News for November 2011

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Making light work of corroded metals Making light work of corroded metals

self-cleaning glass, tiles, concrete, fabrics and paint

MRS Fall Meeting MRS Fall Meeting

Materials Today is in Boston

On the road to plasmonics On the road to plasmonics

Researchers find simpler approach to making plasmonic materials

Graphene foam outperforms modern gas sensors Graphene foam outperforms modern gas sensors

Researchers overcome decade-old hurdle

Nanowrinkles, nanofolds yield strange hidden channels Nanowrinkles, nanofolds yield strange hidden channels

Sub-surface nanonetwork

Microfluidic device prints wax directly onto cotton Microfluidic device prints wax directly onto cotton

Controlling liquid flow

New magnetic-field-sensitive alloy New magnetic-field-sensitive alloy

Could find use in novel micromechanical devices

Highly efficient method for creating flexible, transparent electrodes Highly efficient method for creating flexible, transparent electrodes

Nanowire networks

Counting molecules Counting molecules

Improved method for quantifying biological molecules

New strategy could lead to dose reduction in x-ray imaging New strategy could lead to dose reduction in x-ray imaging

Uncovering macromolecular structures

Mystery shed on Stem cell metabolism Mystery shed on Stem cell metabolism

Advances could help in how stem cells are applied to therapies

One stone, two birds One stone, two birds

Polymer exhibits many faces

Bone idol

The Life Scientific

Fluorescent sensoring Fluorescent sensoring

Cross-shaped molecule exhibits useful detection properties

Giving fuel cells a boost Giving fuel cells a boost

Vitamins to the rescue

Oxford Instruments launches educational site Oxford Instruments launches educational site

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Erbium nanowire material enhances energy technologies Erbium nanowire material enhances energy technologies

Superior optical properties

Researchers turn troublesome molecules to their advantage Researchers turn troublesome molecules to their advantage

Robust new architecture for optimization of quantum-dot displays

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Cramming 2 million nanorods into single cancer cell Cramming 2 million nanorods into single cancer cell

Breakthrough in loading gold nanorods into cells

Melding carbon nanotubes and DNA Melding carbon nanotubes and DNA

New biosensor

Electric nanovehicle Electric nanovehicle

The 1999 molecular motor

Researching graphene nanoelectronics for a post-silicon world Researching graphene nanoelectronics for a post-silicon world

Stacking graphene nanoribbons

Researchers gain insight into Haber-Bosch process Researchers gain insight into Haber-Bosch process

So, just how does it work?

Magnetized moon rocks Magnetized moon rocks

May be due to an ancient lunar dynamo

Are electron tweezers possible? Are electron tweezers possible?

Apparently so

Researchers ink nanostructures with tiny ‘soldering iron’ Researchers ink nanostructures with tiny ‘soldering iron’

Thermal dip-pen nanolithography

Model of enzyme’s structure could spur new therapies Model of enzyme’s structure could spur new therapies

New target for drug developers

Engineers solve energy puzzle Engineers solve energy puzzle

Benefit for solar cells and OLEDs

Study compares fundamental techniques for doping graphene sheets Study compares fundamental techniques for doping graphene sheets

On the edge

Unique bipolar compounds enhance organic electronics Unique bipolar compounds enhance organic electronics

Novel compounds boost functionality

Nano-tech makes medicine greener Nano-tech makes medicine greener

Cheaper medicine

Molecular knots Molecular knots

All tied up

The world's most efficient flexible OLED The world's most efficient flexible OLED

Cheap and durable

New microscope for the next generation of microchips New microscope for the next generation of microchips

An advanced extreme-ultraviolet microscope

New hybrid technology could bring 'quantum information systems' New hybrid technology could bring 'quantum information systems'

Merging technologies

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New age battery New age battery

Imagine a cell phone battery that stayed charged for more than a week – and recharged in just 15 minutes

Wide wavelength solar cells Wide wavelength solar cells

A boost for solar power

New approach to overcome next-generation superconductor hurdle New approach to overcome next-generation superconductor hurdle

Optimizing performance and minimizing risk

Improved characterization of nanoparticle clusters Improved characterization of nanoparticle clusters

Benefits for EHS and biosensors research

Microwires improve performance of light-emitting diodes Microwires improve performance of light-emitting diodes

Zinc oxide to the rescue

Non-invasive current stimulation improves sight Non-invasive current stimulation improves sight

Potential new therapy for patients with loss of vision