Novel 'crumpling' of hybrid nanostructures increases SERS sensitivity
Illustration of SERS enhancement from a crumpled graphene-Au nanoparticles hybrid structure. Raman spectrum is enhanced the most when the...
Graphene could take night-vision technology beyond 'Predator'
A thermal sensor made out of graphene could lead to better night vision technology.
IMF Staff Concludes Review Mission to Ghana
A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Joël Toujas-Bernaté, visited Accra from October 21–November 5, 2015, to conduct discussions on the second review of Ghana’s financial and economic program supported by the IMF’s Extended Credit...
IMF Staff Completes 2015 Article IV Consultation and Third Review of the Precautionary and Liquidity Line Mission to Morocco
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Nicolas Blancher, visited Morocco from October 21 to November 4, 2015 to conduct discussions with the Moroccan authorities on the 2015 Article IV consultation, as well as on the third review of...
Excitement Grows as NASA Carbon Sleuth Begins Year Two
Global average carbon dioxide concentrations as seen by NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, June 1-15, 2015...
Monolithic perovskite/silicon tandem solar cell achieves record efficiency
A cross-section through the tandem cell is shown by this SEM-image.
3-D laser printing of whispering-gallery-mode microcavities
These are microscope images of WGM microcavities fabricated by femtosecond laser 3-D processing.
Australian scientists design a full-scale architecture for a quantum computer in silicon
Scientists and engineers from the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology (CQC2T), headquartered at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), are leading the world in the race to develop a...
