Researchers create perfect one-dimensional molecular wires in which the electrical conductivity can almost entirely be suppressed by a weak magnetic field
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Super-sensitive light sensor from molybdenite
An EPFL team has built a prototype for an image sensor based on the semi-conducting properties of molybdenite.
Guillemot eggshells have unique self-cleaning nanostructure
Unique nano-structures on guillemot eggshells eggs enable them to survive precarious habitats, on exposed cliffs with no nest.
Alcoa to close Italian aluminum smelter
Fusina (Venice, Italy) primary aluminum smelter, which has been curtailed since June 2010, will now close.
Coating technology makes nanoparticles to order
New research enables high-speed customization of novel nanoparticles for drug delivery and other uses.
Funding for nanotech water-borne disease research
NAS announces grant to Vincent Rotelloto develop, test and deploy inkjet-printed, nanoparticle-based test strips for detecting bacteria in drinking water.
Imaging material defects in thin film solar cells
A team has, for the first time, succeeded in functionally characterizing the active layer in organic thin-film solar cells using laser light.
Developing a high-temperature AFM
New hydrothermal atomic force microscope under development at Wright could hit 250 degrees.
Cell instructive material made from titanium oxide nanotubes
Scientists developed a convenient, anodization based method to produce a gradient TiO2 nanotube biomaterial.
Take-Off with Kerosene Made From Algae
Twelve partners from science, research, and industry joint together to develop kerosene from algae.
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