Nano Technology News

March 11, 2016

Building a better mouse trap, from the atoms up
Storrs CT (SPX) Mar 11, 2016
For most of human history, the discovery of new materials has been a crapshoot. But now, UConn researchers have systematized the search with machine learning that can scan millions of theoretical compounds for qualities that would make better solar cells, fibers, and computer chips. The search for new materials may never be the same. No one knows why an early metallurgist decided to smelt a hunk of tin into some copper, but the resulting bronze alloy was harder and more durable than any material p ... read more

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Nanoparticles on nanosteps Platinum is one of the costly metals used as catalysts in new technologies employed for industrial chemical processes, renewable energy sources, pollution control and many other purposes. In particu ... more		From backyard pool chemical to nanomaterial Could a cheap molecule used to disinfect swimming pools provide the key to creating a new form of DNA nanomaterials? Cyanuric acid is commonly used to stabilize chlorine in backyard pools; it binds ... more		Thermal measurements with nanometer resolution Understanding nanoscale heat flow is critical in the design of integrated electronic devices and in the development of materials for thermal insulation and thermoelectric energy recovery. While seve ... more
				Physicists promise a copper revolution in nanophotonics Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) have for the first time experimentally demonstrated that copper nanophotonic components can operate successfully in photonic de ... more		Stretchable nano-devices towards smart contact lenses Researchers at RMIT University and the University of Adelaide have joined forces to create a stretchable nano-scale device to manipulate light. The device manipulates light to such an extent that it ... more

New ways to construct contactless magnetic gears The new milk frother you are using to prepare your cappuccino is likely using magnetic gears. Magnetic gears transmit rotary motion like mechanical gears but instead of teeth they use magnetic attra ... more		Scientists find a new way to make nanowire lasers The nanowires, with diameters as small as 200 nanometers (billionths of a meter) and a blend of materials that has also proven effective in next-generation solar cell designs, were shown to produce ... more		No picnic: How to survive a bear encounter; as Japan battles spike in attacks COP30: Indigenous peoples vital to humanity's future India mega-zoo in spotlight again over animal acquisitions		Scientists take nanoparticle snapshots Just as a photographer needs a camera with a split-second shutter speed to capture rapid motion, scientists looking at the behavior of tiny materials need special instruments with the capacity to se ... more
				Scientists take key step toward custom-made nanoscale chemical factories Scientists have for the first time reengineered a building block of a geometric nanocompartment that occurs naturally in bacteria. They introduced a metal binding site to its shell that will allow e ... more		Nanoscale cavity strongly links quantum particles Scientists have created a crystal structure that boosts the interaction between tiny bursts of light and individual electrons, an advance that could be a significant step toward establishing quantum ... more

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New type of nanowires, built with natural gas heating A team of Korean researchers, affiliated with UNIST has recently pioneered in developing a new simple nanowire manufacturing technique that uses self-catalytic growth process assisted by thermal dec ... more		New record in nanoelectronics at ultralow temperatures The first ever measurement of the temperature of electrons in a nanoelectronic device a few thousandths of a degree above absolute zero was demonstrated in a joint research project performed by VTT ... more		Bezos's Blue Origin postpones rocket launch over weather SpaceX launches 29 satellites after fireball spotted in the sky Solein protein tech moves toward ISS zero-gravity pilot project		Nanosheet growth technique could revolutionize nanomaterial production After six years of painstaking effort, a group of University of Wisconsin-Madison materials scientists believe the tiny sheets of the semiconductor zinc oxide they're growing could have huge implica ... more
Novel nanotechnology technique makes table-top production of flat optics a reality Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a simplified approach to fabricating flat, ultra-thin optics. The new approach enables simple etching without the use o ... more		Reconfigurable origami tubes could find antenna, microfluidic uses Origami, the ancient art of paper folding, may soon provide a foundation for antennas that can reconfigure themselves to operate at different frequencies, microfluidic devices whose properties can c ... more		Nano-coating makes coaxial cables lighter Common coaxial cables could be made 50 percent lighter with a new nanotube-based outer conductor developed by Rice University scientists. The Rice lab of Professor Matteo Pasquali has develope ... more		Acoustic tweezers moves cells in three dimensions, builds structures Acoustic tweezers that can move single cells in three dimensions using surface acoustic waves without touching, deforming or labeling the cells are possible, according to a team of engineers. ... more

	Nanoribbons show 'topological' transport, potential for new technologies Researchers have created nanoribbons of an emerging class of materials called topological insulators and used a magnetic field to control their semiconductor properties, a step toward harnessing the ... more		Inspiration for fluorescent nanomaterials was taken from plant antenna These new multifunctional materials aim to imitate the photosynthetic organisms of plants. These microorganisms consist of thousands of chlorophyll molecules embedded in a protein matrix, which prov ... more

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Research sheds new light on structure of gold nanoparticles in water		Self-stacking nanogrids		Nano-photonics meets nano-mechanics		Low-cost yet high precision glass nanoengraving		Microwaved nanotubes come up clean
New process enables easier isolation of carbon nanotubes		FAU researchers show how mother-of-pearl is formed from nanoparticles		Nano-hybrid materials create magnetic effect		Engineers invent a bubble-pen to write with nanoparticles		Shiny fish skin inspires nanoscale light reflectors

Nanodevice, build thyself

Electronically connected graphene nanoribbons foresee high-speed electronics

Annihilating nanoscale defects

Mechanical properties of nanomaterials are altered due to electric field

New approach for controlled fabrication of carbon nanostructures

Building better fighter planes and space ships

Program seeks ability to assemble atom-sized pieces into practical products

New acoustic technique reveals structural information in nanoscale materials

Nanodevices at one-hundredth the cost

Scientists blueprint tiny cellular 'nanomachine'

Researchers demonstrate tracking of individual catalyst nanoparticles

New industrial possibilities for nanoporous thin films

This article can be printed on a hair

Nanoscale one-way-street for light

Microscope creates near-real-time videos of nanoscale processes

Heat radiates 10,000 times faster at the nanoscale

Shaking the nanomaterials out

Nanotube letters spell progress

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