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More-sensitive DNA nanowires promise better measurements of biological processes
Feb 12, 2018 (UPI)
All previous iterations of the unique sensor have been two-dimensional, but scientists at KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Stockholm University developed a...
Piecework at the nano assembly line
Feb 05, 2018 (SPX)
Up and down, up and down. The points of light alternate back and forth in lockstep. They are produced by glowing molecules affixed to the ends of tiny robot arm...
Optical nanoscope allows imaging of quantum dots
Feb 03, 2018 (SPX)
Microscopes allow us to see structures that are otherwise invisible to the human eye. However, conventional optical microscopes cannot be used to image individu...
On the rebound as nanoparticles self-heal
Feb 02, 2018 (SPX)
New research from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and Stanford University has found that palladium nanoparticles can repair at...
Let the good tubes roll
Feb 01, 2018 (SPX)
These hollow nanotubes are thousands of times smaller than a strand of human hair and could help with water filtration, tissue engineering and many other applic...
Touchy nanotubes work better when clean
Feb 01, 2018 (SPX)
Rice chemist Andrew Barron, also a professor at Swansea in the United Kingdom, and his team have figured out how to get nanotubes clean and in the process disco...
Nanowrinkles could save billions in shipping and aquaculture
Jan 19, 2018 (SPX)
Biofouling - the build-up of damaging biological material - is a huge economic issue, costing the aquaculture and shipping industries billions of dollars a year...
Building molecular wires, one atom at a time
Jan 19, 2018 (SPX)
Molecular electronics is a branch of nanotechnology that uses single molecules, or nanoscale collections of molecules, as electronic components. The purpose is ...
Ultra-thin optical fibers offer new way to 3-D print microstructures
Jan 19, 2018 (SPX)
"With further development our technique could enable endoscopic microfabrication tools that would be valuable during surgery," said research team leader Paul De...
Nanotube fibers in a jiffy
Jan 15, 2018 (SPX)
The work complements Pasquali's pioneering 2013 method to spin full spools of thread-like nanotube fibers for aerospace, automotive, medical and smart-clothing ...
Silver nanoparticles take spectroscopy to new dimension
Jan 03, 2018 (SPX)
A team of researchers from the University of Hyderabad in India has improved molecular detection at low concentration levels by arranging nanoparticles on nanow...
Researchers find simpler way to deposit magnetic iron oxide onto gold nanorods
Dec 27, 2017 (SPX)
Gold nanorods have widespread potential applications because they have a surface plasmon resonance - meaning they can absorb and scatter light. And by controlli...
Discovery sets new world standard in nano generators
Dec 18, 2017 (SPX)
The discovery sets a new world standard in devices called triboelectric nanogenerators by producing a high-density DC current - a vast improvement over low-qual...
A 100-fold leap to GigaDalton DNA nanotech
Dec 14, 2017 (SPX)
To accommodate these functions, researchers at Harvard's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering and around the world have developed ways that allo...
New nanowires are just a few atoms thick
Dec 07, 2017 (SPX)
The best-known 2-D material is graphene, which is a form of carbon, but recently researchers have been investigating other 2-D materials, such as molybdenum dis...
Physicists explain metallic conductivity of thin carbon nanotube films
Nov 30, 2017 (SPX)
A single-walled carbon nanotube, or SWNT, can be pictured as a graphene sheet rolled into a cylinder. Light, strong, and resistant to high temperatures, SWNTs c...
Semiconducting carbon nanotubes can reduce noise in interconnects
Nov 27, 2017 (SPX)
There are high chances of occurrence of crosstalk between adjacent wires. This crosstalk in turn, will increase the peak noise in the transient signals that pas...
Manganese dioxide shows potential in micromotors
Nov 17, 2017 (SPX)
Synthetic micromotors are tiny particles with dimensions less than the diameter of a human hair. Micromotors can undergo an autonomous motion in liquid environm...
Promising sensors for submarines, mines and spacecraft
Nov 15, 2017 (SPX)
Scientists have proposed a new fundamental principle of operation of hydrogen sensors. Unlike most resistive gas detectors, it does not need to be heated and on...
Better, bolder printing with silicon nanostructures
Nov 14, 2017 (SPX)
The current color range for computers and printers is based on the sRGB (standard Red Green Blue) color space, which was developed in 1996 by Microsoft and Hewl...
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