Using a new procedure researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Ludwig Maximillians University of Munich (LMU) can now produce extremely thin and robust, yet highly porous semiconductor layers. A very promising material – for small, light-weight, flexible solar cells, for example, or electrodes improving the performance of rechargeable batteries.
R&D Magazine recognized UCF and Jayan Thomas, at its annual R&D 100 Awards. Widely known as the “Oscars of Invention,” the prestigious R&D 100 Awards have a 50+ year history of honoring excellence in technology innovations.
A beam of ions has been used to successfully engrave magnetic regions into an alloy with a resolution of 10 atoms. This new method of producing nanoscale magnets could be widely used in the electronics industry.
Ting Xu, a polymer researcher from the Materials Sciences Division of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), has developed a novel set of nanocarriers that are produced from the self-assembly of polymers and amphiphilic peptides. Amphiphiles are a type of chemical compounds that have both lipophilic and hydrophilic characteristics. Micelles are spherical amphiphile aggregates. These nanocarriers have a structure of coiled-coil 3-helix micelles and hence, referred to as 3HM.
New research has shown quantum dots can be used to map neural networks in the brain by allowing neural signals to be visualised in real time. This breakthrough will allow further insight into neural communication in both normal and abnormal brains.
A novel 'flexo-electric' material that generates electricty upon compression has been developed. The material shows significant advantages over piezoelectric materials as it is non-toxic and generates a higher voltage at the nanoscale. It is hoped that the material will be used in self-charging pacemakers and ultra-sensitive sensors.
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.
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.
A team of researchers have developed a flexible, low-cost, transparent thermal sensor device using graphene that could be used for thermal imaging applications.
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