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Materials Science Dec 13, 2012

Novel NIST process is a low-cost route to ultrathin platinum films

(Âé¶¹ÒùÔº)—A research group at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a relatively simple, fast and effective method of depositing uniform, ultrathin layers of platinum atoms on a surface. ...

Nanophysics Dec 6, 2012

New atomic-layer electrodeposition method yields surprising results

(Âé¶¹ÒùÔº)—A new method for creating very thin layers of materials at the atomic scale, reported in the latest issue of the journal Science, could "unlock an important new technology" for creating nanomaterials, according ...

Nanophysics Aug 21, 2012

Sensor detects glucose in saliva and tears for diabetes testing

(Âé¶¹ÒùÔº) -- Researchers have created a new type of biosensor that can detect minute concentrations of glucose in saliva, tears and urine and might be manufactured at low cost because it does not require many processing ...

Materials Science Aug 15, 2012

An intriguing twist in the structure of a cobalt oxide catalyst

(Âé¶¹ÒùÔº) -- Hydrogen is a clean fuel, producing only water vapor when it burns. But generating hydrogen in large quantities and in a “green” fashion is not straightforward.

Nanophysics Aug 8, 2012

Researchers explore Li-air battery reversibility on the nanoscale

(Âé¶¹ÒùÔº) -- As their name suggests, Li-air batteries use air to operate, pulling out oxygen molecules to use in a porous, carbon-based cathode, while using lithium in the anode. Because using air means the battery doesn’t ...

Materials Science Jun 7, 2012

New property of flames sparks advances in technology

Chemists at UCL have discovered a new property of flames, which allows them to control reactions at a solid surface in a flame and opens up a whole new field of chemical innovation.

Materials Science Mar 15, 2012

Researchers devise simple, inexpensive approach to making soft magnetic films for microwave applications

Soft magnetic materials can be easily magnetized and demagnetized. They are widely used in microwave devices, such as absorption of electromagnetic radiations.

Other Jan 18, 2012

Bubble-propelled microrockets could operate in the human stomach

(Âé¶¹ÒùÔºOrg.com) -- Recently, researchers have been designing a wide variety of self-propelled micromotors, many of which operate using an oxygen-bubble propulsion mechanism that requires a high concentration of hydrogen peroxide ...

Nanomaterials Nov 15, 2011

New biosensor benefits from melding of carbon nanotubes, DNA

Purdue University scientists have developed a method for stacking synthetic DNA and carbon nanotubes onto a biosensor electrode, a development that may lead to more accurate measurements for research related to diabetes and ...

Nanophysics Oct 19, 2011

Tiny battery is also a nanomotor

(Âé¶¹ÒùÔºOrg.com) -- Measuring just 3.6 micrometers long, one of the smallest batteries ever made won’t be powering our electronic devices anytime soon, but it does serve as a self-powered nanomotor that is surprisingly ...

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