(Phys.org) —The search for cleaner, low temperature nuclear fuels has produced a shock result for a team of experts at The University of Nottingham.

Chemistry - Materials Science

May 07, 2013 5 / 5 (6) 0 |

(Phys.org) —In 2010, the discoverers of graphene—a revolutionary material made of a carbon "monolayer" just one atom thick—snagged the Nobel Prize in physics. An extremely efficient conductor of heat and electricity, ...

Physics - Condensed Matter

Apr 22, 2013 4.9 / 5 (10) 1 |

(Phys.org) —Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory have developed a vapor sensor based on new monolayer materials that show great potential for future nanoscale electronic devices.

Nanotechnology - Nanomaterials

Apr 01, 2013 not rated yet 0 |

(Phys.org)—Scientists at CSIRO and RMIT University have produced a new two-dimensional material that could revolutionise the electronics market, making "nano" more than just a marketing term.

Nanotechnology - Nanomaterials

Jan 04, 2013 4.6 / 5 (10) 8 |

Polish MARIA research reactor is saving the day in world nuclear medicine in time when the Dutch research reactor in Petten had to be unexpectedly shut down. NCBJ has scheduled some additional irradiation ...

Technology - Other

Dec 06, 2012 5 / 5 (4) 0

(Phys.org)—At its heart, photovoltaics research is about finding materials with specific properties that make them good at absorbing sunlight and converting it into electricity. The best photovoltaics materials ...

Nanotechnology - Nanophysics

Nov 02, 2012 5 / 5 (13) 1 |

Molybdenum is an essential metal required in all living beings from bacteria to plants to humans. But as vital as this metal is, no one understood the importance of its structure until the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry's ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

Sep 07, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 1

The rise of the first complex life depended on vital metals brought up to the Earth's surface from far below in vast granite deposits, a new study argues.

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Aug 07, 2012 4.4 / 5 (7) 13 |

The World Trade Organization (WTO) is to investigate China's export restrictions on rare earths, a source close to the organization said on Monday.

Technology - Business

Jul 23, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

A new paper by researchers from the University of Georgia and Princeton University sheds light on the critical part played by a little-studied element, molybdenum, in the nutrient cycles of tropical forests. Understanding ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Mar 22, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0 |

The German Federal Ministry of Health has awarded more than one million euros in research and development funding for the efficient production of an important cancer diagnostic agent at the research neutron ...

Physics - General Physics

Jun 27, 2011 3.5 / 5 (2) 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- By replacing catalysts made of expensive noble metals like platinum with cheaper, earth-abundant materials, researchers have taken a step toward enabling the large-scale production of hydrogen ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

May 10, 2011 4.4 / 5 (22) 60 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- New materials science research from the University at Buffalo could hasten the creation of "smart" windows that reflect heat from the sun on hot summer days but let in the heat in colder weather.

Chemistry - Materials Science

Apr 08, 2011 5 / 5 (2) 4 |

A new catalytic chemical method for the synthesis of a large and important class of carbon-carbon double bonds has been developed by scientists from Boston College and MIT, the team reports in the journal Nature. The findin ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

Mar 23, 2011 3.7 / 5 (3) 2 |

South Africa has uncovered a new way to power vital nuclear medical technologies without using weapons-grade uranium, which could ease global worries about nuclear arms trafficking.

Technology - Hi Tech & Innovation

Nov 12, 2010 4.2 / 5 (5) 4