Nanopowders help sniff out nuclear attacks
GEORGIA TECH (US) — A new prototype combines rare-earth elements and other materials at the nanoscale to improve radiation detection in the field. Continue…
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Doping graphene on edge 1,000x more potent
GEORGIA TECH (US) — Doping 2-D sheets of graphene on the edge is 1,000 times more efficient at producing electron carriers than doping on the surface, a new study shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 9, 2011 12:07 - 0 Comments
Zinc oxide wires boost LED performance
GEORGIA TECH (US) — Engineers have created zinc oxide microwires that significantly improve the efficiency at which LEDs convert electricity to ultraviolet light. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Nov 1, 2011 9:58 - 1 Comment
Seaweed wages chemical war on coral
GEORGIA TECH (US) — Scientists have mapped the chemical structure of molecules used by certain species of seaweed to kill or inhibit reef-building coral. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 27, 2011 9:44 - 0 Comments
Hot new way to write on the nanoscale
GEORGIA TECH (US) — Researchers have developed a way to draw ferroelectric nanostructures directly on plastic using a heated atomic force microscope tip. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jul 26, 2011 13:31 - 0 Comments
Japan earthquake rocked soil stability
GEORGIA TECH (US) — Japan’s March 11 magnitude 9.0 earthquake weakened the subsurface rock and soil by as much as 70 percent, according to a new study. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 25, 2011 11:05 - 2 Comments
Device scavenges power out of thin air
GEORIGIA TECH (US) — A new way to capture and harness energy from the air could lead to paper-based wireless sensors that are self-powered, low-cost, and able to function independently almost anywhere. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 13, 2011 11:51 - 0 Comments
Inner look shows what fuels black holes
GEORGIA TECH (US) — X-ray fingerprints are giving astrophysicists an up-close view of the eating habits of giant black holes. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 10, 2011 15:05 - 0 Comments
Flower flaws ease stressed out graphene
GEORGIA TECH (US) — Flower-like defects may relieve stress in graphene sheets by allowing atoms to spread out and occupy more space without tearing. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 24, 2011 13:27 - 0 Comments
How T cells recognize the bad guys
GEORGIA TECH / EMORY (US) — T cells are the immune system’s guard dogs, attacking pathogens while leaving the body’s own cells alone. Now researchers have mapped the process that T cells use to tell friend from foe. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 29, 2010 15:16 - 0 Comments
How molecules move through crowds
GEORGIA TECH (US) — Computer simulations have helped researchers identify the most important factors affecting how molecules move through the crowded environment inside living cells. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 29, 2010 13:03 - 0 Comments
Templates let graphene grow
GEORGIA TECH (US) — A new “templated growth” technique could remove a significant obstacle to producing the next generation of nano-scale graphene devices. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 28, 2010 10:40 - 0 Comments
Real-time diagnosis through biosensing
GEORGIA TECH (US) — New electronic biosensing technology may make the multi-welled microplate, long a standard tool in biomedical research and diagnostic laboratories, a thing of the past. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 6, 2010 22:11 - 1 Comment
Electronic device puts strain on nanowires
GEORGIA TECH (US)—A new class of electronic logic device generates a current-switching electric field by applying mechanical strain to zinc oxide nanowires. (more…)
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