Friday, September 4, 2015

New nanomaterial maintains conductivity in three dimensions

An international team of scientists has developed what may be the first one-step process for making seamless carbon-based nanomaterials that possess superior thermal, electrical and mechanical properties in three dimensions.

Nanoporous gold sponge makes DNA detector

Sponge-like nanoporous gold could be key to new devices to detect disease-causing agents in humans and plants.

Nanotechnology researchers demo solar water-splitting technology

Process uses light-harvesting nanoparticles, captures energy from 'hot electrons'.

New findings move flexible lighting technology toward commercial feasibility

Researchers report on advances in three key areas - flexible electrodes, flexible encapsulation methods, and flexible substrates - that make commercial use of flexible lighting technology more feasible and closer to implementation.

Compostable electronics for printing (w/video)

Researchers develop printed electronics made of compostable natural materials and processes for industrial production.

The multiferroic sandwich

Magnetic and ferroelectric metal: the two faces of tomorrow's materials.

Spins on the edge

The edges of thin films could provide an ideal laboratory for studying the behavior of electron spins.