Beth Ellison

Articles from Beth

Brightly Fluorescent Lipoprotein Nanoplatelets for Imaging Biological Molecules and Cells

A team of researchers from the University of Illinois have created a novel material composite obtained from quantum dots.

6 Jan 2016

New Strategy for Fabricating Atomically Controlled Carbon Nanostructures

A new fabrication technique for creating atomically controlled carbon nanostructures employed in molecular carbon-based electronics has been developed.

6 Jan 2016

DNA-Based Electromechanical Switch Holds Promise for Nanoscale Computing

Researchers from the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) and the University of Washington have shown the possibility of using DNA-based electromechanical switches for nanoscale computing.

14 Dec 2015

MIT Atomic Force Microscope Scans Images 2,000 Times Faster

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) engineers have designed a new atomic force microscope (AFM) that has the capability to scan images 2,000 times faster than models currently on the market. The microscope enables nearly real-time video of nanoscale chemical processes.

14 Dec 2015

Researchers Increase Storage Capacity of Dielectric Capacitors Using Nanotechnology

Researchers from the University of Delaware and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have successfully used nanotechnology to create a real “flux capacitor”.

26 Oct 2015

Nanoscale Wrench for Accurate and Rapid Synthesis of Customized Molecules

Severin Schneebeli, a chemist from the University of Vermont, has discovered a new way to use chirality – an asymmetric property in identical structures – to make a nanoscale wrench.

25 Sep 2015

Using Defects in Liquid Crystals to Create New Materials

A team of engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has demonstrated a versatile fabrication method to use defects in liquid crystals as small tubing, which can be used to channel molecules into specific positions to create new nanostructures and materials.

25 Sep 2015

Computer Simulations Indicate Possible Mechanism for Carbyne Fiber Synthesis

Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have explored a method that uses laser-melted graphite to develop linear chains of carbon atoms.

18 Sep 2015

UT Researchers Produce High Quality Magnetic Thin Films Using Nanosheets

Researchers at the University of Twente's MESA+ research institute have revealed that excellent quality magnetic thin films can be produced using 2D crystals, also known as nanosheets, allowing the preferred direction of the magnetism to be controlled locally.

14 Sep 2015

Encapsulation Layers Protect Carbon Nanotubes Transistors from Environmental Degradation

A research team led by Mark Hersam at Northwestern Engineering has developed encapsulation layers that are capable of protecting carbon nanotubes from degradation due to environmental conditions.

10 Sep 2015