Future Electronics Based on Carbon Nanotubes
WASHINGTON D.C., April 7, 2015 – The exceptional properties of tiny molecular cylinders known as carbon nanotubes have tantalized researchers for years because of the possibility they […]
Squeeze to Remove Heat: Elastocaloric Materials Enable More Efficient, ‘Green’ Cooling
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 24, 2015 — Move over, vapor compression cooling technology. Emerging “elastocaloric” refrigeration is potentially much more efficient and, unlike vapor compression, relies on environmentally-friendly […]
High performance, Lightweight Supercapacitor Electrodes of the Future
Washington, D.C., March 10, 2015 — As a novel energy storage device, supercapacitors have attracted substantial attention in recent years due to their ultra-high charge and discharge […]
Flower-like Magnetic Nanoparticles Target Difficult Tumors
Washington, D.C., March 3, 2015 — Thanks to the work of an interdisciplinary team of researchers at the Dartmouth Center of Nanotechnology Excellence, funded by the National […]
Optical Nanoantennas Set the Stage for a NEMS Lab-on-a-Chip Revolution
Washington, D.C., February 24, 2015 — Newly developed tiny antennas, likened to spotlights on the nanoscale, offer the potential to measure food safety, identify pollutants in the […]
Extreme-Temperature Electronics
Washington, D.C., February 10, 2015 — Many industries are calling for electronics that can operate reliably in a harsh environment, including extreme temperatures above 200° Celsius. Examples […]
New Laser-patterning Technique Turns Metals into Supermaterials
WASHINGTON, D.C., January 20, 2015 –By zapping ordinary metals with femtosecond laser pulses researchers from the University of Rochester in New York have created extraordinary new surfaces […]
Nanoscale Resistors for Quantum Devices
WASHINGTON, D.C., December 9, 2014 – Researchers from the London Centre for Nanotechnology have made new compact, high-value resistors for nanoscale quantum circuits. The resistors could speed […]
Exploring X-Ray Phase Tomography with Synchrotron Radiation
WASHINGTON, D.C., October 21, 2014 — X-ray phase tomography is an imaging technique that uses penetrating X-rays to create volumetric views through “slices” or sections of soft […]