Stronger, lightweight magnesium alloys have potential structural applications in the automobile and aerospace industries.
Month: March 2013
BASF and US institutes collaborate on new advanced materials center
Harvard University, MIT, and UMass Amherst to cooperate with company on “North American Center for Research on Advanced Materials”.
New characterisation tool combines IR and AFM
Researchers measure the chemical properties of polymer nanostructures as small as 15 nm using this novel technique.
Unsuspected material solves long-standing electronics mystery
Discover explains cooling ability of bismuth telluride and opens door to new research.
Nanopores have potential for disease detection
Chambers can be used for the detection and identification of a wide range of molecules, including DNA.
Zero-gravity dendrite formation to be studied aboard International Space Station
Latest space station delivery includes a set of experiments from Northwestern for studying crystal formation in space.
Long-predicted quantum behavior observed in graphene
Atomic collapse state recreated with artificial nuclei by Berkeley Lab researchers.
Nanoshells could lead to better quantum dot photovoltaics
A new technique developed by U of T Engineering Professor Ted Sargent and his research group could lead to significantly more efficient solar cells.
Alexandra Boltasseva to Receive 2013 MRS Outstanding Young Investigator Award
Purdue University assistant professor honored for pioneering research in novel optics devices.
Any which way you can: Nano-toolboxes for programmable self-assembly
Molecular self-assembly of multifunctional nanoparticle composites with arbitrary shapes and functions
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