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Understanding freezing behavior of water at the nanoscale
May 24, 2013 (SPX)
The results of a new study led by George Washington University Professor Tianshu Li provide direct computational evidence that nucleation of ice in small drople...
Kinks and curves at the nanoscale
May 23, 2013 (SPX)
One of the basic principles of nanotechnology is that when you make things extremely small-one nanometer is about five atoms wide, 100,000 times smaller than th...
Friction in the nano-world
May 22, 2013 (SPX)
Whether in vehicle transmissions, hip replacements, or tiny sensors for triggering airbags: The respective components must slide against each other with minimum...
RUB physicists let magnetic dipoles interact on the nanoscale for the first time
May 22, 2013 (SPX)
Physicists at the Ruhr-Universitat Bochum (RUB) have found out how tiny islands of magnetic material align themselves when sorted on a regular lattice - by meas...
Squishy hydrogels may be the ticket for studying biological effects of nanoparticles
May 22, 2013 (SPX)
A class of water-loving, jelly-like materials with uses ranges ranging from the mundane, such as superabsorbent diaper liners, to the sophisticated, such as sof...
The science behind a self-assembled nano-carbon helix
May 20, 2013 (SPX)
Nanotechnology draws on the fabrication of nanostructures. Scientists have now succeeded in growing a unique carbon structure at the nanoscale that resembles a ...
UC Riverside scientists discovering new uses for tiny carbon nanotubes
May 16, 2013 (SPX)
The atom-sized world of carbon nanotubes holds great promise for a future demanding smaller and faster electronic components. Nanotubes are stronger than steel ...
First precise MEMS output measurement technique unveiled
May 16, 2013 (SPX)
The commercial application of MEMS, or micro-electro-mechanical systems, will receive a major boost following the presentation of a brand new way to accurately ...
Researchers develop unique method for creating uniform nanoparticles
May 07, 2013 (SPX)
University of Illinois researchers have developed a new way to produce highly uniform nanocrystals used for both fundamental and applied nanotechnology projects...
Going negative pays for nanotubes
May 07, 2013 (SPX)
A Rice University laboratory's cagey strategy turns negatively charged carbon nanotubes into liquid crystals that could enhance the creation of fibers and films...
Dark field imaging of rattle-type silica nanorattles coated gold nanoparticles in vitro and in vivo
May 03, 2013 (SPX)
In recent years, metal nanoparticles have showed great application prospect in the field of biological imaging, cancer diagnosis and treatment due to its unique...
'Super-resolution' microscope possible for nanostructures
May 03, 2013 (SPX)
Researchers have found a way to see synthetic nanostructures and molecules using a new type of super-resolution optical microscopy that does not require fluores...
Scientists reach the ultimate goal - controlling chirality in carbon nanotubes
May 03, 2013 (SPX)
An ultimate goal in the field of carbon nanotube research is to synthesise single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) with controlled chiralities. Twenty years afte...
World's thinnest nanowires created by Vanderbilt grad student
Apr 29, 2013 (UPI)
A Vanderbilt doctorate student has found a way to construct the world's thinnest nanowire -- at just three atoms wide -- using a finely focused beam of electron...
Scientists image nanoparticles in action
Apr 29, 2013 (SPX)
The macroscopic effects of certain nanoparticles on human health have long been clear to the naked eye. What scientists have lacked is the ability to see the de...
UNL team's discovery yields supertough, strong nanofibers
Apr 28, 2013 (SPX)
University of Nebraska-Lincoln materials engineers have developed a structural nanofiber that is both strong and tough, a discovery that could transform everyth...
Nanowires grown on graphene have surprising structure
Apr 28, 2013 (SPX)
When a team of University of Illinois engineers set out to grow nanowires of a compound semiconductor on top of a sheet of graphene, they did not expect to disc...
Scientists see nanoparticles form larger structures in real time
Apr 23, 2013 (SPX)
In a new study performed at the Center for Nanoscale Materials at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, researchers have for the fi...
Super-nanotubes: 'Remarkable' spray-on coating combines carbon nanotubes with ceramic
Apr 19, 2013 (SPX)
Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Kansas State University have demonstrated a spray-on mixture of carbon nanotubes ...
Nanocoating At ESA
Apr 19, 2013 (ESA)
Increased efficiency in heating systems is a closer reality thanks to the work being undertaken by ESA Business Incubation Centre Harwell start-up company Oxfor...
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