News tagged with silicon sulfide

The chemistry of exploding stars

(PhysOrg.com) -- Fundamental chemical processes in predecessors of our solar system are now a bit better understood: An international team led by Peter Hoppe, researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Flares on the move: Nanoparticle test kit shows how nanoparticles of different size disperse in tumor tissue

(PhysOrg.com) -- Nanoparticles play a significant role in the development of future diagnostic and therapeutic techniques for tumors, for example as transporters for drugs or as contrast agents. Absorption ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

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Nanocrystal infrared LEDs can be made cheaply

(Phys.org) -- Light-emitting diodes at infrared wavelengths are the magic behind such things as night vision and optical communications, including the streaming data that comes through Netflix. Cornell researchers have advanced ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created May 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Nanotube electrodes improve solar cells, could yield low-cost, efficient alternative

Forests of carbon nanotubes are an efficient alternative for platinum electrodes in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSC), according to new research by collaborators at Rice University and Tsinghua University.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Sulfur in every pore: Improved batteries with carbon nanoparticles

From smartphones to e-bikes, the number of mobile electronic devices is steadily growing around the world. As a result, there is an increased need for batteries that are small and light, yet powerful. As the ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

On-site rescue plan urged for confined spaces

Many employers are mistakenly relying upon public fire departments to rescue workers from confined spaces, such as water and sewer pipes, manholes and tunnels, according to an analysis by University of California, Berkeley, ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers develop paint-on solar cells (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Imagine if the next coat of paint you put on the outside of your home generates electricity from light—electricity that can be used to power the appliances and equipment on the inside.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (18) | comments 23 | with audio podcast

'Fool's gold' aids discovery of new options for cheap, benign solar energy

(PhysOrg.com) -- Pyrite, better known as "fool's gold," was familiar to the ancient Romans and has fooled prospectors for centuries – but has now helped researchers at Oregon State University discover ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (10) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Down to the wire: Inexpensive technique for making high quality nanowire solar cells developed

(PhysOrg.com) -- Solar or photovoltaic cells represent one of the best possible technologies for providing an absolutely clean and virtually inexhaustible source of energy to power our civilization. However, ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Aug 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Nanoplasmonic 'whispering gallery' breaks emission time record in semiconductors

Renaissance architects demonstrated their understanding of geometry and physics when they built whispering galleries into their cathedrals. These circular chambers were designed to amplify and direct sound ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jul 22, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Messenger orbital data confirm theories, reveal surprises

On March 18, 2011, the MESSENGER spacecraft entered orbit around Mercury to become that planet's first orbiter. The spacecraft's instruments are making a complete reconnaissance of the planet's geochemistry, ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jun 16, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (16) | comments 24 | with audio podcast

Hydrogen fuel tech gets boost from low-cost, efficient catalyst

Scientists have engineered a cheap, abundant alternative to the expensive platinum catalyst and coupled it with a light-absorbing electrode to make hydrogen fuel from sunlight and water.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created May 02, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (11) | comments 25 | with audio podcast


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