SNOM is the acronym for Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy, an alternative name for NSOM (Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscopy). The resolution achieved is far better than that which conventional optical microscopes can attain.
By Profesor Aaron Lewis
23 Jun 2010
The management of health risk is a complicated process. In this short article, we will outline the method for managing the potential health risks arising from exposure to engineered nanoparticles (ENP).
By Dr. Lang Tran
7 Jun 2010
Nanotechnology, with its unprecedented control over the structure of materials, can provide us with superior materials that will unlock tremendous potential of many energy technologies currently at the discovery phase.
By Professor Javier Garcia-Martínez
7 Jun 2010
The research efforts taking place within The Nanomedicine Lab are bridging the gap between fundamental nanomaterials engineering and pharmaceutical development towards the realisation of advanced therapeutic and imaging modalities.
By Professor Kostas Kostarelos
25 May 2010
The creation of 3D micro-and nanoobjects with well-defined and reproducible functionalities remains a key challenge in nanotechnology.
By Professor Oliver G. Schmidt
25 May 2010
Exceptional advances in the control of material properties has been achieved, through careful manipulation of geometry on nano- and sub-nanometre length scales, in magnetoelectronics and nanomagnetism.
By Professor Robert Stamps
18 May 2010
Bacteria readily adhere on all types of surfaces and form biofilms. The biofilm protects the colonizing microorganisms and thus, bacteria in a biofilm can be several orders of magnitude more resistant to antibacterial agents than their planktonic counterparts.
By Professor K.G. Neoh
18 May 2010
Transparent and conducting electrodes are needed for applications in solar cells and energy conversion platform like water splitting. To date, there are not many types of transparent and conducting electrodes that can be mass produced cheaply.
By Professor Kian Ping Loh
10 May 2010
Semiconductor nanostructures have been studied extensively over the last two decades. Under proper processing conditions, the fabrication of heterogeneous junctions between different semiconductor materials results into three dimensional nanostructures with lateral dimensions in the nanoscale.
By Professor Federico Rosei
10 May 2010
As nanoscale tools become more sophisticated, so does our ability to design and to assemble increasingly complex, precise supramolecular structures and devices.
By Professor Paul Weiss
28 Apr 2010