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Nanopolyaniline filled with gold nanoparticles sniffs ammonia vapour
May 22, 2013
Resistive device made from composite material operates at room temperature
CMOS chip transformed into nanopore sensor
May 21, 2013
Platform paves the way for highly compact and massively parallel biosensors on-a-chip
Plasmonics ramp up nanocrystal photosensor performance
May 21, 2013
Adding a layer of metallic nanoparticles upgrades light-sensitive device skin
Understanding the mechanical response of super-stiff supramolecular nanotubes
May 16, 2013
Level and rate of applied load could be used to adjust polydispersity and length of cyclic structures through fragmentation process
Contact-free electrical characterisation of semiconductor nanowires
May 14, 2013
Optical pump-terahertz probe spectroscopy helps to guide the choice of nanowires for different applications such as solar cells or high-speed electronics
Nanowire team examines emission from radial quantum structures
May 14, 2013
Correlated micro-photoluminescence spectroscopy and cathodoluminescence imaging measurements reveal narrow peaks and identify spatial origin of the emission
Graphene forms transparent actuator
May 9, 2013
Applications include tactile displays and vari-focal lenses
Plasmonic nanoscope measures heterogeneous nanostructures
May 8, 2013
Scanning plasmonic ridge aperture senses changes in refractive index and absorption of nanostructures, which is useful for detecting voids or defects in a sample.
Boron nitride whiskers exhibit extremely high surface area
May 7, 2013
Porous material could store hydrogen or help to clean up wastewater
Short- and long-range SPP waveguides detect xylene
May 2, 2013
Nanostructured plasmonic gas sensors fabricated by embedding sinusoidal surface plasmon metallic gratings in phenyl-bridged polysilsesquioxane films.
Electronic connection to biomolecular fibre established
May 2, 2013
STM reveals electron transfer molecules organized by protein fibres.
AFM captures dynamics of photodissolution
May 2, 2013
Continuous imaging during patterned optical illumination allows surface morphology, roughness and particle size distribution to be spatially and statistically monitored as a function of time.
Magnetic fields drive ZnO nanostructures
Apr 24, 2013
Superparamagnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles attached to ZnO tetrapod nanostructures pave the way for a range of applications including water treatment.
Shaped nanosphere lithography delivers large area nanoring and nanocrescent arrays
Apr 23, 2013
Substrates being developed for surface enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy.
Charged magnetic nanoparticles induce cellular membrane instability
Apr 23, 2013
Surface charge modification could benefit image contrast agents.
Split-press-merge process aligns graphene nanosheets in composites
Apr 18, 2013 1 comment
Materials team reports on alignment of two-dimensional nanomaterials in paraffin wax to produce composite with EMI shielding properties.
Graphene-based antireflection stack suits solar cells and UV detectors
Apr 18, 2013
FDTD calculations confirm light trapping and lower reflectance values for graphene-SiO2-silicon structure.
Nanowires grown on polycrystalline silicon
Apr 16, 2013
Freestanding nanowires on glass-based polycrystalline silicon could improve light-emitting devices.
New sequential process delivers pure Pt EBID structures
Apr 12, 2013
Post-treatment includes in situ annealing and electron beam irradiation under oxygen flux.
Nanostencils define sub-10 nm gaps in plasmonic antennas
Apr 11, 2013
Process can be used with SiO2-based nanostructures and substrates including glass and quartz.