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Minuscule Rubies and Diamonds Improve Imaging at the Nanoscale

Recent research has discovered that tiny rubies and diamonds could be the ideal nanomaterials for researchers focusing on exploring molecular and cellular processes inside the living body.

22 Jul 2016

New Chemical Reaction for Synthesis of Nanostructures for Technological Applications

A new chemical reaction to aid the synthesis of low-dimensional polymers that can be rationalized as phthalocyanine derivatives was recently developed by a collaborative team of researchers.

21 Jul 2016

Carbon Nanospheres Overcome Electron Spin Decoherence

Monitoring electron spins for a prolonged time period poses to be a major barrier in quantum computing. Scientists from EPFL have discovered the possibility of carbon nanospheres to overcome such barriers, even at room temperature.

21 Jul 2016

New Method Provides Scope for Improved Dye Removal

A versatile, new method of using laser-induced design to synthesize silver-based hybrid nano-particles has been developed by scientists in China. The research illustrates that the nano-composite has the potential to be an efficient adsorbent for affordable water purification and dye removal.

20 Jul 2016

World’s Smallest Hard Disk Created by Scientists

Data that amounts to a billion gigabytes is created in today’s world on a daily basis. In order to store data of this volume, it is essential that the space taken by each and every bit is as small as possible.

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

Heterostructures Made of 2D Materials and Graphene Could be Used to Detect Low-Energy Photons

In a recent work published in Nature Communications, the research group led by ICREA Professor at ICFO Frank Koppens demonstrate a novel way to detect low-energy photons using vertical heterostructures made by stacking graphene and other 2D semiconducting materials.

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

3D Sponge Made of Carbon Nanotubes Shows Promise for Biomedical Implementations

A multi-disciplinary research, spanning several years has revealed that a new 3D sponge composed of carbon nanotubes was capable of promoting nerve fiber growth, linking separated neural explants and offering a practical reconnection.

18 Jul 2016

Researchers Draw Closer to Developing Invisibility Cloak

A team of researchers from Queen Mary University of London’s (QMUL’s) School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, worked with UK industry to develop the first ever practical cloaking device, which enabled curved surfaces to look flat to electromagnetic waves. The material has nano-size particles, which help to enhance specific properties on the surface of the object, giving the material the ability to make an object disappear.

18 Jul 2016