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Nanotechnology research highlights: find out what the authors have to say
Patterned cathodes offer fine control over nanorod size and position
Feb 7, 2013
Shrinking the size of the pre-patterned cathode bridge to less than 200 nm allows scientists to control rod height and location for potential applications such as plasmonic waveguiding.
Structural monitoring added to application list for nanogenerators
Feb 6, 2013
Data from self-powered, low-cost vibration sensors compared with laser vibrometer readings.
Silk protein fibroin-blended nanoparticles for drug delivery
Jan 31, 2013
Processing enhances stability and drug release rate and also increases mechanical and biodegradable properties of the material.
Hybrid nanostructures detect 1 ppm carbon monoxide
Jan 31, 2013
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee team reports sensing behaviour of tin oxide decorated single-walled carbon nanotubes.
Nanowires and belts show inhomogeneity in optical phases
Jan 30, 2013
Micro-nanostructures could provide a useful test platform and might lead to new light sources.
Improving the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells at larger cell sizes
Jan 25, 2013 1 comment
Using a metallic Ti foil layer instead of FTO conductive glass and replacing part of the TiO2 nanoparticle layer with a TiO2 nanotube layer in the anode benefits bigger devices.
Genotoxicity of dental restoration nanocomposite evaluated
Jan 24, 2013
Biocompatibility of nanosilica fillers assessed using comet assay and chromosome aberration tests.
Reduced graphene oxide passes high-frequency transmission test
Jan 22, 2013
Thin sheets made using simple solution processing show stable and competitive transmission capability in the RF range, which could be put to use in sensors and interconnects.
Nanosphere lithography pit pattern provides template for 3D densely ordered Ge QD crystals
Jan 17, 2013
Fudan University team fabricates up to 10 layers of 3D highly ordered and closely spaced Ge quantum dots on silicon.
Laser beam exfoliates graphite to form chemically tunable platform
Jan 16, 2013
Green synthesis route produces free-standing reduced graphene oxides at water–air interface.
Carbon nanoparticles in sea urchin larvae induce biomineralization
Jan 16, 2013
Exposure to nanomaterial triggers defence mechanism that produces pearl-like biomaterial.
Nanoanalysis improves heart of particle accelerator
Jan 11, 2013
Small niobium hydride precipitates may explain anomalies in superconducting radio frequency cavities.
Ions measure roughness of buried interfaces
Jan 10, 2013
Custom SIMS set-up characterizes functional multilayer structures grown using ALD.
External charges tune ion-selective nanopore
Jan 8, 2013
Simulations show that hydration structures around ions play a prominent role in the selectivity process.
Deformation of nano-asperities captured on video
Dec 13, 2012
Observing how point contact deforms during lateral displacement could give new insight on friction.
Antibacterial coatings: taking lessons from nature
Dec 12, 2012
Chitosan films loaded with silver nanoparticles exhibit strong biocidal action against antibiotic-resistant and biofilm-forming strains of Staphylococcus aureus after short contact times.
Energy storage team designs carbon-encapsulated Fe3O4 nanocrystals
Dec 12, 2012
Simple glucose treatment could help to expand the electronic or electrochemical applications of metal oxides.
Fluorescent gold nanoclusters grown on DNA provide sensing platform
Dec 7, 2012
Nanoclusters grown selectively on cytosine-rich DNA could lead to more stable sensors.
Controlling carbon nanotube deposition from solution
Dec 6, 2012
Nanodevice team studies the interplay between dielectrophoresis and electrothermal forces.
Micromagnetic simulations examine non-monotonic spin-wave tunneling across a barrier
Dec 6, 2012
Spin-wave transmission rate strongly related to the coupling state of edge magnetization beside the gap.