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September 07, 2016

Rice University-led team morphs nanotubes into tougher carbon for spacecraft, satellites
Houston TX (SPX) Sep 07, 2016
Superman can famously make a diamond by crushing a chunk of coal in his hand, but Rice University scientists are employing a different tactic. Rice materials scientists are making nanodiamonds and other forms of carbon by smashing nanotubes against a target at high speeds. Nanodiamonds won't make anyone rich, but the process of making them will enrich the knowledge of engineers who design structures that resist damage from high-speed impacts. The diamonds are the result of a detailed study on the ... read more

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'Helix-to-Tube,' a simple strategy to synthesize covalent organic nanotubes Kaho Maeda, Dr. Hideto Ito, Professor Kenichiro Itami of the JST-ERATO Itami Molecular Nanocarbon Project and the Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM) of Nagoya University, and their col ... more		Diamonds and quantum information processing on the nano scale A City College of New York led-team headed by physicist Dr. Carlos Meriles has successfully demonstrated charge transport between Nitrogen-Vacancy color centers in diamond. The team developed a nove ... more		Lehigh engineer discovers a high-speed nano-avalanche Charles McLaren, a doctoral student in materials science and engineering at Lehigh University, arrived last fall for his semester of research at the University of Marburg in Germany with his languag ... more
				Silicon nanoparticles trained to juggle light A team of physicists from ITMO University (Saint Petersburg) and Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) has demonstrated the potential of silicon nanoparticles for effective non-linear li ... more		Nanoribbons in solutions mimic nature Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) bend and twist easily in solution, making them adaptable for biological uses like DNA analysis, drug delivery and biomimetic applications, according to scientists at Rice ... more

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Researchers resolve problem that has been holding back a tech revolution Imagine an electronic newspaper that you could roll up and spill your coffee on, even as it updated itself before your eyes. It's an example of the technological revolution that has been waiting to ... more		Tailored probes for atomic force microscopes Atomic force microscopes make the nanostructure of surfaces visible. Their probes scan the investigation material with finest measurement needles. KIT has now succeeded in adapting these needles to ... more		North Korea declares nuclear statehood 'permanently enshrined' Iran says enriched nuclear material 'under rubble' of facilities hit during Israel war ArianeGroup to develop next-generation M51.4 missile for French nuclear deterrent		Quantum dots with impermeable shell: A powerful tool for nanoengineering Unique optical features of quantum dots make them an attractive tool for many applications, from cutting-edge displays to medical imaging. Physical, chemical or biological properties of quantum dots ... more
				Visible light superlens made from nanobeads Nanobeads are all around us- and are, some might argue, used too frequently in everything from sun-screen to white paint, but a new ground-breaking application is revealing hidden worlds. A paper in ... more		Smarter self-assembly opens new pathways for nanotechnology To continue advancing, next-generation electronic devices must fully exploit the nanoscale, where materials span just billionths of a meter. But balancing complexity, precision, and manufacturing sc ... more

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New silicon structures could make better biointerfaces A team of researchers from the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, the University of Illinois at Chicago and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have engine ... more		Beating the heat a challenge at the nanoscale Rice University scientists who analyze the properties of materials as small as a single molecule have encountered a challenge that appears at very low temperatures. In trying to measure the pl ... more		Ozone layer 'healing', on track to recover by mid-century: UN How mowing less lets flowers bloom along Austria's 'Green Belt' Oldest practice of smoke-dried mummification traced to Asia Pacific hunter gatherers		Borrowing from pastry chefs, engineers create nanolayered composites Adapting an old trick used for centuries by both metalsmiths and pastry makers, a team of researchers at MIT has found a way to efficiently create composite materials containing hundreds of layers t ... more
New nanoscale technologies could revolutionize microscopes, study of disease Research completed through a collaboration with University of Missouri engineers, biologists, and chemists could transform how scientists study molecules and cells at sub-microscopic (nanoscale) lev ... more		Electron spin control: Levitated nanodiamond is research gem Researchers have demonstrated how to control the "electron spin" of a nanodiamond while it is levitated with lasers in a vacuum, an advance that could find applications in quantum information proces ... more		New reaction for the synthesis of nanostructures The collaboration between the research groups of professors Pau Ballester and Jose R. Galan-Mascaros at the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Dr. Jonas Bjork at Linkoping Universit ... more		Biggest Little Self-Assembling Protein Nanostructures Created A research team at the University of Washington has harnessed complex computational methods to design customized proteins that can self-assemble into 120-subunit "icosahedral" structures inside livi ... more

	Researchers develop faster, precise silica coating process for quantum dot nanorods Materials researchers at North Carolina State University have fine-tuned a technique that enables them to apply precisely controlled silica coatings to quantum dot nanorods in a day - up to 21 times ... more		Achieving a breakthrough in the formation of beam size controllable X-ray nanobeams A research team in Japan has now succeeded in developing high precision X-ray deformable mirrors that can be configured as necessary. They are the first to have achieved the formation of three types ... more

North Korea declares nuclear statehood 'permanently enshrined'

Iran says enriched nuclear material 'under rubble' of facilities hit during Israel war

ArianeGroup to develop next-generation M51.4 missile for French nuclear deterrent

'Nano scalpel' allows scientists to manipulate materials with nanometer precision		Researchers harness DNA as the engine of super-efficient nanomachine		Tiniest imperfections make big impacts in nano-patterned materials		DNA shaping up to be ideal framework for rationally designed nanostructures		New 'ukidama' nanoparticle structure revealed
Shaping atomically thin materials in suspended structures		Nanoparticles and bioremediation can decontaminate polluted soils		Scientists mix molecules with light in nanoscale 'hall of mirrors'		Technique reveals atomic movements useful for next-generation devices

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