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Golden Potential for Gold Thin Films

April 29, 2012 – 4:00 am

Golden Potential for Gold Thin Films - Berkeley Lab researchers have directed the first self-assembly of nanoparticles into multi-layered thin films of gold that are device-ready for potential applications in computer memory storage, energy harvesting, energy storage, remote-sensing, catalysis, light management and plasmonics. Reference: “Nanoparticle Assemblies in Thin Films of Supramolecular Nanocomposites,” T. Xu et al, Nano Lett., April 3 2012 DOI: 10.1021/nl300999u

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A shiny new tool for imaging biomolecules

March 26, 2012 – 8:00 am

A shiny new tool for imaging biomolecules - Berkeley Lab researchers have developed a technique for lacing artificial membranes with billions of gold nanoantennas that can boost optical signals from a protein tens of thousands of times without the protein ever being touched. This technique could provide a critical tool in the fight against a wide range of health problems including cancer. Reference: J. Groves et al, "Single Molecule Tracking on Supported Membranes with Arrays of Optical Nanoantennas", Nano Lett., 2012, 12 (3), pp 1717–1721
DOI: 10.1021/nl300294b

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LAMIS – laser-controlled green chemistry

March 4, 2012 – 6:00 am

LAMIS – A Green Chemistry Alternative for Remote-Controlled Laser Spectroscopy - LAMIS, a green chemistry laser spectroscopy technique from Berkeley Lab that is faster and less expensive than mass spectrometry and can be carried out from across vast distances. Among other applications, it can be used to date geological objects on Earth and beyond.

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