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A novel scheme to enhance local electric fields around metal nanostructures
Oct 22, 2012 (SPX)
Enhanced local electric fields are predominant in nonlinear optical properties, particularly in surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS), which is a sensitive t...
University of Florida chemists pioneer new technique for nanostructure assembly
Oct 19, 2012 (SPX)
A team of researchers from the University of Florida department of chemistry has developed a new technique for growing new materials from nanorods. Materials wi...
New Techniques Stretch Carbon Nanotubes, Make Stronger Composites
Oct 16, 2012 (SPX)
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed new techniques for stretching carbon nanotubes (CNT) and using them to create carbon composites ...
New Way to Prevent Cracking in Nanoparticle Films
Oct 16, 2012 (SPX)
Making uniform coatings is a common engineering challenge, and, when working at the nanoscale, even the tiniest cracks or defects can be a big problem. New rese...
Queen's develops new environmentally friendly MOF production method
Oct 12, 2012 (SPX)
Chemists at Queen's University Belfast have devised a novel, environmentally friendly technique, which allows the rapid production of Metal-Organic Frameworks p...
Drawing a line, with carbon nanotubes
Oct 10, 2012 (SPX)
Carbon nanotubes offer a powerful new way to detect harmful gases in the environment. However, the methods typically used to build carbon nanotube sensors are h...
Nano-hillocks: Of mountains and craters
Oct 05, 2012 (SPX)
In the field of nanotechnology, electrically-charged particles are frequently used as tools for surface modification. Researchers at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresd...
Nanoparticles Glow Through Thick Layer of Tissue
Oct 03, 2012 (SPX)
An international research team has created unique photoluminescent nanoparticles that shine clearly through more than 3 centimeters of biological tissue - a dep...
All systems go at the biofactory
Oct 03, 2012 (SPX)
In order to assemble novel biomolecular machines, individual protein molecules must be installed at their site of operation with nanometer precision. LMU resear...
Electrons confined inside nano-pyramids
Oct 03, 2012 (SPX)
Quantum dots are nanostructures of semiconducting materials that behave a lot like single atoms and are very easy to produce. Given their special properties, re...
A Tecnalia study reveals the loss of nanomaterials in surface treatments caused by water
Sep 21, 2012 (SPX)
Researchers at Tecnalia recently published a study in the prestigious science magazine, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental , which reveals the emission of nanom...
Precision Motion Tracking - Thousands of Cells at a Time
Sep 20, 2012 (SPX)
Researchers have developed a new way to observe and track large numbers of rapidly moving objects under a microscope, capturing precise motion paths in three di...
Nanoengineers can print 3D microstructures in mere seconds
Sep 17, 2012 (SPX)
Nanoengineers at the University of California, San Diego have developed a novel technology that can fabricate, in mere seconds, microscale three dimensional (3D...
Improved nanoparticles deliver drugs into brain
Sep 14, 2012 (SPX)
The brain is a notoriously difficult organ to treat, but Johns Hopkins researchers report they are one step closer to having a drug-delivery system flexible eno...
Penn Researchers Make First All-optical Nanowire Switch
Sep 13, 2012 (SPX)
Computers may be getting faster every year, but those advances in computer speed could be dwarfed if their 1's and 0's were represented by bursts of light, inst...
NTNU researchers commercialize semiconductors grown on graphene
Sep 13, 2012 (SPX)
NTNU researchers have patented and are commercializing GaAs nanowires grown on graphene, a hybrid material with competitive properties. Semiconductors grown on ...
Researchers Develop New, Less Expensive Nanolithography Technique
Sep 04, 2012 (SPX)
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new nanolithography technique that is less expensive than other approaches and can be used to ...
Breakthrough in nanotechnology material science
Aug 30, 2012 (SPX)
A University of Central Florida assistant professor has developed a new material using nanotechnology, which could help keep pilots and sensitive equipment safe...
Nano machine shop shapes nanowires, ultrathin films
Aug 30, 2012 (SPX)
A new "nano machine shop" that shapes nanowires and ultrathin films could represent a future manufacturing method for tiny structures with potentially revolutio...
New wave of technologies possible after ground-breaking analysis tool developed
Aug 29, 2012 (SPX)
A revolutionary tool created by scientists at the University of Sheffield has enabled researchers to analyse nanometer-sized devices without destroying them for...
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