Amine Linked Single Molecule Circuits: Systematic Measurements & Understanding

02 Jul 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Mark S Hybertsen

Formation and function of well-defined linkages between organic molecules and metallic electrodes has been a key issue in the field of molecular electronics. We recently discovered that the …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2894

Some Remarks to Electrodynamics of Materials with Negative Refraction

26 Jun 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Victor G. Veselago

The negative refraction coefficient n < 0 can be introduced for isotropic materials with anti-parallel directions of phase and group velocities. If some of material can be described by negative n it …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2792

Victor Veselago Interview on Nanotechnology and Photonics

26 Jun 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Victor G. Veselago, Phillip Fiorini

Nanotechnology and photonics interview with Phillip Fiorini.

https://nanohub.org/resources/2796

Selective Silicon Epitaxy Seen at the Nanometer Scale

14 Jun 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Matthew Mark Sztelle

The presenter introduces NEMS (nanoelectromechanical systems) and STM (Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and continues to present material on Selective Silicon Epitaxy seen at the Nanometer ScaleMatthew …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2810

Piezoelectric Transducers: Strain Sensing and Energy Harvesting (and Frequency Tuning)

15 Jun 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Toshikazu Nishida

Acoustic pressure or mechanical force sensing via piezoelectric coupling is closely related to the harvesting of electrical energy from acoustical and mechanical energy sources. In this talk, …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2575

Dripping, Jetting, Drops and Wetting: the Magic of Microfluidics

13 Jun 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): David A. Weitz

This talk will discuss some of the new opportunities That arises by precisely controlling fluid flow and mixing using microfluidic devices. I describe studies to elucidate mechanisms of drop …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2764

On the Cross Roads of Biology and Nanotechnology – Selective DNA Nanopore Sensors

21 Mar 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Samir Iqbal

The ability to manipulate and identify the properties of single biological molecules with the potential of characterizing biological processes at the most fundamental levels can significantly …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2486

Charge Transfer Across an Energy Transducing Integral Membrane Protein Complex

31 May 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): William A. Cramer

The cytochrome bc complexes of the mitochondrial respiratory and photosynthetic electron transport chains are hetero-oligomeric integral membrane proteins. These proteins are responsible for most of …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2679

SPMW AFM at Video Rate and Beyond

16 May 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Mervyn Miles

The particular advantages that atomic force microscopy (AFM) has over other types of microscopy are well-known, but it has the one major disadvantage of low imaging rates in conventional instruments …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2723

Polymers for nanoparticle and nanocrystal formulations for drug delivery

15 May 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Stephen R. Byrn

Nanoparticles hold great promise for drug delivery applications. Nanoparticles might prove to be the only way to bring water insoluble, chemically unstable drugs to market. Because of this, this …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2690

Electron Emission from Nanoscale Carbon Materials

15 May 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Timothy S Fisher

Prior studies on electron emission show possibly beneficial effects of nanoscale phenomena on energy-conversion characteristics. For example, recent work has shown that the electric field around a …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2710

Marital Relationships & Coping with Cancer

11 May 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Cleveland G. Shields

Breast cancer is one of the most prevalent forms of cancer in women. We conducted a cross sectional study of 77 women and their spouses coping with breast cancer. Both couples completed almost …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2705

SPMW The Nanomechanics of compositional mapping in amplitude modulation AFM

05 Jan 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Ricardo Garcia

Amplitude modulation atomic force microscopy (AM-AFM) has been very successful for imaging with high spatial resolution inorganic as well as soft materials such as polymers, living cells and single …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2176

Finite Size Scaling and Quantum Criticality

09 May 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Sabre Kais

The study of quantum phase transitions, which are driven by quantum fluctuations as a consequence of Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, continues to be of increasing interest in the fields of …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2663

SPMW FIRAT: A fast and sensitive probe structure for SPM

05 Jan 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): F. Levent Degertekin

A new SPM probe, called the force sensing integrated readout and active tip (FIRAT), is described and initial experimental results obtained on commercial AFM systems are presented. FIRAT combines a …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2223

Understanding Deformation Processes in Nanocrystalline Metals Through the Use of Real-time Electron Microscopy Techniques

03 May 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Eric Stach

It is has long been known that the grain size of a material has a substantial effect on its mechanical strength, through the well-established Hall-Petch relationship. In the past decade or so, …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2689

BNC Annual Research Symposium: Welcome and Overview

23 Apr 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Timothy D. Sands

This presentation is part of a collection of presentations describing the projects, people, and capabilities enhanced by research performed in the Birck Center, and a look at plans for the upcoming …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2622

BNC Annual Research Symposium: Bio-Nanotechnology and Biomedical Devices

23 Apr 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Rashid Bashir

This presentation is part of a collection of presentations describing the projects, people, and capabilities enhanced by research performed in the Birck Center, and a look at plans for the upcoming …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2626

BNC Annual Research Symposium: Nanophotonics

23 Apr 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Vladimir M. Shalaev

This presentation is part of a collection of presentations describing the projects, people, and capabilities enhanced by research performed in the Birck Center, and a look at plans for the upcoming …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2629

BNC Annual Research Symposium: Nanoelectronics and Semiconductor Devices

23 Apr 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): David Janes

This presentation is part of a collection of presentations describing the projects, people, and capabilities enhanced by research performed in the Birck Center, and a look at plans for the upcoming …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2632