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UCLA Scientists Improve Photovoltaic Cell Efficiency Using Gold-Nanoparticles

Organic photovoltaic solar cells can find a broad range of applications in the solar energy world, yet they still remain unknown.

18 Aug 2011

Scientist Observe Nanomaterials In-Depth Using High-Intensity X-ray Source

Researchers can perform in-depth observations of novel type of materials in order to study their behavior and structure.

18 Aug 2011

UCSD Physicists Control Light Using Metamaterials

University of California at San Diego (UCSD) physicists have discovered a new technique for controlling the direction and speed of light with the help of memory metamaterials whose characteristics can be subjected to constant changes.

17 Aug 2011

Researchers Develop Nano-Structured Glass Optical Devices

A research team at the Optoelectronics Research Centre of the University of Southampton has designed nano-structured glass optical devices, which find uses in optical manipulation and will considerably decrease medical imaging costs.

17 Aug 2011

Sunscreens Use Nano-Sized Particles to Shield Skin From UV Rays

An article published in the latest edition of Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) in the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society has created an impact on customers by describing the effects of nano-si...

12 Aug 2011

Applied Nanotech Improves Flexural Strength of Carbon Nanotube-Vinyl Ester Composites

Applied Nanotech, a commercialization and research organization, has declared that it has attained above 30% improvement in tensile modulus and strength and an improvement of over 40% in flexural strength with respect to its carbon nanotube/vinyl ester composites in the form of base resin.

From Nano Magic, LLC. 12 Aug 2011

Laser Light Illuminates Miniature Gold Wires to Form Surface Plasmons

University of Tübingen researchers are collaborating with other scientists to develop the next generation of computers. Tiny gold wires of the order of a thousandth of a mm were made to interact with cold atoms.

12 Aug 2011

Researchers Reveal Bilayer Graphene’s Unique Electronic Properties

Kostya Novoselov and Andre Geim, the University of Manchester Nobel Prize awardees, who discovered graphene in 2004, have reported in detail about bilayer graphene’s electronic properties in the Science journal.

11 Aug 2011

Research Team Secures Grant to Develop Three Dimensional Nanomaterials

A research team comprising members from two government research institutes, five universities and a private firm has secured a Department of Defense Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative grant to incorporate superior qualities found in single and two-dimensional nanomaterials into three dimensions.

11 Aug 2011

Nottingham Researchers’ Novel Method Facilitates Graphene Nanoribbon Production

Researchers at the University of Nottingham are developing a novel method of analyzing and creating molecules that could lead to the production of novel nanomaterials for applications in ultrafast and ultra-compact data storage devices and computers.

11 Aug 2011