Nanotechnology Breakthrough Could Dramatically Improve Medical Tests – Science Daily (press release)

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Science CodexNanotechnology Breakthrough Could Dramatically Improve Medical TestsScience Daily (press release)The Princeton researchers tackled this limitation by using nanotechnology to greatly amplify the faint fluorescence from a sample.

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Tighter ‘stitching’ makes better graphene

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(Phys.org) — Similar to how tighter stiches make for a better quality quilt, the “stitching” between individual crystals of graphene affects how well these carbon monolayers conduct electricity and retain their strength, Cornell researchers report.

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Leading Physicist becomes New Executive Director of the National Institute for Nanotechnology – News – NRC-CNRC

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Researchers find new properties of the carbon material graphene

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Graphene has caused a lot of excitement among scientists since the extremely strong and thin carbon material was discovered in 2004.

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Graphene on boron nitride work may lead to breakthrough in microchip technology

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(Phys.org) — Graphene is the wonder material that could solve the problem of making ever faster computers and smaller mobile devices when current silicon microchip technology hits an inevitable wall.

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Record power conversion efficiency from a new graphene solar cell

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Doping may be a no-no for athletes, but researchers in the University of Florida’s physics department say it was key in getting unprecedented power conversion efficiency from a new graphene solar cell created in their lab.

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New Darpa program may accelerate synthetic biology path to advanced nanotechnology

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Darpa’s Living Foundries program is looking to transform biology into an engineering practice.

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