It has shown that the addition of fools gold quantum dots to lithium batteries facilitates ultrafast charging that works over multiple charge cycles. Previous attempts to achieve this gave batteries that only performed well over one or two cycles.
By Jake Wilkinson
12 Nov 2015
A team of NASA scientists are working on the development of an occulter, which blocks light from the sun, for use in a CubeSat mission to measure the sun's coronal mass ejections. To assist in the production of the occulter the researchers have been using carbon nanotubes to achieve the full absorption of light
A novel technology that uses silver nanocubes to bring true color to infrared cameras has been developed which can 'see' in the visible and infrared radiation. This is an improvement on current technology that only measures the intensity of infrared radiation and not the specific frequencies.
An innovative onion-like nanoparticle has been developed that can efficiently convert low energy near-infrared radiation into UV light of a higher energy. The process involves the transfer of the infrared photons energy into the nanoparticle core, where they are fused together to form one, higher-energy photon.
By Jake Wilkinson
11 Nov 2015
The FRITSCH Vibratory Micro Mill PULVERISETTE 0 is the ideal laboratory mill for fine comminution of medium-hard, brittle, moist or temperature-sensitive samples – dry or in suspension – as well as for homogenising of emulsions and pastes.
The new technique, which uses scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) can be used to build 3D structures with atomic precision.
By Jake Wilkinson
10 Nov 2015
Researchers have designed the first ever on-chip metamaterial with a refractive index of zero, allowing light to travel infinitely fast.
By Jake Wilkinson
9 Nov 2015
A nanoparticle drug delivery system has been developed by the researchers from the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA for the antibiotic moxifloxacin. This system improves the efficacy of the drug and also minimizes the side effects.
By Jake Wilkinson
6 Nov 2015
The capabilities of the OPMI® PENTERO® 800 surgical microscopes from ZEISS for reconstructive surgery have been enhanced by the introduction of the INFRARED 800 module.
Inspired by the unique design of a household gadget, a team of scientists have developed bottle-brush nanotags, which can accommodate countless number of fluorophores to facilitate improved cellular identification and analysis. The study has been published in ACS Central Science.
A team of researchers have developed a flexible, low-cost, transparent thermal sensor device using graphene that could be used for thermal imaging applications.
A new drug-device combination has been developed by the scientists at the New England Center for Stroke Research at UMass Medical School and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University for the treatment of potentially fatal blood clots in stroke patients.
A unique plasma implant coating, DentaPlas, has been developed that uses silver nanoparticles to prevent infection of dental implants. The dentaplas technology is as robust as conventional implacts yet has a greater lifetime.
By Jake Wilkinson
5 Nov 2015
The graphene industry is at a crossroads for most small and medium companies, which are hoping to start bringing in revenue after years of investment. Unlike government and university research groups, medium sized companies cannot afford to take the long road.
A team of engineers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed miniature lenses with a wide range of vision inspired by the multi-faceted eyes of insects. For the first time ever, flexible, Fresnel zone plate microlenses featuring a large field of view have been developed based on this novel approach.