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Oct 30, 2012
Gold nanoparticles considered as adjuvants for treatment of leaky blood vessels that impair vision
Zinc doping improves nanowire electrodes
Oct 29, 2012
Gallium phosphide photocathodes could be ideal for solar water splitting.
Nanocavity helps graphene absorb more light
Oct 26, 2012
A host of new-generation photonics devices could be possible.
Nanomachine assembly mimics muscle fibre movement
Oct 25, 2012
Results could help in the development of artificial muscles, micro-robots and advanced motors.
Monitoring electrical current in a photosynthetic protein
Oct 19, 2012
New measurements might lead to single-molecule solar cells.
Nanolayer makes a coating of many colours
Oct 18, 2012
Semiconductor film changes hue with thickness.
Nanodiamond coating for a better Petri dish
Oct 15, 2012
New type of dish is more biocompatible than traditional Petri dishes made of polystyrene.
'Nanoweb' blocks light
Oct 12, 2012
Unexpected result might help in the development of a new generation of optical devices.
Nanolasers go bowtie-shaped
Oct 11, 2012
Novel devices work at room temperature and are compatible with traditional silicon-based photonics.
Nanodevice delivers drugs in hard-to-reach places
Oct 4, 2012
New controlled-release nano-polymer drug-delivery vehicle might help treat diseases like age-related macular degeneration.
Lift off for nanotube transistors
Sep 28, 2012
“Radiation-hardened” SWCNT-FETs might be ideal for space-based applications.
Protein capsules for targeted drug delivery
Sep 27, 2012
A new quick and easy way to make robust capsules.
A ‘Fano switch’ for colour displays
Sep 21, 2012
New device is more stable than conventional organic chromophores that photobleach over time.
Nanostripes detect toxic metal cations
Sep 20, 2012
Simple sensor could test for toxins in drinking water and fish.
Enhancing IR spectroscopy
Sep 19, 2012
Multiple "plasmonic resonances"could be used to probe the structure of a wide variety of nanomaterials.
Emission examined at the nanoscale
Sep 18, 2012
"Fluctuational electrodynamics" describes how tiny objects radiate.
First flat lens focuses light without distortion
Sep 14, 2012 1 comment
Pattern of nanoantennas eliminates optical aberrations.
Graphene offers up another quantum surprise
Sep 12, 2012
The fractional quantum Hall effect in graphene is different.