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Researchers Use X-ray Reflection Interfacial Microscope to Provide Nanoscale Structural Detail of Calcite

For scientists to understand a system, they often push it to its limits. In geochemistry, that means putting minerals under extreme conditions and watching how they react.

26 Sep 2015

Clarkson University Student Explores Nano-Impact Electrochemistry to Develop New Technique for Nanoparticle Characterization

A Clarkson University chemistry doctoral student has won a travel grant from the Electrochemical Society (ECS) to attend the biannual ECS Meeting in October in Phoenix, Ariz.

25 Sep 2015

Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Enables Nanoscale Mapping of Catalytic Reactions

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has successfully mapped catalytic reactions at the nanoscale using tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS). This is the first time that TERS has been used for nanoscale mapping of catalytic reactions.

23 Sep 2015

Berkeley Lab Studies Individual Defects in Hexagonal Boron Nitride with Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

Nanoscale defects are enormously important in shaping the electrical, optical, and mechanical properties of a material. For example, a defect may donate charge or scatter electrons moving from one point to another. However, observing individual defects in bulk insulators, a ubiquitous and essential component to almost all devices, has remained elusive: it’s far easier to image the detailed electrical structure of conductors than insulators.

4 Sep 2015

Novel Technique Helps Produce Amorphous Nanoparticles for Better Drug Efficiency

Esther Amstad and an international team of researchers have developed a method to increase the solubility of poorly soluble substances, such as many of the newly developed drugs.

3 Sep 2015

UNL’s Physicist Uses Huge X-ray Laser to Observe Most Fundamental Interactions Between X-rays and Matter

Using an enormous X-ray laser -- one of only two such machines on Earth -- University of Nebraska-Lincoln physicist Matthias Fuchs and scientists from around the world beat formidable odds to observe one of the most fundamental interactions between X-rays and matter.

2 Sep 2015

NIMS MANA Researchers Develop Tissue Adhesive Porous Films that Promote Angiogenesis Without Using Growth Factors

A group at NIMS MANA has developed tissue adhesive porous films that promote angiogenesis without using growth factors. This new technology may contribute to medical cost reduction while maintaining the quality of medical treatment. This study was published in the online version of the academic journal Biomaterials on June 9, 2015.

29 Aug 2015

Researchers Incorporate Molecules of Carbon Dioxide Reduction Catalysts into Sponge-Like Covalent Organic Framework Crystals

A molecular system that holds great promise for the capture and storage of carbon dioxide has been modified so that it now also holds great promise as a catalyst for converting captured carbon dioxide into valuable chemical products.

29 Aug 2015

Harvard Researchers Develop New System for Producing Stable, Amorphous Nanoparticles from Wide Material Range

Before Ibuprofen can relieve your headache, it has to dissolve in your bloodstream. The problem is Ibuprofen, in its native form, isn’t particularly soluble. Its rigid, crystalline structures — the molecules are lined up like soldiers at roll call — make it hard to dissolve in the bloodstream. To overcome this, manufacturers use chemical additives to increase the solubility of Ibuprofen and many other drugs, but those additives also increase cost and complexity.

29 Aug 2015

New Solar Fuel Generation System Uses Nanometer-Thick TiO2 Layer for Effective Corrosion Prevention

Generating and storing renewable energy, such as solar or wind power, is a key barrier to a clean-energy economy. When the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (JCAP) was established at Caltech and its partnering institutions in 2010, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Innovation Hub had one main goal: a cost-effective method of producing fuels using only sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide, mimicking the natural process of photosynthesis in plants and storing energy in the form of chemical fuels for use on demand.

29 Aug 2015

Nanoanalysis News

Researchers Use X-ray Reflection Interfacial Microscope to Provide Nanoscale Structural Detail of Calcite

Clarkson University Student Explores Nano-Impact Electrochemistry to Develop New Technique for Nanoparticle Characterization

Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Enables Nanoscale Mapping of Catalytic Reactions

Berkeley Lab Studies Individual Defects in Hexagonal Boron Nitride with Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

Novel Technique Helps Produce Amorphous Nanoparticles for Better Drug Efficiency

UNL’s Physicist Uses Huge X-ray Laser to Observe Most Fundamental Interactions Between X-rays and Matter

NIMS MANA Researchers Develop Tissue Adhesive Porous Films that Promote Angiogenesis Without Using Growth Factors

Researchers Incorporate Molecules of Carbon Dioxide Reduction Catalysts into Sponge-Like Covalent Organic Framework Crystals

Harvard Researchers Develop New System for Producing Stable, Amorphous Nanoparticles from Wide Material Range

New Solar Fuel Generation System Uses Nanometer-Thick TiO2 Layer for Effective Corrosion Prevention

Revolutionary Nanofibers Made from Flour for Tissue Regeneration

A New Language for Nanopore Design

Enhancing Solid-State Lithium Batteries with Nano-Ceramic Electrolytes

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

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

Conversations on AFM: Applications of BioAFM in Life Science

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

Recent Advances in High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy to Improve Research Into Protein Dynamics

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