Researchers demonstrate electrochemical actuation using graphene-based paper.
Works Well on Paper: The Graphene Muscle
August 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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What’s in a Name? In Search of Nano
August 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
When we say nanoscience, what do we really mean? And where’s all the research on nanoscale properties and materials coming from?
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Artificial Photosynthesis versus Greenhouse Gas
August 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Professor Geoffrey Ozin discusses what he believes may be the largest challenge of the century—the development of an artificial photosynthetic machine.
New Material to Effectively Clean Oil Spills
August 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A steel mesh with a porous hydrogel layer is both superoleophobic and superhydrophilic, allowing water to drain while retaining oil.
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Reviewed: Fullerenes: Nanochemistry, Nanomagnetism, Nanomedicine, Nanophotonics
August 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
MIT professor Mildred Dresselhaus takes a look at the latest work in fullerene chemistry.
Counting Graphene Sheets Spread over a Large Area
August 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A simple way to identify the number of graphene sheets on a substrate, even over a large area, is shown by US researchers.
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Plastic from the Wood: Environmentally Friendly Packaging
August 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
University of Florida researchers report PAHBs derived from lignin, a by-product of the paper pulping and cellulosic bio-ethanol industries
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Beyond enlightenment: Non-optical genome sequencing
August 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Ion-sensitive field-effect transistors meet scalable CMOS technology to yield low-cost, high throughput DNA sequencing modules.
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Video abstract: Solution-Processed Organic Light-Emitting Transistors
August 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Jung Hwa Seo and Gui Bazan describe solution-processed Organic Light-Emitting Transistors (OLETs).
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DNA Encoding with Fluorescent Upconverting Nanoparticles Embedded in Microbarcodes
August 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Microbarcodes embedded with rare earth nanocrystals show promise for disease detection and biomedicine.
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