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Novel 3D Solar Cells to Undergo First Testing in Space

A novel three-dimensional solar cell design developed at Georgia Tech will soon get its first testing in space aboard the International Space Station. An experimental module containing 18 test cells was launched to the ISS on July 18, and will be installed on the exterior of the station to study the cells’ performance and their ability to withstand the rigors of space.

19 Jul 2016

Researchers Describe New Process for Creating Super Elastic 3-D Printed Metallic Nanostructured Materials

For years, scientists and engineers have synthesized materials at the nanoscale level to take advantage of their mechanical, optical, and energy properties, but efforts to scale these materials to larger sizes have resulted in diminished performance and structural integrity.

19 Jul 2016

Researchers Report Critical Step Towards Large-Scale Manufacture of Better, Less-Expensive Solar Panels

Researchers from the University of Houston have reported the first explanation for how a class of materials changes during production to more efficiently absorb light, a critical step toward the large-scale manufacture of better and less-expensive solar panels.

19 Jul 2016

New Thread-Based Diagnostic Platform Holds Promise for Advanced Implantable and Wearable Diagnostics

A team of researchers guided by Tufts University engineers have managed to combine nano-scale sensors, microfluidics and electronics into threads for the first time.

18 Jul 2016

Oligochitosans can Improve Gene Therapy

UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country’s Scientists have proved that oligochitosan polymer has the potential to directly supply DNA to tumour cells and help cure them.

18 Jul 2016

Cavity-Enhanced Raman-Scattering Offers Information on Properties and Structure of Carbon Nanotubes

Carbon nanotubes attract a lot of interest in diverse fields such as nanomechanics, photonics, electronics, and quantum optics, as they can be manufactured in a number of properties and shapes, and used in numerous applications. It is important for researchers to have an instrument that could establish these properties in a fast and precise manner.

14 Jul 2016

Development of Carbon-Nanotube Mirrors Underway

Engineers and Scientists at NASA are creating a lightweight telescope to conduct investigations for CubeSat. The unique feature of this telescope is a carbon nanotube mirror embedded in epoxy resin, which may make it the first of its kind.

14 Jul 2016

Berkeley Lab Create Novel Method to Develop Atomically Thin Transistors and Circuits

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have formulated a method to chemically build circuits and transistors that measure just a few atoms in thickness. This progress has the potential for advanced computing technologies and electronics - even paper-thin gadgets.

12 Jul 2016

NIH Researchers Develop Technology Which Assists in Identification and Destruction of Cancer Cells

NIH-funded researchers have developed an innovative technology that can identify and assist the destruction of cancer cells in mice, causing no harm to the surrounding healthy tissue. A treatment by making use of this technology in humans could decrease the rate of cancer reappearance or metastasis.

8 Jul 2016

Doping Enhances Nanolaser Performance

Researchers from ANU have found a way to enhance the performance of nanolasers by adding impurities. This discovery will be key to the development of quantum computing, low-cost biomedical sensors and rapid internet.

7 Jul 2016

Nanoanalysis News

Novel 3D Solar Cells to Undergo First Testing in Space

Researchers Describe New Process for Creating Super Elastic 3-D Printed Metallic Nanostructured Materials

Researchers Report Critical Step Towards Large-Scale Manufacture of Better, Less-Expensive Solar Panels

New Thread-Based Diagnostic Platform Holds Promise for Advanced Implantable and Wearable Diagnostics

Oligochitosans can Improve Gene Therapy

Cavity-Enhanced Raman-Scattering Offers Information on Properties and Structure of Carbon Nanotubes

Development of Carbon-Nanotube Mirrors Underway

Berkeley Lab Create Novel Method to Develop Atomically Thin Transistors and Circuits

NIH Researchers Develop Technology Which Assists in Identification and Destruction of Cancer Cells

Doping Enhances Nanolaser Performance

Revolutionary Nanofibers Made from Flour for Tissue Regeneration

Automated Image Acquisition and Analysis of Graphene and Hexagonal Boron Nitride Structures

A New Language for Nanopore Design

Enhancing Solid-State Lithium Batteries with Nano-Ceramic Electrolytes

Breakthrough in Broadband Photodetectors: Nanomaterial Gii Could Bring Faster Broadband and Higher Quality Medical Imaging

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Conversations on AFM: The Technology and History Behind AFM and SPM

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