News tagged with gold surface

The finest gold dust in the world

(Phys.org) -- Scientists at the Vienna University of Technology found a method to locate single gold atoms on a surface. This should pave the way to better and cheaper catalysts.

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

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Solved: The mystery of the nanoscale crop circles

(PhysOrg.com) -- Almost three years ago a team of scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) was performing an experiment in which layers of gold mere ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (10) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Researchers efficiently couple light from a plane wave into a surface plasmon mode

Researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology have made a grating coupler that transmits over 45 % of the incident optical energy from a plane wave into a single surface plasmon polariton (SPP) mode ...

Physics / General Physics

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

DNA as invisible ink can reversibly hide patterns

(PhysOrg.com) -- While most people know of DNA as the building blocks of life, these large molecules also have potential applications in areas such as biosensing, nanoparticle assembly, and building supramolecular ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast feature

Cobblestones fool innate immunity

Coating the surface of an implant such as a new hip or pacemaker with nanosized metallic particles reduces the risk of rejection, and researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, can now explain why: they fool the ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Nanoparticle imaging: A resonant improvement

Raman spectroscopy is a powerful technique for analyzing atomic structure based on the inelastic scatter of light from molecules, with diverse applications including medical imaging and chemical sensing. Researchers ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Oct 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Graphene nanoribbons grow due to domino-like effect

(PhysOrg.com) -- While many labs are trying to efficiently synthesize large two-dimensional sheets of graphene, a team of researchers from Sweden and the UK is investigating the synthesis of very thin strips ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Sep 15, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 1 | with audio podcast feature

Narrowest bridges of gold are also the strongest, study finds

At an atomic scale, the tiniest bridge of gold -- that made of a single atom -- is actually the strongest, according to new research by engineers at the University at Buffalo's Laboratory for Quantum Devices.

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Jul 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Entry prohibited for AIDS viruses: Peptide triazole inhibitors disrupt cell-free HIV-1

(PhysOrg.com) -- The initial entry of HIV-1 into host cells remains a compelling yet elusive target for the development of agents to prevent infection, a critical need in the fight against the global AIDS ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jul 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Rapid etching X-rayed: Physicists unveil processes during fast chemical dissolution

A breakthrough in the study of chemical reactions during etching and coating of materials was achieved by a research group headed by Kiel physicist, Professor Olaf Magnussen. The team from the Christian-Albrechts-Universitat ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Mar 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

What a ride! Researchers take molecules for a spin (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Kolomeisky and Rice graduate student Alexey Akimov have taken a large step toward defining the behavior of these molecular whirligigs with a new paper in the American Chemical Society's Journal of Physical ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Feb 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Engineer shrinks 'U' logo

In an example of how a technology wonk displays school spirit, an engineer has created a golden University of Utah logo that is smaller than the width of an average human hair.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

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Prediction of intrinsic magnetism at silicon surfaces could lead to single-spin magnetoelectronics

The integration of single-spin magnetoelectronics into standard silicon technology may soon be possible, if experiments confirm a new theoretical prediction by physicists at the Naval Research Laboratory and ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Aug 26, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New architectures for nano brushes: Bitty structures can be tailored in many shapes

(PhysOrg.com) -- Just as cilia lining the lungs help keep passages clear by moving particles along the tips of the tiny hair-structures, man-made miniscule bristles known as nano-brushes can help reduce friction ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Aug 24, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Biosensor chip enables high-sensitivity protein analysis for disease diagnosis

In the battle against cancer and other diseases, precise analysis of specific proteins can point the way toward targeted treatments. Scientists at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM, Germany), together ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Apr 22, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast