Hyperbranched polymers help nanoparticles migrate to the surface of composite materials to improve their antimicrobial properties.
Micro-/Nanotechnology
Growing graphene better for future electronics
Researchers in China have developed a method for synthesizing large graphene grains, for application in advanced electronics.
Single-Crystal, Organic Nanowire High-Performance Phototransistors
The photoelectronic characteristics of high-performance phototransistors based on single-crystalline n-hannel organic nanowires are studied.
Click coupled graphene: fabricating nanocomposites
Click coupled graphene sheets allow a high grafting ratio and extended applications.
Researchers Create ‘Nanoflowers’ for Energy Storage, Solar Cells
Researchers create flower-like structures out of the semiconductor germanium sulfide that have extremely thin petals with an enormous surface area.
Quantum optics wins researchers Nobel Prize in Physics for 2012
David Wineland and Serge Haroche win award from work on light-matter interaction.
Towards Quantum Dot Lasers with Temperature Independent Threshold
Carefully engineered CdSe/CdS colloidal quantum dots show an almost constant amplified spontaneous emission threshold over a temperature range from 5–325 K.
Advanced Origami: Nanostructures From Flowers to Boxes
Researchers develop complex 3D nanometer-sized structures using ion-induced plastic strain.
Carbon/polymer nanospheres developed for microelectronics
A group from the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science have developed a method for the production of mesoporous polymer/carbon nanospheres.
New hydrogel delivery system improves stem cell treatment
Injectable cell delivery system developed by Stanford researchers improves cell delivery and retention.
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