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5/18/2011 10:15:25 AM | Research | 0 comments
Sharpening the Nanofocus: Berkeley Lab Researchers Use Nanoantenna to Enhance Plasmonic Sensing
Such highly coveted technical capabilities as the observation of single catalytic processes in nanoreactors, or the optical detection of low concentrations of biochemical agents and gases are an important step closer to fruition.
5/9/2011 12:27:52 PM | Materials | 0 comments
Electronic Life on the Edge
Berkeley Lab scientists discover the edge states of graphene nanoribbons
4/22/2011 4:49:59 PM | Research | 0 comments
Berkeley Lab Scientists Shed Light on Mystery of Raman Signal Enhancement
The mystery behind a detection method that can sense the presence of individual molecules�useful for researchers analyzing artwork and anthrax alike�has been unraveled by scientists with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab).
4/22/2011 4:42:21 PM | Quantum dots | 0 comments
New Kid on the Plasmonic Block: Berkeley Lab Researchers Find Plasmonic Resonances in Semiconductor Nanocrystals
Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)�s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have shown that plasmonic properties can also be achieved in the semiconductor nanocrystals known as quantum dots. This discovery should make the field of plasmonics even hotter.
3/29/2011 2:08:48 PM | Research | 0 comments
Berkeley Lab Researchers Make First Perovskite-based Superlens for the Infrared
Researchers have fabricated superlenses from perovskite oxides that are simpler and easier to fabricate than metamaterials, and are ideal for capturing light in the mid-infrared range, which opens the door to highly sensitive biomedical detection and imaging.
3/29/2011 1:59:53 PM | Research | 0 comments
RNA-Exporting Machine Deciphered at Berkeley Lab�s Advanced Light Source
A tiny motor tasked with one of nature�s biggest jobs is now better understood. The molecular machinery that helps export messenger RNA from a cell�s nucleus has been structurally mapped at the Advanced Light Source, a synchrotron located at the U.S. Department of Energy�s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab).
3/19/2011 2:44:02 PM | Research | 0 comments
Enhancing the Magnetism: Berkeley Researchers Find Enhanced and Controllable Magnetization in Unique Bismuth Ferrite Films
A smaller, faster and cheaper way to store and transfer information is the spintronic grand prize and a key to winning this prize is understanding and controlling a multiferroic property known as �spontaneous magnetization.�
3/17/2011 9:45:35 PM | Materials | 0 comments
Berkeley Lab Scientists Control Light Scattering in Graphene
Controlled scattering provides a new tool for the study of this unique material � graphene is a single sheet of carbon just one atom thick � and may point to practical applications for controlling light and electronic states in graphene nanodevices.
3/14/2011 2:53:56 PM | Materials | 0 comments
Berkeley Lab Scientists Achieve Breakthrough in Nanocomposite for High-Capacity Hydrogen Storage
Scientists with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have designed a new composite material for hydrogen storage consisting of nanoparticles of magnesium metal sprinkled through a matrix of polymethyl methacrylate, a polymer related to Plexiglas.
2/3/2011 5:24:03 PM | Research | 0 comments
Seeing the Light: Berkeley Lab Scientists Bring Plasmonic Nanofields Into Focus
Studying plasmonic fields in nanoscale devices presents a real roadblock for scientists, as examining these structures inherently alters their behavior
1/28/2011 5:16:25 PM | Research | 0 comments
A Dash of Disorder Yields a Very Efficient Photocatalyst
Research could lead to cheap, clean ways to produce hydrogen for use in fuel cells
1/25/2011 11:28:52 PM | Research | 0 comments
GRIN Plasmonics: A Practical Path to Superfast Computing, Ultrapowerful Optical Microscopy and Invisibility Carpet-Cloaking Devices
Working with composites featuring a dielectric (non-conducting) material on a metal substrate, and �grey-scale� electron beam lithography, a standard method in the computer chip industry for patterning 3-D surface topographies, the researchers have fabricated highly efficient plasmonic versions of Luneburg and Eaton lenses.
1/19/2011 2:36:25 PM | Research | 0 comments
Hotspots tamed by BEAST
The secrets behind the mysterious nano-sized electromagnetic "hotspots" that appear on metal surfaces under a light are finally being revealed with the help of a BEAST.
1/19/2011 2:28:51 PM | Materials | 0 comments
A Nanoscale Rope, and Another Step Toward Complex Nanomaterials That Assemble Themselves
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy�s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have coaxed polymers to braid themselves into wispy nanoscale ropes that approach the structural complexity of biological materials.
1/12/2011 4:13:54 PM | Research | 0 comments
Polymer Membranes with Molecular-sized Channels That Assemble Themselves
Researchers have developed a solution-based method for inducing the self-assembly of flexible polymer membranes with highly aligned subnanometer channels.
1/11/2011 10:22:59 AM | Materials | 0 comments
New Glass Tops Steel in Strength and Toughness
The new metallic glass is a microalloy featuring palladium, a metal with a high �bulk-to-shear� stiffness ratio that counteracts the intrinsic brittleness of glassy materials
12/22/2010 3:57:38 PM | Materials | 0 comments
Strange New Twist: Berkeley Researchers Discover M�bius Symmetry in Metamaterials
A team of scientists has discovered M�bius symmetry in metamaterials � materials engineered from artificial �atoms� and �molecules� with electromagnetic properties that arise from their structure rather than their chemical composition.
12/16/2010 10:29:22 AM | Research | 0 comments
Tiny Channels Carry Big Information
They say it�s the little things that count, and that certainly holds true for the channels in transmembrane proteins, which are small enough to allow ions or molecules of a certain size to pass through, while keeping out larger objects.
12/5/2010 4:13:28 PM | Research | 0 comments
The Future of Metabolic Engineering � Designer Molecules, Cells and Microorganisms
Will we one day design and create molecules, cells and microorganisms that produce specific chemical products from simple, readily-available, inexpensive starting materials?
12/1/2010 11:14:59 AM | Energy | 0 comments
Berkeley Lab Scientists Receive Time on Nation�s Fastest Computer to Advance Research in Cleaner, Renewable Energy Technologies
Scientists at the Department of Energy�s (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have been awarded massive allocations on the nation�s most powerful supercomputer to advance innovative research in improving the combustion of hydrogen fuels and increasing the efficiency of nanoscale solar cells.
11/23/2010 11:24:26 AM | Electronics | 0 comments
Ultrathin Alternative to Silicon for Future Electronics
Researchers have successfully integrated ultra-thin layers of the semiconductor indium arsenide onto a silicon substrate to create a nanoscale transistor with excellent electronic properties.
11/16/2010 1:06:00 PM | Energy | 0 comments
A New Twist for Nanopillar Light Collectors
High costs have been a major deterrant to the large-scale applications of silicon-based solar cells. Nanopillars � densely packed nanoscale arrays of optically active semiconductors � have shown potential for providing a next generation of relatively cheap and scalable solar cells, but have been hampered by efficiency issues.
10/15/2010 3:46:15 PM | Materials | 0 comments
The Noise About Graphene
The promise of graphene lies in the simplicity of its structure�a �chicken wire� lattice of carbon atoms just one layer thick.
10/14/2010 2:58:56 PM | Research | 0 comments
Unsung Hero � Berkeley researchers produce high-res model of Ndc80 in action
Through a combination of cryo-electron microscopy and three-dimensional image reconstruction, a team of researchers have produced a subnanometer resolution model of human Ndc80 that reveals how this unsung hero carries out its essential tasks.
10/9/2010 10:48:20 AM | Research | 0 comments
MRI Zooms in on Microscopic Flow
Through a combination of remote instrumentation, JPEG-style image compression algorithms and other key enhancements, researchers have been able to use NMR/MRI to image materials flowing through microfluidic �lab-on-a-chip� devices and zoom in on microscopic objects of particular interest with unprecedented spatial and time resolutions.
9/23/2010 6:54:02 PM | Research | 0 comments
Berkeley Lab Scientists Reveal Path to Protein Crystallization
Scientists at Berkeley Lab�s Molecular Foundry have imaged in real-time how bacterial surface-layer proteins form crystals in a cell-like environment. This direct observation of protein assembly could provide researchers with insight into how micoorganisms stave off antibiotics or lock carbon dioxide into minerals.
9/18/2010 11:56:59 PM | Materials | 0 comments
Magical BEANs: New Nano-sized Particles Could Provide Mega-sized Data Storage
An entire new class of phase-change materials has been discovered by researchers that could be applied to phase change random access memory (PCM) technologies and possibly optical data storage as well.
9/15/2010 11:52:10 PM | Research | 0 comments
Putting a spin on light and atoms
How to build a better magnetometer
9/15/2010 4:19:17 PM | Materials | 0 comments
Superconductors Face the Future
Futuristic ideas for the use of superconductors, materials that allow electric current to flow without resistance, are myriad.
8/22/2010 11:03:32 AM | Research | 0 comments
Microbial world�s use of metals mostly unmapped
New method could lead to innovative clean energy and bioremediation technologies, and help explain how microbes shape Earth�s climate.
8/13/2010 5:52:47 PM | Research | 0 comments
Dancing in the Dark: Berkeley Lab Scientists Shed New Light on Protein-Salt Interactions
To study nanostructures in real environments, Berkeley Lab scientists have combined theoretical and experimental approaches to glimpse into a protein�s interaction with simple salts in water.
8/7/2010 1:29:12 PM | Materials | 0 comments
Graphene Under Strain Creates Gigantic Pseudo-Magnetic Fields
Researcher team reports on the creation of pseudo-magnetic fields far stronger than the strongest magnetic fields ever sustained in a laboratory � just by putting the right kind of strain onto a patch of graphene.
8/6/2010 8:01:08 PM | Materials | 0 comments
Turning down the noise in graphene
Graphene is a two-dimensional crystalline sheet of carbon atoms � meaning it is only one atom thick � through which electrons can race at nearly the speed of light � 100 times faster than they can move through silicon.
8/4/2010 6:55:23 PM | Research | 0 comments
A cellular housekeeper, and potential target of obesity drugs, caught in action
Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy�s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have obtained the closest look yet of how a gargantuan molecular machine breaks down unwanted proteins in cells, a critical housekeeping chore that helps prevent diseases such as cancer.
7/5/2010 3:54:27 PM | Research | 0 comments
Transformation optics make a U-turn for the better
Powerful new microscopes able to resolve DNA molecules with visible light, superfast computers that use light rather than electronic signals to process information, and Harry Potteresque invisibility cloaks are just some of the many thrilling promises of transformation optics.
7/5/2010 3:33:37 PM | Research | 0 comments
Nano-sized light mill drives micro-sized disk
While those wonderful light sabers in the Star Wars films remain the figment of George Lucas� fertile imagination, light mills � rotary motors driven by light � that can power objects thousands of times greater in size are now fact.
6/30/2010 12:53:08 AM | Materials | 0 comments
For platinum catalysts, smaller may be better
When it comes to metal catalysts, the platinum standard is, well, platinum!
5/28/2010 3:26:38 PM | Materials | 0 comments
The search for improved carbon sponges picks up speed
Researchers betting on a recently discovered class of materials called metal-organic frameworks that boast a record-shattering internal surface area. A sugar cube-sized piece, if unfolded and flattened, would more than blanket a football field. The crystalline material can also be tweaked to absorb specific molecules.
5/21/2010 11:26:24 AM | Materials | 0 comments
Plasmonic Promises: First Observation of Plasmarons in Graphene
Scientists have discovered striking new details about the electronic structure of graphene, crystalline sheets of carbon just one atom thick.
5/13/2010 7:32:02 PM | Research | 0 comments
Untangling the Quantum Entanglement Behind Photosynthesis: Berkeley scientists shine new light on green plant secrets
The future of clean green solar power may well hinge on scientists being able to unravel the mysteries of photosynthesis, the process by which green plants convert sunlight into electrochemical energy.
5/5/2010 5:04:17 PM | Research | 0 comments
Berkeley Scientists Discover Inexpensive Metal Catalyst for Generating Hydrogen from Water
Hydrogen would command a key role in future renewable energy technologies, experts agree, if a relatively cheap, efficient and carbon-neutral means of producing it can be developed.
4/29/2010 6:13:58 PM | Research | 0 comments
Lensless Imaging of Whole Biological Cells with Soft X-Rays
X-ray diffraction microscopy provides the best resolution yet
4/23/2010 9:33:43 PM | Energy | 0 comments
Is There a Micro-Supercapacitor in Your Future? Don�t Bet Against It
Researchers describe a unique new technique for integrating high performance micro-sized supercapacitors into a variety of portable electronic devices through common microfabrication techniques.
4/21/2010 12:02:37 PM | Research | 0 comments
A Little Less Force: Making Atomic Force Microscopy Work for Cells
Scientists have developed nano-sized cantilevers whose gentle touch could help discern the workings of living cells and other soft materials in their natural, liquid environment.
4/16/2010 5:28:25 PM | Energy | 0 comments
Catching Electrons in the Act
Science on the attosecond scale
4/14/2010 8:27:48 PM | Materials | 0 comments
Berkeley Lab Scientists Create "Molecular Paper"
Two-dimensional, �sheet-like� nanostructures are commonly employed in biological systems such as cell membranes, and their unique properties have inspired interest in materials such as graphene. Now, Berkeley Lab scientists have made the largest two-dimensional polymer crystal self-assembled in water to date.
4/8/2010 7:04:45 PM | Materials | 0 comments
Graphene Films Clear Major Fabrication Hurdle
Graphene, the two-dimensional crystalline form of carbon, is a potential superstar for the electronics industry.
4/6/2010 12:17:12 AM | Energy | 0 comments
Berkeley Researchers Light Up White OLEDs
Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), based on organic and/or polymer semiconductor materials, are promising candidates for general lighting applications, as they can cover large-area displays or panels using low-cost processing techniques.
4/3/2010 10:51:18 AM | Energy | 0 comments
New Path To Solar Energy Via Solid-State Photovoltaics
A newly discovered path for the conversion of sunlight to electricity could brighten the future for photovoltaic technology.
3/19/2010 6:21:24 PM | Materials | 0 comments
Designer nanomaterials on-demand: Berkeley Scientists Report Universal Method for Creating Nanoscale Composites
Composites are combinations of materials that produce properties inaccessible in any one material. A classic example of a composite is fiberglass � plastic fibers woven with glass to add strength to hockey sticks or the hull of a boat.
3/5/2010 7:54:14 AM | Energy | 0 comments
Trapping Sunlight with Silicon Nanowires
Solar cells made from silicon are projected to be a prominent factor in future renewable green energy equations, but so far the promise has far exceeded the reality.
1/28/2010 6:27:04 PM | Energy | 0 comments
Mismatched alloys are a good match for thermoelectrics
Thermoelectrics hold enormous potential for green energy production because of their ability to convert heat into electricity.
1/27/2010 6:44:04 PM | Energy | 0 comments
Microbes Produce Fuels Directly from Biomass
A collaboration led by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy�s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) has developed a microbe that can produce an advanced biofuel directly from biomass.
1/24/2010 9:16:02 PM | Research | 0 comments
Brain protein critical to movement, memory, and learning deciphered at the Advanced Light Source
This much-anticipated milestone could lead to new treatments for neurological diseases and a better understanding of how the nervous system controls movement, memory, and learning.
1/6/2010 8:37:40 PM | Research | 0 comments
Worm�s Eye View: Molecular worm algorithm navigates inside chemical labyrinth
With the passage of a molecule through the labyrinth of a chemical system being so critical to catalysis and other important chemical processes, computer simulations are frequently used to model potential molecule/labyrinth interactions.
12/24/2009 10:18:27 AM | Research | 0 comments
Accelerators and Light Sources of Tomorrow
Accelerators are far from achieving the highest energies their builders aspire to, but size and cost may limit the kinds of facilities funding agencies can support. In the future, new kinds of machines will be needed to make further progress. Perhaps the most promising is the laser plasma accelerator.
11/29/2009 9:19:29 AM | Research | 0 comments
Golden Oldie: Key Role for Ancient Protein in Algae Photosynthesis
Berkeley Lab researchers identified an ancient light harvesting protein that helps protect green algae from absorbing too much sunlight during photosynthesis.
11/15/2009 8:48:38 AM | Materials | 0 comments
Berkeley Researchers Take the Lead Out of Piezoelectrics
By applying just the right compression to thin films of bismuth ferrite, Berkeley Lab researchers have produced a lead-free alternative to the current crop of piezoelectric materials.
11/12/2009 11:51:07 PM | Research | 0 comments
Bowties Looking Sharp � New Nano ColorSorters from Molecular Foundry
Berkeley Lab researchers at the Molecular Foundry have created bowtie-shaped antennae that function as the first tunable nano colorsorters, able to capture, filter and steer light at the nanoscale.
10/31/2009 2:15:29 AM | Materials | 0 comments
Closest Look Ever at Graphene: Stunning Images of Individual Carbon Atoms From TEAM 0.5 microscope
Images of individual carbon atoms in graphene, the two-dimensional crystalline form of carbon that is highly prized by the electronics industry.
10/23/2009 6:13:07 PM | Nanofabrication | 0 comments
Berkeley Researchers Find New Route to Nano Self-Assembly
By adding select small molecules to mixtures of nanoparticles and polymers, Berkeley researchers can direct the self-assembly of the nanoparticles into arrays of one, two and even three dimensions with no chemical modifications.
10/22/2009 4:18:08 PM | Energy | 0 comments
New Berkeley Lab Report Shows That the Installed Cost of Solar Photovoltaic Systems in the U.S. Fell in 2008
According to the report, the most recent decline in costs is primarily the result of a decrease in PV module costs. In contrast, cost reductions from 1998 through 2007 were largely due to a decline in non-module costs, such as the cost of labor, marketing, overhead, inverters, and the balance of systems.
10/1/2009 5:04:16 PM | Bio/Medicine | 0 comments
Scientists decipher missing piece of first-responder DNA repair machine
Berkeley Lab�s Advanced Light Source uncovers how key molecule mends DNA breaks, which could lead to improved cancer treatment.
9/17/2009 11:51:55 PM | Research | 0 comments
Putting a Strain on Nanowires Could Yield Colossal Results
Structural irregularities in correlated electron materials - a phenomenon known as �phase inhomogeneity� � could be engineered at the sub-micron scale to achieve such desired properties as colossal magnetoresistance.
9/13/2009 10:32:54 AM | Grants | 0 comments
Berkeley Lab Receives $1.8 Million in Recovery Act Funding to Help Federal Agencies Improve Energy Efficiency
Through $1.8 million in ARRA funding, Berkeley Lab scientists will provide technical expertise to help federal energy managers with advanced energy-efficient technologies in lighting, HVAC and control systems.
9/11/2009 8:56:25 AM | Research | 0 comments
Gold Solution for Enhancing Nanocrystal Electrical Conductance
Berkeley Lab researchers used gold tips grown in solution to increase the electrical conductivity of cadmium-selenide nanorod crystals by 100,000 times
8/20/2009 10:08:35 AM | Grants | 0 comments
Berkeley Lab�s Advanced Light Source Receives $11.3 Million To Enable New Types of Scientific Inquiry
The Advanced Light Source � one of the world�s brightest sources of ultraviolet and soft x-ray beams � will maintain its position at the cutting edge of soft x-ray science thanks to $11.3 million in funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
8/8/2009 12:27:45 PM | Research | 0 comments
Growth Spurts: Berkeley Lab Researchers Record First Real-Time Direct Observations of Nanocrystal Growth in Solution
The veil is being lifted from the once unseen world of molecular activity.
7/30/2009 4:30:22 PM | Research | 0 comments
Jet-propelled Imaging for an Ultrafast Light Source
A particle gun that fires liquid droplets less than a millionth of a meter in diameter, faster than hundreds of thousands of times a second, is poised to revolutionize biological imaging. Tested at Berkeley Lab�s Advanced Light Source and soon to be installed at SLAC�s Linac Coherent Light Source, the sample jet injects a beam of droplets across a tightly focused x-ray beam in single file, each droplet so small it contains only a single protein or virus.
7/25/2009 3:17:13 PM | Research | 0 comments
More Than Meets the Eye: New Blue Light Nanocrystals
Berkeley Lab researchers have produced non-toxic nanocrystals that efficiently emit blue light and could also play a role in long-term storage of carbon dioxide.
7/21/2009 7:16:58 PM | Research | 0 comments
Berkeley Lab Wins Four 2009 R&D; R&D; 100 Awards
This year�s winners offer the promise of cost-competitive solar cells, more computer memory at less cost, an unmatched look at atomic scale matter in 3-D, and a more powerful way to find hidden energy sources.
7/12/2009 8:57:28 AM | Energy | 0 comments
Nanopillars Promise Cheap, Efficient, Flexible Solar Cells
Beginning with low-cost, aluminum foil substrates, Berkeley Lab researchers grow dense arrays of single-crystal, negative-type semiconductors arranged as nanoscale pillars. When the nanopillars are combined with a transparent, positive-type semiconductor that serves as a window, the resulting 3-D photovoltaic promises efficient, cheap, flexible solar cells.
7/7/2009 9:32:12 AM | Research | 0 comments
Spontaneous Assembly: A New Look at How Proteins Assemble and Organize Themselves into Complex Patterns
Self-assembling and self-organizing systems are the Holy Grails of nanotechnology, but nature has been producing such systems for millions of years.
7/7/2009 9:18:21 AM | Industry | 0 comments
Computer simulations shed light on nanosized minerals
The biggest environmental challenges facing scientists today will require a better understanding of nanosized minerals, which abide by their own often mysterious rules. Scientists at the Berkeley Nanogeoscience Center are working to learn these rules.
6/26/2009 6:30:04 PM | Research | 0 comments
BELLA: Accelerating Science by Accelerating Electrons
BELLA has the potential to drastically cut the costs of performing accelerator-based scientific experiments. Systems like BELLA hold the promise of making possible a table-top accelerator with particle energies in the tens of GeV range.
6/17/2009 1:12:32 AM | Research | 0 comments
Nanocrystals Reveal Activity Within Cells
Berkeley Lab scientists have developed nanocrystals that act as individual investigators of activity within a cell. These light emitting probes represent a significant step in scrutinizing the behaviors of proteins and other components in complex systems such as a living cell.
6/10/2009 2:55:23 PM | Research | 0 comments
Bilayer Graphene Gets a Bandgap
A tunable graphene bandgap opens the way to nanoelectronics and nanophotonics
6/4/2009 9:15:52 AM | Research | 0 comments
A Billion Year Ultra-Dense Memory Chip
Berkeley Lab researchers have created a unique ultra-high density memory storage medium that can preserve digital data for a billion years.
5/25/2009 11:10:19 PM | Materials | 0 comments
Multiferroics - making a switch the electric way
Multiferroics are materials in which unique combinations of electric and magnetic properties can simultaneously coexist.
5/22/2009 7:56:20 AM | Research | 0 comments
Quick-Fix Molecular Machines
Berkeley Lab researchers have developed simple recipes to whip up �cage-like� container structures for the creation of complex molecular machines.
5/4/2009 10:11:58 PM | Energy | 0 comments
A Research Center for Understanding How to Store CO2 Underground
The Department of Energy will invest $777 million in 46 new Energy Frontier Research Centers over the next five years as part of President Barack Obama�s plans to reinvigorate American science. Berkeley Lab will be home to the Center for Nanoscale Control of Geologic CO2 to study carbon dioxide storage deep underground.
5/2/2009 3:06:08 PM | Research | 0 comments
Never mind Harry Potter, researchers at Berkeley have made an invisibility cloak of their own
Blurring the Line Between Magic and Science: Berkeley Researchers Create an �Invisibility Cloak�
4/2/2009 6:37:51 PM | Research | 0 comments
A persistent spin state that could revolutionize spintronics
By controlling the collective spin state of highly mobile electrons in semiconductors, researchers in the Materials Sciences Division (MSD) at the U.S. Department of Energy�s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have taken a major step forward in the technology of spintronics. At the same time they have discovered a new conservation law, an important advance in fundamental physics.
3/28/2009 2:53:34 AM | | 0 comments
Berkeley Scientists Produce First Live Action Movie of Individual Carbon Atoms in Action
Science fiction fans still have another two months of waiting for the new Star Trek movie, but fans of actual science can feast their eyes now on the first movie ever of carbon atoms moving along the edge of a graphene crystal.
3/8/2009 1:27:50 AM | Research | 0 comments
A New Way to Assemble Cells into 3-D Microtissues
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy�s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory can now control how cells connect with one another in vitro and assemble themselves into three-dimensional, multicellular microtissues.
3/6/2009 7:23:44 PM | Research | 0 comments
Researchers Discover a Potential On-Off Switch for Nanoelectronics
Elecrical resistance through a molecular junction can be turned �on and off�� simply by pushing and pulling the junction. This feature could be used as a switch in future nanoscale electronic devices.
11/26/2008 5:35:41 PM | Research | 0 comments
Mother of Pearl Secret Revealed
Scientists have brought to light new clues on how mother of pearl, or nacre, is formed using the polarized x-ray beams and nanoscale imaging capabilities of Berkeley Lab�s Advanced Light Source.
11/24/2008 10:26:40 PM | Research | 0 comments
Berkeley Lab Team Wins Special ACM Gordon Bell Prize for Algorithm Innovation
Their method, which was used to predict the efficiency of a new solar cell material, achieved impressive performance and scalability.
10/27/2008 6:21:07 AM | Materials | 0 comments
A Toolkit for Silicon-based Quantum Computing
Before quantum computing becomes practical, researchers will need to find a practical way to store information as quantum bits, or qubits. Researchers are making significant progress toward the creation of electronic devices based on qubits made of single ions implanted in silicon, one of the most practical of all materials.
10/21/2008 12:38:36 AM | Research | 0 comments
Engineering Nanoparticles for Maximum Strength
While nanocrystalline materials may approach ideal strength in their resistance to stress, most nanostructures have shown only a limited ability to withstand large internal strains before they fail. Overcoming this limitation could lead to great advances in engineered materials on all scales.
8/5/2008 12:56:10 AM | Electronics | 0 comments
A First in Integrated Nanowire Sensor Circuitry
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy�s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California at Berkeley have created the world�s first all-integrated sensor circuit based on nanowire arrays, combining light sensors and electronics made of different crystalline materials.
8/2/2008 4:58:38 PM | Research | 0 comments
The Brightest, Sharpest, Fastest X-Ray Holograms Yet
An international group of scientists has produced two of the brightest, sharpest x-ray holograms of microscopic objects ever made, thousands of times more efficiently than previous x-ray-holographic methods.
7/28/2008 5:40:17 PM | Research | 0 comments
Golden Scales: Nanoscale Mass Sensor from Berkeley Can Be Used to Weigh Individual Atoms and Molecules
There�s a new �gold standard� in the sensitivity of weighing scales. Using the same technology with which they created the world�s first fully functional nanotube radio, researchers with Berkeley Lab and the University of California (UC) at Berkeley have fashioned a nanoelectromechanical system (NEMS) that can function as a scale sensitive enough to measure the mass of a single atom of gold.
7/21/2008 7:30:12 AM | Research | 0 comments
Nano-Sized Jaws Perform Like Proteins
Berkeley Lab scientists have developed a nano-sized synthetic polymer bundle that can fold in half and trap a zinc molecule between its jaws, a first-of-its-kind feat that mimics how proteins conduct life�s vital functions.
6/8/2008 10:45:27 PM | Research | 0 comments
Surprising graphene - Honing in on graphene electronics with infrared synchrotron radiation
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Advanced Light Source (ALS), from DOE's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California at San Diego (UCSD), have measured the extraordinary properties of graphene with an accuracy never before achieved
11/12/2006 10:25:07 AM | Research | 0 comments
MRI Technology Breaks New Ground in Molecular Imaging
In two papers published in the journals Science and the Journal of Magnetic Resonance, the team of researchers reports on a technique in which xenon atoms have been hyperpolarized with laser light to enhance their MRI signal, incorporated into a nanoscale cage biosensor, and linked to specific protein or ligand targets
10/21/2006 9:17:43 AM | Research | 0 comments
Nanoscale Ruler Measures DNA Properties
The interactions between proteins and nucleic acids play a critical role in some of life�s most crucial biochemical processes, including gene expression and protein production, and some promising anticancer agents exert their effects by interfering with these interactions.
10/9/2006 11:56:18 PM | Research | 0 comments
Nanocrystals Are Hot
Germanium Nanocrystals Embedded in Glass: They're Hotter Before They Melt and Colder Before They Freeze
8/10/2006 12:27:04 AM | Research | 0 comments
Surprise Finding For Stretched DNA
Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy�s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California at Berkeley used a combination of microscopic beads and magnetic tweezers to observe that when a DNA molecule is stretched, it actually begins to overwind.
7/15/2006 3:17:29 PM | Research | 0 comments
First Direct Observations of Spinons and Holons
Results hold implications for future developments in several key areas of advanced technology, including high-temperature superconductors, nanowires and spintronics.
4/30/2006 2:07:18 PM | Quantum dots | 0 comments
High-Throughput Gene Expression Yields Insights on Quantum Dot Effects
Quantum dots have rapidly become a widely used tool for tracking how cells interact with a wide variety of biomolecules and drugs, but potential toxicities have raised concern that these nanoscale luminescent markers could themselves be triggering cellular activity that might confound experiment results.
11/2/2005 8:50:36 PM | Drug Delivery | 0 comments
Researchers unveil reliable new approach to cancer drug delivery
Prostate, breast and other cancer patients may be offered a new, stauncher targeted drug delivery system to treat their diseases in the next decade
7/2/2005 1:27:51 PM | Research | 0 comments
Nanofabrication Yields Sharper Focus For Soft X-Rays
Progress in nanoscience and nanotechnology depends not only on examining the surfaces of things but on seeing deep inside biological organisms and material structures to identify what they're made of � and what electronic, magnetic, optical, and chemical processes may be in play.
6/15/2005 9:23:44 PM | Quantum dots | 0 comments
A New Model of Quantum Dots: Rethinking the Electronics
Quantum dots, tiny crystals consisting of a few hundred to a few thousand atoms, sparkle with promise for uses ranging from tagging proteins in living cells to foiling counterfeiters to enabling quantum computers. The optics and electronics of these semiconductor nanocrystals are dramatically different from the same materials in bulk. But it turns out that one of the most important electronic properties of quantum dots has been misunderstood for over a decade.
4/6/2005 2:54:34 PM | Research | 0 comments
Nano-Probes Allow An Inside Look At Cell Nuclei
Nanotechnology may be in its infancy, but biologists may soon use it to watch the inner workings of a living cell like never before.

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