Science

The Laser Beam as a “3D Painter”

IBN Develops Superior Fuel Cell Material: This technology can be used to power airplanes, vehicles and electronic devices

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Using a mixture of gold, copper and platinum nanoparticles, IBN researchers have developed a more powerful and longer lasting fuel...

Flat lens offers a perfect image: Ultrathin wafer of silicon and gold focuses telecom wavelengths without distortion

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Applied physicists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have created an ultrathin, flat lens that...

One-molecule-thick material has big advantages: MIT researchers produce complex electronic circuits from molybdenum disulfide, a material that could have many more applications

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Diagram shows the flat-sheet structure of the material used by the MIT team, molybdenum disulfide. Molybdenum atoms are shown in teal, and...

Novel technique to synthesize nanocrystals that harvest solar energy

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This is a schematic of the photocatalytic nanocrystal.

NASA Mars Rover Begins Driving at Bradbury Landing

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Zapping Rocks Exposed by the Sky Crane's Thrusters
This photo mosaic shows the scour mark, dubbed Goulburn, left...

Super-Strong, High-Tech Material Found to be Toxic to Aquatic Animals by Researchers at MU and USGS: Carbon nanotubes hold promise for industry but need monitoring, say researchers

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Multi-walled carbon nanotubes. 3-15 walls, mean inner diameter 4nm, mean outer diameter 13-16 nm, length 1-10+ micrometers. Black clumpy...

Silver Nanoparticles Utilized to Modify Performance of Hydrogen Peroxide Sensor

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The use of such nanolayers resulted in a three-time increase in the performance of the nanosensor. Hydrogen peroxide has many applications...