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Electronic Spin State of Graphene Contacted to Magnetic Metal Detected

Using a spin-polarized metastable helium beam, a research group of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) and the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) succeeded in detecting the electronic spin state of only the graphene contacted to a magnetic metal in devices.

5 Jul 2013

MESA+ Researchers Develop Novel Method to Reduce Defects in Heterogeneous Oxide Materials

Researchers from MESA+, the research institute for nanotechnology at the University of Twente, have developed a method to reduce the number of ‘defects’ in heterogeneous oxide materials.

5 Jul 2013

NIMS Researchers Present Evidence Clarifying Aluminum Surface Oxidation Using Molecular Oxygen Beam

Dr. Mitsunori Kurahashi, a Principal Researcher of the NIMS Nano Characterization Unit, and Dr. Yasushi Yamauchi, a Group Leader in the same unit, presented decisive evidence clarifying the dynamical process of aluminum surface oxidation by using a molecular oxygen (O2) beam with a controlled molecular alignment, which was originally developed by the researchers, and thereby settled a 20-year dispute regarding the reaction mechanism.

4 Jul 2013

Ultrafast Fluorescence Spectroscopy Reveals Solvent Interfere with Electron Transfer

EPFL scientists have shown how a solvent can interfere with electron transfer by using unprecedented time resolution in ultrafast fluorescence spectroscopy.

3 Jul 2013

DNA Nanostructure-Based Vaccine May Help Address Nicotine Dependence

A chemical component present in the nightshade family of plants is one of the world’s most tenaciously addictive substances. It is the nicotine contained in tobacco and found in high concentrations in cigarettes. Smoking remains a global scourge; in the U.S. it is the leading source of preventable death.

From Arizona State University 2 Jul 2013

Researchers Observe Growth of High-Efficiency Chalcopyrite Thin Film Solar Cells in Real Time

For the first time, a team of researchers at the HZB led by Dr. Roland Mainz and Dr. Christian Kaufmann has managed to observe growth of high-efficiency chalcopyrite thin film solar cells in real time and to study the formation and degradation of defects that compromise efficiency.

28 Jun 2013

BiOptix to Highlight 404pi SPR Instrument at IBC’s 8th Annual Next Generation Protein Therapeutics Summit

BiOptix today announced participation and support in IBC’s 8th Annual Next Generation Protein Therapeutics Summit in San Diego, California. At the event, BiOptix will highlight the BiOptix 404pi, a next-generation SPR instrument that is changing the way that scientific researchers think about label-free instrumentation.

28 Jun 2013

ACS Nano Research Paper Receives Prestigious American Ceramic Society Award

A scientific research paper published in ACS Nano has been selected as recipient of a prestigious award from the American Ceramic Society (ACerS). ACS Nano is one of more than 40 peer-reviewed journals published by the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society.

From American Chemical Society 26 Jun 2013

JPK Instruments Report Successful NanoBioVIEWS Meeting in Berlin

JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, report on the success of the fifth international symposium on the applications of optical tweezers and related technologies in the life sciences.

From Bruker BioAFM 26 Jun 2013

HZDR Scientists Unveil Formation Mechanism of Nanocrystalline Cerium Dioxide

A formation mechanism of nanocrystalline cerium dioxide (CeO2), a versatile nanomaterial, has been unveiled by scientists from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) and the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. The research results were published in the scientific journal Chemistry – A European Journal (DOI: 10.1002/chem.201204101). This finding potentially simplifies and alleviates the existing synthetic processes of nanocrystalline CeO2 production.

26 Jun 2013