Nano Technology News

November 01, 2016

A tiny machine
Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Nov 01, 2016
In 1959 renowned physicist Richard Feynman, in his talk "Plenty of Room at the Bottom," spoke of a future in which tiny machines could perform huge feats. Like many forward-looking concepts, his molecule and atom-sized world remained for years in the realm of science fiction. And then, scientists and other creative thinkers began to realize Feynman's nanotechnological visions. In the spirit of Feynman's insight, and in response to the challenges he issued as a way to inspire scientific and enginee ... read more

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Scientists forge nanogold chains with atomic precision Bling isn't just for athletes and musicians. Recently, a team of engineers got in on the game, only on a much smaller scale. ... more		NIST illuminates transfer of nanoscale motion through microscale machine From the printing press to the jet engine, mechanical machines with moving parts have been a mainstay of technology for centuries. As U.S. industry develops smaller mechanical systems, they face big ... more		Romania says Russian drone breached its airspace MSBAI wins DoD contract to accelerate OrbitGuard for space situational awarenes Next-Gen Automotive Innovation: Smarter, Safer, More Connected		Electron beam microscope directly writes nanoscale features in liquid with metal ink Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are the first to harness a scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM) to directly write tiny patterns in metallic "ink," ... more
				Researchers synthesize atomically precise diamond-shaped nanoclusters of silver A wide international collaboration involving researchers from four countries - China, Australia, Germany and Finland - have managed to synthesize and characterize two previously unknown, record-larg ... more		Atomic scale pipes available on demand and by design Materials containing tiny capillaries and cavities are widely used in filtration, separation and many other technologies, without which our modern lifestyle would be impossible. Those materials are ... more

6th Annual Modular Construction Summit for Oil and Gas Agenda - December 7-9 - Houston

Nuclear Plant Digitalization Conference - Nov 15-16 - Charlotte NC USA

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Researchers develop faster, precise silica coating process for quantum dot nanorods

Achieving a breakthrough in the formation of beam size controllable X-ray nanobeams

'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

Nanocars taken for a rough ride

Nanotubes' 'stuffing' as is

Dentin nanostructures - a super-natural phenomenon

The next generation of carbon monoxide nanosensors

Top-down design brings new DNA structures to life

Physicists create first metamaterial with rewritable magnetic ordering

Little ANTs: Researchers build the world's tiniest engine

New movies from the microcosmos

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