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Photonic crystal and nanowire combo advances 'photonic integration'
Apr 04, 2017 (SPX)
Contrary to the tremendous success story of electronic integration, photonic integration is still in its infancy. One the most serious obstacles it faces is the...
Nanoscopic golden springs change color of twisted light
Apr 04, 2017 (SPX)
University of Bath scientists have used gold spring-shaped coils 5,000 times thinner than human hairs with powerful lasers to enable the detection of twisted mo...
New Nano Devices Could Withstand Extreme Environments in Space
Mar 30, 2017 (SPX)
Behind its thick swirling clouds, Venus is hiding a hot surface pelted with sulfuric acid rains. At 480C, the planet's atmosphere would fry any of today's elect...
3-D printing turns nanomachines into life-size workers
Mar 23, 2017 (SPX)
Using advanced 3-D printing, Dartmouth College researchers have unlocked the key to transforming microscopic nanorings into smart materials that perform work at...
Light-controlled gearbox for nanomachines
Mar 21, 2017 (SPX)
Rewarded with a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2016, nanomachines provide mechanical work on the smallest of scales. Yet at such small dimensions, molecular motors...
Researchers develop new method to program nanoparticle organization in polymer thin films
Mar 15, 2017 (SPX)
Controlling the organization of nanoparticles into patterns in ultrathin polymer films can be accomplished with entropy instead of chemistry, according to a dis...
New nano-implant could one day help restore sight
Mar 15, 2017 (SPX)
A team of engineers at the University of California San Diego and La Jolla-based startup Nanovision Biosciences Inc. have developed the nanotechnology and wirel...
Shaping the future
Mar 15, 2017 (SPX)
While nanoparticles sound like a recent discovery, these tiny structures have been used for centuries. The famous Lycurgus cup, made by 4th century Roman artisa...
The world's first international race for molecule-cars, the Nanocar Race is on
Mar 15, 2017 (SPX)
Nanocars will compete for the first time ever during an international molecule-car race on April 28-29, 2017 in Toulouse (south-western France). The vehicles, w...
Small nanoparticles have surprisingly big effects on polymer nanocomposites
Mar 09, 2017 (SPX)
Polymer nanocomposites mix particles billionths of a meter (nanometers, nm) in diameter with polymers, which are long molecular chains. Often used to make injec...
Phonon nanoengineering: Vibrations of nanoislands dissipate heat more effectively
Mar 09, 2017 (SPX)
Europium silicide has for some time attracted the attention of scientists. Recognized as being promising for electronics and spintronics, this material has rece...
Most complex nanoparticle crystal ever made by design
Mar 03, 2017 (SPX)
The most complex crystal designed and built from nanoparticles has been reported by researchers at Northwestern University and the University of Michigan. The w...
Nano 'sandwich' offers unique properties
Feb 28, 2017 (SPX)
Rice University researchers have modeled a nanoscale sandwich, the first in what they hope will become a molecular deli for materials scientists. Their recipe p...
Scientists decipher the nanoscale architecture of a beetle's shell
Feb 24, 2017 (SPX)
Beetles wear a body armor that should weigh them down - think medieval knights and turtles. In fact, those hard shells protecting delicate wings are surprisingl...
Scientists create a nano-trampoline to probe quantum behavior
Feb 24, 2017 (SPX)
A research group from Bar-Ilan University, in collaboration with French colleagues at CNRS Grenoble, has developed a unique experiment to detect quantum events ...
Switched-on DNA spark nano-electronic applications
Feb 22, 2017 (SPX)
DNA, the stuff of life, may very well also pack quite the jolt for engineers trying to advance the development of tiny, low-cost electronic devices. Much like f...
Liquid metal nano printing set to revolutionize electronics
Feb 21, 2017 (SPX)
A new technique using liquid metals to create integrated circuits that are just atoms thick could lead to the next big advance for electronics. The process open...
Nano-level lubricant tuning improves material for electronic devices and surface coatings
Feb 17, 2017 (SPX)
Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), which is ubiquitously used as a solid lubricant, has recently been shown to have a two-dimensional (2D) form that is similar to gra...
Turning up the heat for perfect nano diamonds
Feb 15, 2017 (SPX)
Quantum mechanics, the physics that governs nature at the atomic and subatomic scale, contains a host of new physical phenomena to explore quantum states at the...
Learning how to fine-tune nanofabrication
Feb 15, 2017 (SPX)
Daniel Packwood, Junior Associate Professor at Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), is improving methods for constructing...
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