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Scientists build wrench 1.7 nanometers wide
Sep 25, 2015 (SPX)
Hold up your two hands. They are identical in structure, but mirror opposites. No matter how hard you try, they can't be superimposed onto each other. Or, as ch...
Nano-trapped molecules are potential path to quantum devices
Sep 18, 2015 (SPX)
Single atoms or molecules imprisoned by laser light in a doughnut-shaped metal cage could unlock the key to advanced storage devices, computers and high-resolut...
Nanoelectronics could get a boost from carbon research
Sep 18, 2015 (SPX)
The smallest of electronics could one day have the ability to turn on and off on an atomic scale. Lawrence Livermore scientists have investigated a way to creat...
Science provides new way to peer into pores
Sep 14, 2015 (SPX)
Rice University scientists led a project to "see" and measure the space in porous materials, even if that space is too small or fragile for traditional microsco...
Realizing carbon nanotube integrated circuits
Sep 09, 2015 (SPX)
Individual transistors made from carbon nanotubes are faster and more energy efficient than those made from other materials. Going from a single transistor to a...
Nano-dunes with the ion beam
Sep 09, 2015 (SPX)
Many semiconductor devices in modern technology - from integrated circuits to solar cells and LEDs - are based on nanostructures. Producing arrays of regular na...
Nanoporous gold sponge makes DNA detector
Sep 08, 2015 (SPX)
Sponge-like nanoporous gold could be key to new devices to detect disease-causing agents in humans and plants, according to UC Davis researchers. In two recent ...
Nanoparticles - small but unique
Sep 08, 2015 (SPX)
Scientists at Chalmers University of Technology have developed a new way to study nanoparticles one at a time, and have discovered that individual particles tha...
Researchers use laser to levitate, glowing nanodiamonds in vacuum
Sep 08, 2015 (SPX)
Researchers have, for the first time, levitated individual nanodiamonds in vacuum. The research team is led by Nick Vamivakas at the University of Rochester who...
Making nanowires from protein and DNA
Sep 07, 2015 (SPX)
The ability to custom design biological materials such as protein and DNA opens up technological possibilities that were unimaginable just a few decades ago. Fo...
Using DNA origami to build nanodevices of the future
Sep 03, 2015 (SPX)
Scientists have been studying ways to use synthetic DNA as a building block for smaller and faster devices. DNA has the advantage of being inherently "coded". E...
Louisiana Tech University researchers discover synthesis of a new nanomaterial
Aug 25, 2015 (SPX)
Faculty at Louisiana Tech University have discovered, for the first time, a new nanocomposite formed by the self-assembly of copper and a biological component t...
Record high pressure squeezes secrets out of osmium
Aug 25, 2015 (SPX)
An international team of scientists led by the University of Bayreuth and with participation of DESY has created the highest static pressure ever achieved in a ...
Intractable pain may find relief in tiny gold rods
Aug 25, 2015 (SPX)
A team of scientists at Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) has developed a novel technique using tiny gold rods to targe...
'Diamonds from the sky' approach turns CO2 into valuable products
Aug 21, 2015 (SPX)
Finding a technology to shift carbon dioxide (CO2 ), the most abundant anthropogenic greenhouse gas, from a climate change problem to a valuable commodity has l...
Setting ground rules for nanotechnology research
Aug 19, 2015 (SPX)
In two new studies, researchers from across the country spearheaded by Duke University faculty have begun to design the framework on which to build the emerging...
High-precision control of nanoparticles for digital applications
Aug 19, 2015 (SPX)
For the first time ever, researchers have succeeded in creating arrangements of colloids - tiny particles suspended in a solution - and, importantly, they have ...
Formation of swarms in nanosystems
Aug 19, 2015 (SPX)
One of the striking features of self-organization in biomolecular systems is the capacity of assemblies of filamentous particles for synchronous motion. Physici...
Camera for the nano-cosmos
Aug 14, 2015 (SPX)
To gain even deeper insights into the smallest of worlds, the thresholds of microscopy must be expanded further. Scientists at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Ros...
Growing graphene nanoribbons could enable fast efficient electronics
Aug 12, 2015 (SPX)
Graphene, an atom-thick material with extraordinary properties, is a promising candidate for the next generation of dramatically faster, more energy-efficient e...
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