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A new dimension for integrated circuits: 3-D nanomagnetic logic
Oct 03, 2014 (SPX)
Electrical engineers at the Technische Universitat Munchen (TUM) have demonstrated a new kind of building block for digital integrated circuits. Their experimen...
World's smallest reference material is big plus for nanotechnology
Sep 26, 2014 (SPX)
If it's true that good things come in small packages, then the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) can now make anyone working with nanopartic...
Smallest-possible diamonds form ultra-thin nanothread
Sep 26, 2014 (SPX)
A team including Carnegie's Malcolm Guthrie and George Cody has, for the first time, discovered how to produce ultra-thin "diamond nanothreads" that promise ext...
Smallest possible diamonds form ultra-thin nanothreads
Sep 26, 2014 (SPX)
For the first time, scientists have discovered how to produce ultra-thin "diamond nanothreads" that promise extraordinary properties, including strength and sti...
Engineers show light can play seesaw at the nanoscale
Sep 26, 2014 (SPX)
University of Minnesota electrical engineering researchers have developed a unique nanoscale device that for the first time demonstrates mechanical transportati...
Nanoribbon film keeps glass ice-free
Sep 18, 2014 (SPX)
Rice University scientists who created a deicing film for radar domes have now refined the technology to work as a transparent coating for glass. The new work b...
Rice rolls 'neat' nanotube fibers
Sep 18, 2014 (SPX)
The very idea of fibers made of carbon nanotubes is neat, but Rice University scientists are making them neat -- literally. The single-walled carbon nanotubes i...
Magnetic nanocubes self-assemble into helical superstructures
Sep 12, 2014 (SPX)
Materials made from nanoparticles hold promise for myriad applications, from improved solar energy production to perfect touch screens. The challenge in creatin...
Decoding the role of water in gold nanocatalysis
Sep 12, 2014 (SPX)
Researchers from the University of Houston and Trinity University have for the first time provided direct evidence of a water-mediated reaction mechanism for th...
Nano-pea pod model widens electronics applications
Sep 12, 2014 (SPX)
Periodic chain-like nanostructures are widely used in nanoelectronics. Typically, chain elements include the likes of quantum rings, quantum dots, or quantum gr...
Peptoid Nanosheets at the Oil/Water Interface
Sep 12, 2014 (SPX)
From the people who brought us peptoid nanosheets that form at the interface between air and water, now come peptoid nanosheets that form at the interface betwe...
Nanotechnology aids in cooling electrons without external sources
Sep 12, 2014 (SPX)
A team of researchers has discovered a way to cool electrons to -228 C without external means and at room temperature, an advancement that could enable electron...
Nanoscale assembly line
Sep 04, 2014 (SPX)
Cars, planes and many electronic products are now built with the help of sophisticated assembly lines. Mobile assembly carriers, on to which the objects are fix...
UO-Berkeley Lab unveil new nano-sized synthetic scaffolding technique
Sep 04, 2014 (SPX)
Scientists, including University of Oregon chemist Geraldine Richmond, have tapped oil and water to create scaffolds of self-assembling, synthetic proteins call...
Engineers develop new sensor to detect tiny individual nanoparticles
Sep 03, 2014 (SPX)
Nanoparticles, engineered materials about a billionth of a meter in size, are around us every day. Although they are tiny, they can benefit human health, as in ...
New analytical technology reveals 'nanomechanical' surface traits
Sep 01, 2014 (SPX)
A new research platform uses a laser to measure the "nanomechanical" properties of tiny structures undergoing stress and heating, an approach likely to yield in...
Introducing the multi-tasking nanoparticle
Aug 27, 2014 (SPX)
Kit Lam and colleagues from UC Davis and other institutions have created dynamic nanoparticles (NPs) that could provide an arsenal of applications to diagnose a...
Electron microscopy enables imaging of gold nanoparticles
Aug 25, 2014 (SPX)
Nanometre-scale gold particles are intensively investigated for application as catalysts, sensors, drug delivery devices, biological contrast agents and compone...
New Properties of Rotating Superfluids Discovered in Helium Nanodroplets
Aug 22, 2014 (SPX)
Liquid helium, when cooled down nearly to absolute zero, exhibits unusual properties that scientists have struggled to understand: it creeps up walls and flows ...
Shaping the Future of Nanocrystals
Aug 22, 2014 (SPX)
The first direct observations of how facets form and develop on platinum nanocubes point the way towards more sophisticated and effective nanocrystal design and...
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