Researchers demonstrate electrochemical actuation using graphene-based paper.
Month: August 2011
What’s in a Name? In Search of Nano
When we say nanoscience, what do we really mean? And where’s all the research on nanoscale properties and materials coming from?
Artificial Photosynthesis versus Greenhouse Gas
Professor Geoffrey Ozin discusses what he believes may be the largest challenge of the century—the development of an artificial photosynthetic machine.
New Material to Effectively Clean Oil Spills
A steel mesh with a porous hydrogel layer is both superoleophobic and superhydrophilic, allowing water to drain while retaining oil.
Reviewed: Fullerenes: Nanochemistry, Nanomagnetism, Nanomedicine, Nanophotonics
MIT professor Mildred Dresselhaus takes a look at the latest work in fullerene chemistry.
Counting Graphene Sheets Spread over a Large Area
A simple way to identify the number of graphene sheets on a substrate, even over a large area, is shown by US researchers.
Plastic from the Wood: Environmentally Friendly Packaging
University of Florida researchers report PAHBs derived from lignin, a by-product of the paper pulping and cellulosic bio-ethanol industries
Beyond enlightenment: Non-optical genome sequencing
Ion-sensitive field-effect transistors meet scalable CMOS technology to yield low-cost, high throughput DNA sequencing modules.
Video abstract: Solution-Processed Organic Light-Emitting Transistors
Jung Hwa Seo and Gui Bazan describe solution-processed Organic Light-Emitting Transistors (OLETs).
DNA Encoding with Fluorescent Upconverting Nanoparticles Embedded in Microbarcodes
Microbarcodes embedded with rare earth nanocrystals show promise for disease detection and biomedicine.
Any Shape, Any Substrate Ferroelectric Materials
A new method of making ferroelectrics that uses a heated probe tip means they can be produced directly on virtually any substrate and in any shape.
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