News tagged with electron donor

iPhone attachment captures panoramic video

Most iPhone developers are focused on creating software applications for the hip smartphones from Apple.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (8) | comments 2

Pairing quantum dots with fullerenes for nanoscale photovoltaics

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a step toward engineering ever-smaller electronic devices, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have assembled nanoscale pairings of particles ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created May 10, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

A light touch: Iron complexes as efficient catalysts for the light-driven extraction of hydrogen from water

(PhysOrg.com) -- Hydrogen is a promising alternative energy carrier that can be efficiently converted into electrical energy in fuel cells. One hurdle to the introduction of sustainable hydrogen technology is the fact that ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Researchers Identify Problems in the Uranium Bioremediation Avenue

(PhysOrg.com) -- Toxic uranium is often found in soil and groundwater in places where uranium was either mined or enriched to make nuclear fuel and weapons. Uranium contamination, which is a threat to wildlife ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 2

NRL scientists unravel complex quantum dot-dopamine interactions

Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in conjunction with the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, Ca., recently reported a detailed study of the interactions of water soluble semi-conductor ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Oct 15, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast