Controlling car pollution at the nano level

Toyota research labs in Japan have reviewed research that might be leading the way towards a new generation of automotive catalytic converters.

Researchers demonstrate interaction between light and sound in nanoscale waveguide

Scientists announced today that they demonstrated interaction between light and sound in a nanoscale area. Their findings elucidate the physics of light-matter coupling at these scales - and pave the way for enhanced signal processing on mass-producible silicon photonic chips.

Researchers synthesize material for efficient plasmonic devices in mid-infrared range

A research team has identified and synthesized a material that can be used to create efficient plasmonic devices that respond to light in the mid-infrared range. This is the first time anyone has demonstrated a material that performs efficiently in response to this light range, and it has applications in fields ranging from high-speed computers, to solar energy to biomedical devices.

Magnetic graphene composite used to remove pathogens from water

Researchers syntheized magnetic graphene nanoparticles to effectively remove both bacteriophage and bacteria from water.

Autonomous atom assembly of nanostructures using a scanning tunneling microscope

Researchers have demonstrated the autonomous computer-controlled assembly of atoms into perfect nanostructures using a low temperature scanning tunneling microscope. The results show the construction without human intervention of quantum confined two-dimensional nanostructures using single atoms or single molecules on a copper surface.

Buckybowls for molecular circuits

Corannulene is a carbon molecule with a unique shape (similar to the better known fullerene) and promising properties. Scientists carried out computer simulations of the molecule's properties and discovered that it might help overcome the difficulties building molecular circuits.

Discovery of new ferroelectric silicate materials

Scientists have succeeded in the synthesis of new ferroelectric silicates with a tetrahedral coordination. The mechanism for the evolution of ferroelectricity was studied by both experiments and theoretical calculations.