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KIEL Researchers Develop 3D Tin Oxide Nanowire Network Materials Using Flame Transport Synthesis

Scientists at Kiel University have utilized simple, highly efficient flame technology to synthesize nanoscale materials from tin oxide. Researchers have been able to successfully bake nanostructures using zinc oxide. This study focuses on tin oxide, which holds significant promise for a wide range of potential new applications.

8 Jun 2015

Penn Researchers Discover How Defect-Free Crystalline Materials Fail

With nanotechnological advancements making defect-free materials possible, a research team from the University of Pennsylvania and Germany’s Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems has shown how defects initially form prior to failure.

5 Jun 2015

Oxford Instruments Welcomes Dr Masamitsu Hayashi, the Winner of the Sir Martin Wood Science Prize for Japan, to the UK

Oxford Instruments is delighted to announce the UK visit of Dr Masamitsu Hayashi, winner of the 2014 Sir Martin Wood Science Prize for Japan, to deliver a series of lectures at leading UK and German Universities, starting 5th June, 2015.

From Oxford Instruments Nanoscience 1 Jun 2015

Researchers at Columbia Engineering Create the First Single-Molecule Diode

A new technique has been developed by a research team from Columbia Engineering in order to create the first ever single-molecule diode.

26 May 2015

Innovative Method to Design High-Current, High-Performing Superconductors

Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, the Argonne National Laboratory, and the University of Illinois have shown that superconductivity could be boosted by radiation bombardment.

26 May 2015

Black Nanostructured Silicon Solar Cells Demonstrate Record-Breaking Efficiency

Researchers from the Aalto University and the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya have achieved a record-breaking 22.1% efficiency on nanostructured silicon solar cells. The Fraunhofer ISE CalLab has certified this record efficiency.

20 May 2015

Laser Zone Annealing Technique Enables Rapid Self-Assembly at the Nanoscale

Researchers from the Brookhaven National Laboratory of the US Department of Energy have succeeded in developing a laser-based method for executing self-assembly at the nanoscale with excellent ease and efficiency.

18 May 2015

Horiba Scientific Present Webinar on Characterization Techniques for 2D Nanocrystals

Horiba Scientific and Spectroscopy Online will present a webinar on photoluminescence and Raman imaging for the characterization of 2D nanocrystals, on May 19th at 10:00am PDT/1:00pm ET. Two-Dimensional (2D) crystals ...

From HORIBA 12 May 2015

ORNL Researchers Design Antireflective, Superhydrophobic Glass Coating

Drawing inspiration from a lotus leaf and moth’s eye, a research group at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) of the Department of Energy has developed an antireflective, superhydrophobic glass coating.

12 May 2015

Researchers Fabricate High-Performance 3D Microbatteries by Combining 2D Photolithography and 3D Holographic Lithography

A high-performance 3D microbattery has been fabricated by a research team at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign using a unique combination of 2D photolithography and 3D holographic lithography. This breakthrough device is ideally suited for on-chip integration with microelectronic devices on a large scale.

12 May 2015

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