The pursuit for novel materials with fascinating and unprecedented optical properties has continued apace in recent years by way of theoretical, experimental, and nanotechnological developments. Chiral nanomaterials represent a significant class of materials,...
China XD Plastics Opens New Production Facilities in Harbin
New production lines will be utilized primarily for the manufacture of higher value-added modified plastics products.
EAG Announces Acquisition of Scanning Electron Analysis Laboratories
Evans Analytical Group, Inc. has acquired Scanning Electron Analysis Laboratories, Inc for its materials characterization division.
Ames Laboratory scientists develop indium-free organic light-emitting diodes
US researchers have discovered new ways of using a well-known polymer in organic light emitting diodes.
How transparent is graphene?
MIT researchers find that adding a coating of graphene has little effect on how a surface interacts with liquids – except in extreme cases.
Self-cleaning membrane developed for implantable glucose sensors
Researcher developing technology intended to help diabetics monitor their blood sugar level.
New large-area nanoribbon fabrics
The fabrication and properties of large-area fabrics made from ribbons, themselves made from CdSe quantum-dot nanoparticles, are discussed in new research.
Overcoming quenching in plasmonic antennas
Researchers observe excitation enhancement in plasmonic antenna despite the presence of strong quenching losses affecting the emission.
Nantero Closes an Over $10 Million Series D Financing Round
Nantero, Inc., the company pioneering the use of nanotubes in new semiconductor devices, has announced the closing of an over $10 million financing round.
Mimicking the adhesion of the tree frog toe pad
New work demonstrates the interplay between surface patterns and the wetting properties of a fluid for safer locomotion on wet surfaces.