A diamond film/graphene/nanotube structure was one result of new research carried out by scientists at Rice University and the Honda Research Institute USA.
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Block copolymers make better solar cells
Solar cells created by laboratories at Rice and Pennsylvania State universities could open the door to research on a new class of solar energy devices.
BASF and SINOPEC consider further expansion of Nanjing joint venture
Companies considering expansion of existing ethylene oxide production and a new plant for neopentylglycol.
How will nanotech improve electric vehicle batteries?
“Cradle to grave” study of advanced Li-ion batteries recently completed by Abt Associates for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Senior Scientific awarded nanomedicine patent
Cell detection patent will improve cancer detection technology.
Metamaterial flat lens is recording breaking
New type of lens bends and focuses ultraviolet light in such an unusual way that it can create ghostly, 3D images of objects that float in free space.
A step towards QD solar cells
MIT researchers find that the secret lies in off-kilter ratios of the two basic components that make up the dots.
Nanosystem will improve sensing in the infrared
A team of University of Pennsylvania engineers has used a pattern of nanoantennas to develop a new way of turning infrared light into mechanical action.
Improved thin films inspired by moth eyes
Researchers at North Carolina State University develop nanostructures that suppress the “thin-film interference” phenomenon commonly observed in nature.
Let me count the ways – comparing graphene production methods
What’s the best way to produce graphene? An Italian research team have compared the alternatives in a new publication.