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New Optical Interferometry System for Fast Areal Surface Measurement of Nanoscale Surfaces

A BRIGHT future beckons for a University of Huddersfield metrology instrumentation designer who has recently completed his doctorate, won a national award and will now embark on a project to bring a patented product to the market.

12 Jul 2013

Special Apparatus at Bielefeld University Accurately Determines 3D Structure of Gaseous Molecules

Using a special electron beam apparatus, scientists at Bielefeld University can determine the precise three-dimensional structure of gaseous molecules. To do this, Professor Dr Norbert Mitzel’s research team analyses the molecules in their gaseous state. Bielefeld University is the only institution in the European Union suitably equipped to conduct such gas-phase analyses. External research facilities are now able to use the device to have their substances analysed.

10 Jul 2013

Researchers Use Nano-Structured Iron Oxide and Water to Produce Solar Hydrogen Bubbles

Water and some nano-structured iron oxide is all it takes to produce bubbles of solar hydrogen.

9 Jul 2013

Hierarchical Cone Nano-Structures on Guillemot Eggshells Help Survive Precarious Habitats

Unique nano-structures on guillemot eggshells eggs enable them to survive precarious habitats, on exposed cliffs with no nest.

5 Jul 2013

Electronic Spin State of Graphene Contacted to Magnetic Metal Detected

Using a spin-polarized metastable helium beam, a research group of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) and the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) succeeded in detecting the electronic spin state of only the graphene contacted to a magnetic metal in devices.

5 Jul 2013

MESA+ Researchers Develop Novel Method to Reduce Defects in Heterogeneous Oxide Materials

Researchers from MESA+, the research institute for nanotechnology at the University of Twente, have developed a method to reduce the number of ‘defects’ in heterogeneous oxide materials.

5 Jul 2013

NIMS Researchers Present Evidence Clarifying Aluminum Surface Oxidation Using Molecular Oxygen Beam

Dr. Mitsunori Kurahashi, a Principal Researcher of the NIMS Nano Characterization Unit, and Dr. Yasushi Yamauchi, a Group Leader in the same unit, presented decisive evidence clarifying the dynamical process of aluminum surface oxidation by using a molecular oxygen (O2) beam with a controlled molecular alignment, which was originally developed by the researchers, and thereby settled a 20-year dispute regarding the reaction mechanism.

4 Jul 2013

Ultrafast Fluorescence Spectroscopy Reveals Solvent Interfere with Electron Transfer

EPFL scientists have shown how a solvent can interfere with electron transfer by using unprecedented time resolution in ultrafast fluorescence spectroscopy.

3 Jul 2013

DNA Nanostructure-Based Vaccine May Help Address Nicotine Dependence

A chemical component present in the nightshade family of plants is one of the world’s most tenaciously addictive substances. It is the nicotine contained in tobacco and found in high concentrations in cigarettes. Smoking remains a global scourge; in the U.S. it is the leading source of preventable death.

From Arizona State University 2 Jul 2013

Researchers Observe Growth of High-Efficiency Chalcopyrite Thin Film Solar Cells in Real Time

For the first time, a team of researchers at the HZB led by Dr. Roland Mainz and Dr. Christian Kaufmann has managed to observe growth of high-efficiency chalcopyrite thin film solar cells in real time and to study the formation and degradation of defects that compromise efficiency.

28 Jun 2013

Nanoanalysis News

New Optical Interferometry System for Fast Areal Surface Measurement of Nanoscale Surfaces

Special Apparatus at Bielefeld University Accurately Determines 3D Structure of Gaseous Molecules

Researchers Use Nano-Structured Iron Oxide and Water to Produce Solar Hydrogen Bubbles

Hierarchical Cone Nano-Structures on Guillemot Eggshells Help Survive Precarious Habitats

Electronic Spin State of Graphene Contacted to Magnetic Metal Detected

MESA+ Researchers Develop Novel Method to Reduce Defects in Heterogeneous Oxide Materials

NIMS Researchers Present Evidence Clarifying Aluminum Surface Oxidation Using Molecular Oxygen Beam

Ultrafast Fluorescence Spectroscopy Reveals Solvent Interfere with Electron Transfer

DNA Nanostructure-Based Vaccine May Help Address Nicotine Dependence

Researchers Observe Growth of High-Efficiency Chalcopyrite Thin Film Solar Cells in Real Time

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

A Novel Approach to Enhancing Lithium-Ion Battery Performance with Graphene

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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