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Oxford Instruments Increases EBSD Speed by an Order of Magnitude

Large area phase map of a weld margin in a duplex stainless steel, with zoomed IPF map showing the actual resolution. Sample was ~ 5 mm x 3 mm and 50,000,000 points were collected at 2000 points per second.

From Oxford Instruments NanoAnalysis 15 May 2017

Printing at the Nanoscale on the tip of an Optical Fibre

Science and art have come together to create a new fabrication method to print a nanoscale imaging probe onto the tip of a glass fibre as thin as a human hair.

11 May 2017

Gold electrons can tunnel a nanoscale gap

Rice University researchers recently discovered that excited electrons are capable of tunneling across a nanoscale insulator gap – going from one metallic conductor to another.

11 May 2017

New Technique for Producing Increasingly Efficient Intermetallic Nanoparticles for Fuel Cell Applications

A method for producing more efficient, smaller intermetallic nanoparticles, for fuel cell applications, has been discovered by scientists at Ames Laboratory. This new method also uses less of the expensive precious metal platinum.

10 May 2017

Thin, Diamond-Like Photonic Nanostructure Reflects Many Colors of Light from all Angles

Through improved calculations, physicists and mathematicians at the University of Twente have recently discovered that a thin, diamond-like photonic nanostructure is capable of reflecting an unexpected broad range of colors of light, from all angles.

2 May 2017

Researchers Review Ways to Enhance Metal-Induced Visible Light Photocatalysis

Photocatalysis through sunlight has been of significant interest to researchers to enable highly efficient solar energy conversion and for challenges in environmental remediation problems.

28 Apr 2017

Photonic Chip for Achieving Superresolution Light Microscopy

A photonic chip that enables superresolution light microscopy—or ‘nanoscopy’—to be achieved by using traditional microscopes has been developed by physicists at Bielefeld University and The Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø. In the case of nanoscopy, single fluorescent molecules’ position can be ascertained at an accuracy of a few nanometres—or one-millionth of a millimetre.

25 Apr 2017

DNA Self-Assembly Allows Control of the Optical Properties of Plasmonic Metamolecules

Plasmonic nanoparticles reveal properties based on their geometries and relative positions. Now, researchers have developed a simple way to control the optical properties of plasmonic nanostructures that strongly rely on their spatial arrangement.

25 Apr 2017

Scientists Unearth the Mystery Behind Melting of Two-Dimensional Substances

At the end of a detailed study, researchers at the University of Oxford’s Department of Chemistry have established experimental proof related to melting of two-dimensional materials. The outcomes of the research can be used to assist in technological advancement of thin-film materials such as graphene.

24 Apr 2017

A Study on Unpredictable Behavior of Nanoparticles

Nanoparticles behave in an extremely complex manner in the environment. In a large overview study, ETH environmental scientists have proved that currently there is a lack of systematic experimental data that could help in understanding the nanoparticles in a comprehensive way.

20 Apr 2017