Researchers at the University of Washington have created a material to make LED bulbs cheaper and greener to manufacture, driving down the price.
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"Nano-volcanoes" for precise materials storage
New nanostructures can store precise amounts of other materials and hold promise for new drug-delivery technologies.
Researchers use polymer structures as nanoreactors
Technique produces nanocrystals with consistent sizes, compositions and architectures.
Two insulating perovskites conduct when together
Lanthanum aluminum oxide and strontium titanium oxide make conducting system when sandwiched together – Stanford researchers have investigated why.
Detecting molecular magnetic resonance with carbon nanotubes
Scientists measure weak forces with sensitivity 50 times higher than what has been achieved to date.
Texas Instruments outline plans for Chengdu investment
Operational investment could total up to $1.69 billion over the next 15 years and potentially include facilities, manufacturing equipment and land.
Molybdenum disulfide making 2D electronics possible
Rice, Oak Ridge labs make semiconducting films for atom-thick circuits.
Dr. Angela Belcher awarded 2013 Lemelson-MIT Prize
Leading nanotechnology scientist wins award for research inspired by nature and its ability to create materials.
Optomechanical sensors improve phonon studies
Researchers applying optomechnical systems to help unlock vibrational secrets of chemical and biological samples at the nanoscale.
Investigating magnetism in iron-based superconductors
Physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory have discovered surprising changes in electrical resistivity in iron-based superconductors.
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