News articles tagged with 'layer'
'Spincasting' holds promise for creation of nanoparticle thin films
— 30 Mar 2011 17:34 | TechnologyResearchers from North Carolina State University have investigated the viability of a technique called 'spincasting' for creating thin films of nanoparticles on an underlying substrate…
Researchers develop the first permanent anti-fog coating
— 17 Mar 2011 18:29 | TechnologyResearchers under the supervision of Universite Laval professor Gaetan Laroche have developed the very first permanent anti-fog coating. Dr Laroche and his colleagues present in the…
Probing atomic chicken wire
— 5 Mar 2011 13:57 | TechnologyGraphene - a sheet of carbon atoms linked in a hexagonal, chicken wire structure - holds great promise for microelectronics. Only one atom thick and highly conductive, graphene may…
Scientists reveal new insights into tendon injury
— 1 Mar 2011 17:57 | HealthScientists have discovered how tendons - the fibrous tissue that connects muscle to bone - become damaged through injury or the ageing process in what could lead to new treatments for…
Stanford researchers develop new technology for cheaper, more efficient solar cells
— 20 Feb 2011 16:18 | TechnologyThe sun provides more than enough energy for all our needs, if only we could harness it cheaply and efficiently. Solar energy could provide a clean alternative to fossil fuels, but…
Engineering atomic interfaces for new electronics
— 18 Feb 2011 17:44 | TechnologyMost people cross borders such as doorways or state lines without thinking much about it. Yet not all borders are places of limbo intended only for crossing. Some borders, like those…
Plankton inspires creation of stealth armour for slow release microscopic drug vehicles
— 31 Jan 2011 16:25 | BiologyThe ability of some forms of plankton and bacteria to build an extra natural layer of nanoparticle-like armour has inspired chemists at the University of Warwick to devise a startlingly…
Touchscreens made of carbon
— 27 Jan 2011 17:53 | TechnologyJust touching it slightly with the tips of your fingers is enough. You can effortlessly write, navigate, open menu windows or rotate images on touchscreens. Within fractions of a second…
Researchers find smoking gun of world's biggest extinction
— 23 Jan 2011 19:47 | EnvironmentAbout 250 million years about 95 per cent of life was wiped out in the sea and 70 per cent on land. Researchers at the University of Calgary believe they have discovered evidence to…
Real-world graphene devices may have a bumpy ride
— 21 Jan 2011 20:08 | TechnologyElectronics researchers love graphene. A two-dimensional sheet of carbon one atom thick, graphene is like a superhighway for electrons, which rocket through the material with 100 times…