New fluorescent dyes could advance biological imaging
With a new technique to craft a spectrum of glowing dyes, chemists are no longer chasing rainbows.
Materials Science
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Scientists investigating properties of hybrid systems consisting of carbon nanostructures and a dye
Researchers around the world are looking at how they can manipulate the properties of carbon nanostructures to customise them for specific purposes; the idea is to make the promising mini-format materials commercially viable. ...
Nanomaterials
Aug 8, 2017
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Molecular scaffold for modifying fluorescent compounds used in biological imaging
Radiation in the near-infrared region is invisible, but can deeply penetrate living tissue without damaging it. Dye molecules that produce near-infrared light consequently have valuable applications in medical diagnostics, ...
Materials Science
Jul 12, 2017
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Fast energy transport between unlike partners
Chemists from the University of Würzburg have combined different dye molecules in aggregates and thereby observed surprising properties. Their discovery may help to use sunlight more efficiently for the generation of energy.
Materials Science
Oct 6, 2016
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Green polymer electrolyte based on N-phthaloylchitosan for dye-sensitized solar cells
A green polymer derived from bio-waste was applied to the dye-sensitized solar cells. Chitosan obtained from the insects' and crustaceans' chitin was modified to produce the phthaloylchitosan electrolyte for the dye-sensitized ...
Materials Science
Aug 1, 2016
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Ultrasensitive sensor using N-doped graphene
A highly sensitive chemical sensor based on Raman spectroscopy and using nitrogen-doped graphene as a substrate was developed by an international team of researchers working at Penn State. In this case, doping refers to introducing ...
Nanomaterials
Jul 22, 2016
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New technique developed for effective dye removal and low-cost water purification
Organic compounds in wastewater, such as dyes and pigments in industry effluents, are toxic or have lethal effect on aquatic living and humans. Increasing evidence has shown that the organic contaminants discharged from electroplating, ...
Nanomaterials
Jul 19, 2016
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New imaging method reveals nanoscale details about DNA
Researchers have developed a new enhanced DNA imaging technique that can probe the structure of individual DNA strands at the nanoscale. Since DNA is at the root of many disease processes, the technique could help scientists ...
Nanophysics
Jun 17, 2016
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Nano 'hall of mirrors' causes molecules to mix with light
When a molecule emits a blink of light, it doesn't expect it to ever come back. However researchers have now managed to place single molecules in such a tiny optical cavity that emitted photons, or particles of light, return ...
Nanophysics
Jun 13, 2016
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Riddle of missing efficiency in zinc oxide-based dye-sensitised solar cells solved
To convert solar energy into electricity or solar fuels, you need specialised systems of materials such as those consisting of organic and inorganic thin films. Processes at the junction of these films play a decisive role ...
Condensed Matter
Apr 13, 2016
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