Nanophysics News
British team builds model showing metamaterials could be used to create gecko toe like adhesion
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have long been enamored by the gecko’s gravity defying ability to cling to walls and to let go at will, allowing it to walk around sideways, as have Spiderman ...
Fri 27 Jan 12 from PhysOrg
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Under the electron microscope -- A 3-D image of an individual protein
(PhysOrg.com) -- When Gang Ren whirls the controls of his cryo-electron microscope, he compares it to fine-tuning the gearshift and brakes of a racing bicycle. But this machine at the U.S. Department ...
Wed 25 Jan 12 from PhysOrg
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Bilayer graphene works as an insulator
A research team led by physicists at the University of California, Riverside has identified a property of "bilayer graphene" (BLG) that the researchers say is analogous to finding the Higgs ...
Tue 24 Jan 12 from PhysOrg
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Hacking the SEM: Crystal phase detection for nanoscale samples
(PhysOrg.com) -- Custom modifications of equipment are an honored tradition of the research lab. In a recent paper, two materials scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology ...
Wed 25 Jan 12 from PhysOrg
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Startup Makes Peel-Off Solar Cells
Astrowatt's wafer-making method could mean cheaper solar power. Today, most solar cells are made with a process that turns almost half of the raw material—highly refined and processed ...
Tue 24 Jan 12 from MIT Technology Review
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Oscars 2012: the best picture nominations we'd like to see
On the eve of the Oscar nominations announcement, conventional wisdom has congealed around a few chosen films. Here are the movies we'd like to see round out the listWhile the rest of us are ...
Tue 24 Jan 12 from Guardian.co.uk
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Researchers study why metals fail
(PhysOrg.com) -- The eventual failure of metals, such as the aluminum in ships and airplanes, can often be blamed on breaks, or voids, in the material's atomic lattice. They're at first invisible, ...
Tue 24 Jan 12 from PhysOrg
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Biochip that measures glucose in saliva could mean an end to finger-pricking for diabetics
In order to measure their blood glucose levels, most diabetics must perform painful finger-prick tests on a daily basis. Hopefully, however, that may not always be the case. Scientists at Rhode ...
Mon 23 Jan 12 from Gizmag
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New T-ray technology could help enable Star Trek-style “tricorders”
We recently looked at one of the potential contenders in the US$10 million Qualcomm Tricorder X PRIZE, which as the name suggests, was inspired by the medical tricorder of Star Trek fame. ...
Sun 22 Jan 12 from Gizmag
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In solar cells, tweaking the tiniest of parts yields big jump in efficiency
(PhysOrg.com) -- By tweaking the smallest of parts, a trio of University at Buffalo engineers is hoping to dramatically increase the amount of sunlight that solar cells convert into electricity.
Fri 20 Jan 12 from PhysOrg
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