We report a comprehensive study of transparent and conductive silver nanowire (Ag NW) electrodes, including a scalable fabrication process, morphologies, and optical, mechanical adhesion, and flexibility properties, and various routes to improve the performance. We utilized a synthesis specifically designed for long and thin wires for improved performance in terms of sheet resistance and optical transmittance. Twenty ohm/sq and 80% specular transmittance, and 8 ohms/sq and 80% diffusive...

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Electrospinning is a method of using high voltage electric fields to transform polymer solutions into nanofibre. The process involves applying high voltage (~10 kV) to a droplet of solution at the end of a capillary (which is visible on the left in the video). The surface charge on the droplet distorts the shape from that adopted by surface tension into what is known as the Taylor cone. From the tip of this cone a jet is ejected in response to the electric stresses on the fluid at that...

Jean-Claude Bradley presents on "The implications of Open Notebook Science and other new forms of scientific communication for Nanoinformatics" at the Nanoinformatics 2010 conference on November 3, 2010. The presentation first covers the use of the laboratory knowledge management system SMIRP for nanotechnology applications during the period of 1999-2001 at Drexel University. The exporting of single experiments from SMIRP and publication to the Chemistry Preprint Archive is then described...

Frank Osterloh presents research on using nanostructures for hydrogen production using solar power.
Presented at the ICAM Annual Conference, January 2010.

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Dong Yu presents research on nanocrystal-based photovaltaic cells.
Presented at the ICAM Annual Conference, January 2010.

Alex Ignatiev discusses the hurdles in research before resistive switching becomes a common component of electronics. Presented 1/8/2010 at the Resistive Switching and Memristors Workshop hosted by ICAM at UC Davis.

A discussion with Brian Dear from Eventful.com, Seth Greenberg from Intuit.com and Turbotax, and Seth Sternberg from Meebo.com on Web 2.0, online enterpreneurship, user communities, advertising, technology and communication.

Scientists have developed nanoscale biosensors that can help detect diseases on farms and in hospitals. Disease Detectors is a segment from Partners Video Magazine's latest episode, The Science of Small. To view the entire episode visit: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/newsroom/partners/partners.html