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Graphene Nanoflakes Improve Performance of Polymer-Blend Bulk-Heterojunction Solar Cells

University of Cincinnati researchers are reporting early results on a way to make solar-powered panels in lights, calculators and roofs lighter, less expensive, more flexible (therefore less breakable) and more efficient.

4 Mar 2014

Hybrid Metal/Organic Nanowires Compensate for Metal Losses in Plasmonic Nanostructures

University of Cincinnati researchers are discovering how to manipulate light to one day better view the world’s tiniest objects through a super-lens, as well as how to hide an object in plain sight. Masoud Kaveh-Baghbadorani, a doctoral student in the University of Cincinnati’s physics program, will present this research on March 4, at the American Physical Society Meeting in Denver.

4 Mar 2014

Happy Accidents Advance Versatility of Polymers for Nanomedicine

One of the most basic tenets of science is observation, an essential tool with the power not only to prevent but also in some cases redefine failure.

4 Mar 2014

Nano-Optical Tweezers Utilize the Force of Light to Trap and Move Individual Nano-Objects

As science and technology go nano, scientists search for new tools to manipulate, observe and modify the "building blocks" of matter at the nanometer scale. With this in mind, the recent publication in Nature Nanotechnology in which ICFO researchers demonstrate for the first time the ability to use near-field optical tweezers to trap a nano-size object and manipulate it in the 3 dimensions of space, is an exciting achievement.

3 Mar 2014

New Class of Magnetic Materials with Improved Performance and Efficiency

An international team of scientists led by physicists from the University of York has paved the way for a new class of magnetic materials and devices with improved performance and power efficiency.

3 Mar 2014

Physicists Measure How Surfaces of Glassy Materials Flow Like a Liquid

University of Waterloo physicists have succeeded in measuring how the surfaces of glassy materials flow like a liquid, even when they should be solid.

3 Mar 2014

New Forecast Report on Nanocomposites Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Nanocomposites (Carbon Nanotubes, Polymer Metal Fiber, Nanofibers, Graphene, Nanoplatelet And Others) Market - Forecasts to 2018" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 3 Mar 2014

INRS Researcher Becomes Member of the European Academy of Sciences

Professor Federico Rosei, director of the INRS Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications research centre, has been elected to the European Academy of Sciences (EURASC). This international organization brings together eminent researchers and engineers wishing to work together to promote science and technology and contribute to social and economic development.

3 Mar 2014

New Class of Bimetallic Nanocatalysts Discovered

A big step in the development of next-generation fuel cells and water-alkali electrolyzers has been achieved with the discovery of a new class of bimetallic nanocatalysts that are an order of magnitude higher in activity than the target set by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for 2017.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 28 Feb 2014

Nano-Silver Can Penetrate Human Cells and Cause Damage

Endocrine disrupters are not the only worrying chemicals that ordinary consumers are exposed to in everyday life. Also nanoparticles of silver, found in e.g. dietary supplements, cosmetics and food packaging, now worry scientists. A new study from the University of Southern Denmark shows that nano-silver can penetrate our cells and cause damage.

28 Feb 2014