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Using Nanotechnology to Bring About New "Plasma-Facing" Materials for Advanced Thermonuclear Fusion Devices

Two Purdue University researchers are among 69 chosen nationwide by the U.S. Department of Energy to receive awards through the DOE's new Early Career Research Program. Jean Paul Allain, an assistant professor of ...

9 Feb 2010

Make Brittle Materials Ductile, Yet Stronger than Ever

Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have developed a way to make some notoriously brittle materials ductile -- yet stronger than ever -- simply by reducing their size.

9 Feb 2010

Nanophotocathode for Hydrogen Production

Hydrogen-powered fuel cells and solar energy are the best hope for a more environmentally friendly and resource-sparing energy supply in the future. A combination of the two is considered to be particularly "clean" the production of hydrogen by splitting water with sunlight.

9 Feb 2010

Carbon-22 - The Heaviest Observed Borromean Nucleus

An exotic form of carbon has been found to have an extra large nucleus, dwarfing even the nuclei of much heavier elements like copper and zinc, in experiments performed in a particle accelerator in Japan.

9 Feb 2010

Scientists Observe Electrons in Semiconductor on the Brink of Metal-Insulator Transition for First Time

Princeton-led team of scientists has observed electrons in a semiconductor on the brink of the metal-insulator transition for the first time. Caught in the act, the electrons formed complex patterns resembling those seen in turbulent fluids, confirming some long-held predictions and providing new insights into how semiconductors can be turned into magnets.

9 Feb 2010

New Perspective for Understanding Mechanisms of Catalytic Conversion

The oxidation of toxic carbon monoxide (CO) to carbon dioxide occurs every day in millions of cars. Despite being one of the most studied catalytic processes, the exact mechanism of interaction between the carbon monoxid...

9 Feb 2010

Researchers Develop New Pretreatment and Curing Methods for Sol-Gel Coating Process

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed new pretreatment and curing methods that can be used with the sol-gel coating process. With the new pretreatment method, the adhesion of sol-gel coatings can be impr...

9 Feb 2010

From Fossils to Nanotechnology, Student Pursues Scientific Chase

Dirty fingernails have given way to wearing gloves for Michael Christiansen, who has followed his passion for science from fossil-hunting in the field to growing nanocrystals in a research lab.

8 Feb 2010

Birthplace of Nanotechnology to Host October Symposium

In the quarter century since five men had their "Aha!" moment in Houston, the buckminsterfullerene molecule has become the vanguard of a revolution. Nanotechnology is already changing life on Planet Earth, and ...

8 Feb 2010

Nanotechnology Boosting Performance of Water-Splitting Solar Cells for Hydrogen Production

A novel strategy for engineering semiconductor materials can boost the performance of water-splitting solar cells for hydrogen production, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

8 Feb 2010