limits of plasmonic enhancement using a two-dimensional atomic crystal probe

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A research group led by Shunping Zhang and Hongxing Xu at Wuhan University, China, has developed a quantitative SERS technique to probe the maximum plasmonic fields before effects such as electron tunneling become dominant. The researchers turned ...

Sep 5, 2018

Fast Measurement of Nanocrystal Length & Thickness

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Postnova Analytics reports on how Asymmetrical Flow Field Flow Fractionation coupled to Multi Angle Light Scattering (AF4-MALS) has been successfully used to characterise a polydisperse cellulose...

Sep 5, 2018

Argonne’s new Combustion Synthesis Research Facility heats up high-throughput manufacturing of nanomaterials

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Argonne National Laboratory’s Combustion Synthesis Research Facility leverages the power of science and engineering to deliver significant process

Sep 5, 2018

Haydale Graphene appoints new COO

Proactive Investors   -   General News Websites

Other boardroom changes see David Banks, previously non-executive chairman, become interim executive chairman

Sep 5, 2018

Optically Generated Tilted Pulses Can Be Directed Spatially and Temporally

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Physicists at the University of Konstanz have demonstrated the ability to spatially and temporally direct and control ultrashort electron pulses by using the light cycles of lasers. The new technique not only shortens pulse duration, but also allo...

Sep 4, 2018

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