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January 31, 2018
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Optical nanoscope allows imaging of quantum dots



Basel, Switzerland (SPX) Jan 29, 2018
Physicists have developed a technique based on optical microscopy that can be used to create images of atoms on the nanoscale. In particular, the new method allows the imaging of quantum dots in a semiconductor chip. Together with colleagues from the University of Bochum, scientists from the University of Basel's Department of Physics and the Swiss Nanoscience Institute reported the findings in the journal Nature Photonics. Microscopes allow us to see structures that are otherwise invisible to the ... read more

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Touchy nanotubes work better when clean
Houston TX (SPX) Jan 29, 2018
Carbon nanotubes bound for electronics need to be as clean as possible to maximize their utility in next-generation nanoscale devices, and scientists at Rice and Swansea universities have found a wa ... more
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On the rebound as nanoparticles self-heal
Lemont IL (SPX) Jan 29, 2018
Our bodies have a remarkable ability to heal from broken ankles or dislocated wrists. Now, a new study has shown that some nanoparticles can also "self-heal" after experiencing intense strain, once ... more
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Ultra-thin optical fibers offer new way to 3-D print microstructures
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 19, 2018
For the first time, researchers have shown that an optical fiber as thin as a human hair can be used to create microscopic structures with laser-based 3D printing. The innovative approach might one ... more
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Building molecular wires, one atom at a time
Onna, Japan (SPX) Jan 19, 2018
Electronic devices are getting smaller and smaller. Early computers filled entire rooms. Today you can hold one in the palm of your hand. Now the field of molecular electronics is taking miniaturiza ... more


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Nanowrinkles could save billions in shipping and aquaculture
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 19, 2018
A team of chemistry researchers from the University of Sydney Nano Institute has developed nanostructured surface coatings that have anti-fouling properties without using any toxic components. ... more
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Nanotube fibers in a jiffy
Houston TX (SPX) Jan 15, 2018
The terms "handmade" and "high tech" are not commonly found in the same sentence, but they both apply to a Rice University method to quickly produce fibers from carbon nanotubes. The method develope ... more
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Silver nanoparticles take spectroscopy to new dimension
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 03, 2018
As medicine and pharmacology investigate nanoscale processes, it has become increasingly important to identify and characterize different molecules. Raman spectroscopy, a technique that leverages th ... more
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Researchers find simpler way to deposit magnetic iron oxide onto gold nanorods
Raleigh NC (SPX) Dec 27, 2017
Researchers from North Carolina State University and MIT have found a simpler way to deposit magnetic iron oxide (magnetite) nanoparticles onto silica-coated gold nanorods, creating multifunctional ... more
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A 100-fold leap to GigaDalton DNA nanotech
Boston MA (SPX) Dec 14, 2017
DNA, present in almost every cell, is increasingly being used as a building material to construct tiny, but sophisticated structures such as autonomous 'DNA walkers' that can move along a microparti ... more
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Discovery sets new world standard in nano generators
Edmonton, Canada (SPX) Dec 18, 2017
A team of University of Alberta engineers developed a new way to produce electrical power that can charge handheld devices or sensors that monitor anything from pipelines to medical implants. ... more
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New nanowires are just a few atoms thick
Boston MA (SPX) Dec 07, 2017
"Two-dimensional materials" - materials deposited in layers that are only a few atoms thick - are promising for both high-performance electronics and flexible, transparent electronics that could be ... more


Physicists explain metallic conductivity of thin carbon nanotube films

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Semiconducting carbon nanotubes can reduce noise in interconnects
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 27, 2017
Crosstalk and noise can become a major source of reliability problems of CNT based VLSI interconnects in the near future. Downscaling of component size in integrated circuits (ICs) to nanometer scal ... more
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Ceria nanoparticles: It is the surface that matters
Karlsruher, Germany (SPX) ov 27, 2017
Exhaust gas cleaning of passenger cars, power generation from sunlight, or water splitting: In the future, these and other applications may profit from new findings relating to ceria. At Karlsruhe I ... more
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Manganese dioxide shows potential in micromotors
Joensuu, Finland (SPX) Nov 17, 2017
Manganese dioxide could make the preparation of micromotors increasingly cost-effective, opening up new avenues for their use, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland. ... more
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Promising sensors for submarines, mines and spacecraft
Moscow, Russia (SPX) Nov 15, 2017
Researchers from the Physics Department of Moscow State University and their colleagues have discovered a mechanism that allows gas sensors, based on nanocrystalline metal oxides, to work at room te ... more
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Practical superconducting nanowire single photon detector highly efficient
Beijing, China (SPX) Nov 14, 2017
Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) offer significant improvement on detection efficiency (DE) compared to their semiconducting counterparts, having enabled many breakthrough a ... more
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Better, bolder printing with silicon nanostructures
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 14, 2017
From textbooks to artwork to newspapers, printed items are a part of our everyday life. But the ink used in today's printers are limited in colors and resolution. Now in a new study in ACS' journal ... more
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Subset of carbon nanotubes poses cancer risk similar to asbestos in mice
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 09, 2017
Nanotechnology, the science of developing materials containing very small fibers, is having a growing influence on daily life. Now researchers have shown for the first time in mice that long and thi ... more
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Simple green synthesis is a breath of fresh air
Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Nov 08, 2017
Nanoparticles of controllable composition and size have great potential in electrical, optical and chemical devices, but they must be created in a safe and cost-effective way. Kazuhiro Takanabe and ... more
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New, simplified technique makes light metallic nanofoam
Davis CA (SPX) Nov 06, 2017
A simple method for manufacturing extremely low-density palladium nanofoams could help advance hydrogen storage technologies, reports a new study from the University of California, Davis. A na ... more


Metal-silicone microstructures could enable new flexible optical and electrical devices

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Researchers show how nanoscale patterning can decrease metal fatigue
Providence RI (SPX) Nov 02, 2017
A new study in the journal Nature shows how metals can be patterned at the nanoscale to be more resistant to fatigue, the slow accumulation of internal damage from repetitive strain. The resea ... more
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Gold nanoantennas help in creation of more powerful nanoelectronics
Tomsk, Russia (SPX) Nov 03, 2017
Scientists from Tomsk Polytechnic University and their colleagues from Germany have conducted an experiment which demonstrated the behavior of areas of two-dimensional materials which are applied in ... more
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Researchers reveal the effect of nano-diamond on magnetorheological fluids
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 02, 2017
Chinese researchers have found that nano-diamond has significant impact on the performance of magnetorheological fluids (MRFs). The shear yield strength and settling stability of the MRFs were found ... more
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New research explore the limits of nanomaterials and atomic effects for nanotechnology
Swansea UK (SPX) Oct 26, 2017
Research by scientists at Swansea University has shown that improvements in nanowire structures will allow for the manufacture of more stable and durable nanotechnology for use in semiconductor devi ... more





Russia at work on new station, lunar trips: says top rocket scientist
Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 24, 2018
Russia is set to spend the next decade working on a potential new station that might be built if the International Space Station (ISS) project is terminated, as well as a spacecraft capable of making trips to the Moon, General Designer of Russia's Manned Programs Yevgeny Mikrin said Tuesday. The ISS participants have agreed to maintain the program until 2024, but it is unclear what will ha ... more
+ Chinese volunteers spend 200 days on virtual 'moon base'
+ Russian company declassifies 1973 report on Lunokhod-2 lunar rover
+ Possible Lava Tube Skylights Discovered Near the North Pole of the Moon
+ Funding runs dry for Indian Google X Prize lunar team
+ Astronauts: Trump's proposed Lunar mission will take time
+ China Prepares for Breakthrough Chang'e 4 Moon Landing in 2018
+ China solicits messages to be sent to moon
China's first successful lunar laser ranging accomplished
Beijing (XNA) Jan 29, 2018
China has accomplished its first successful Lunar Laser Ranging (LLR), with a 1.2-meter telescope laser ranging system. Based on the signals of laser pulses reflected by the lunar retro-reflector planted by the U.S. manned mission Apollo 15, the applied astronomy group from the Yunnan Observatories measured the distance between the Apollo 15 retro-reflector and the Yunnan Observatories gro ... more
+ No space for China's stay-at-home taikonauts
+ Yang Liwei looks back at China's first manned space mission
+ Backgrounder: China's six manned space missions
+ Space agency to pick those with the right stuff
+ China to select astronauts for its space station
+ China Focus: The making of heroes - the women and men of China's space program
+ China to launch first student satellite for scientific education


China tightens screws on social media
Beijing (AFP) Jan 28, 2018
Chinese authorities have ordered a major social media platform to curb "harmful content" more effectively as they intensify oversight of online expression - even taking aim at rap music, crude cartoons, dirty jokes and celebrity gossip. The campaign is intended not just to stamp out dissent but to ensure that all media "serves the direction of socialism". Sina Weibo has failed to comply ... more
+ Data doom: 5 steps from Davos to digital dystopia
+ China calls AU spying report 'preposterous'
+ 97 Taiwanese arrested in eastern Europe for telecom fraud
+ Russia infrastructure spying could cause 'total chaos': UK defence minister
+ Canadian professor suspected of spying for China
+ Lockheed contracted for national cyber range management
+ Lebanon must investigate claims of mass spying: rights groups
Russia at work on new station, lunar trips: says top rocket scientist
Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 24, 2018
Russia is set to spend the next decade working on a potential new station that might be built if the International Space Station (ISS) project is terminated, as well as a spacecraft capable of making trips to the Moon, General Designer of Russia's Manned Programs Yevgeny Mikrin said Tuesday. The ISS participants have agreed to maintain the program until 2024, but it is unclear what will ha ... more
+ Chinese volunteers spend 200 days on virtual 'moon base'
+ Russian company declassifies 1973 report on Lunokhod-2 lunar rover
+ Possible Lava Tube Skylights Discovered Near the North Pole of the Moon
+ Funding runs dry for Indian Google X Prize lunar team
+ Astronauts: Trump's proposed Lunar mission will take time
+ China Prepares for Breakthrough Chang'e 4 Moon Landing in 2018
+ China solicits messages to be sent to moon
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Optical nanoscope allows imaging of quantum dots
Basel, Switzerland (SPX) Jan 29, 2018
Physicists have developed a technique based on optical microscopy that can be used to create images of atoms on the nanoscale. In particular, the new method allows the imaging of quantum dots in a semiconductor chip. Together with colleagues from the University of Bochum, scientists from the University of Basel's Department of Physics and the Swiss Nanoscience Institute reported the findings in ... more
+ Touchy nanotubes work better when clean
+ On the rebound as nanoparticles self-heal
+ Ultra-thin optical fibers offer new way to 3-D print microstructures
+ Nanowrinkles could save billions in shipping and aquaculture
+ Building molecular wires, one atom at a time
+ Nanotube fibers in a jiffy
+ Silver nanoparticles take spectroscopy to new dimension
Tiny particles have outsized impact on storm clouds and precipitation
College Park MD (SPX) Jan 29, 2018
Tiny airborne particles can have a stronger influence on powerful storms than scientists previously predicted, according to a new study co-authored by University of Maryland researchers. The findings, published in the January 26, 2018 issue of the journal Science, describe the effects of aerosols, which can come from urban and industrial air pollution, wildfires and other sources. While sc ... more
+ NASA GOLD Mission to image Earth's interface to space
+ NASA's small spacecraft produces first 883-gigahertz global ice-cloud map
+ China launches remote sensing satellites
+ NASA's GOLD powers on for the first time
+ Nutrients and warming massively increase methane emissions from lakes
+ First ICEYE-X1 Radar Image from Space Published
+ Satellites paint a detailed picture of maritime activity


Optical nanoscope allows imaging of quantum dots
Basel, Switzerland (SPX) Jan 29, 2018
Physicists have developed a technique based on optical microscopy that can be used to create images of atoms on the nanoscale. In particular, the new method allows the imaging of quantum dots in a semiconductor chip. Together with colleagues from the University of Bochum, scientists from the University of Basel's Department of Physics and the Swiss Nanoscience Institute reported the findings in ... more
+ Touchy nanotubes work better when clean
+ On the rebound as nanoparticles self-heal
+ Ultra-thin optical fibers offer new way to 3-D print microstructures
+ Nanowrinkles could save billions in shipping and aquaculture
+ Building molecular wires, one atom at a time
+ Nanotube fibers in a jiffy
+ Silver nanoparticles take spectroscopy to new dimension
Let's make a deal: Could AI compromise better than humans?
Provo, UT (SPX) Jan 23, 2018
Computers can play a pretty mean round of chess and keep up with the best of their human counterparts in other zero-sum games. But teaching them to cooperate and compromise instead of compete? With help from a new algorithm created by BYU computer science professors Jacob Crandall and Michael Goodrich, along with colleagues at MIT and other international universities, machine compromise an ... more
+ Dutch robots help make cheese, 'smell' the roses
+ 'Job-killing' robots, AI under scrutiny in Davos
+ AI, virtual reality make inroads in tourism sector
+ Feedback enhances brainwave control of a novel hand-exoskeleton
+ A miniaturized origami-inspired robot combines micrometer precision with high speed
+ Army scientists improve human-agent teaming by making AI agents more transparent
+ Stingray soft robot could lead to bio-inspired robotics
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Drones learn to navigate autonomously by imitating cars and bicycles
Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jan 24, 2018
All today's commercial drones use GPS, which works fine above building roofs and in high alti-tudes. But what, when the drones have to navigate autonomously at low altitude among tall buildings or in the dense, unstructured city streets with cars, cyclists or pedestrians suddenly crossing their way? Until now, commercial drones are not able to quickly react to such unforeseen events. Resea ... more
+ Northrop Grumman tapped to service Army's Hunter drones
+ L-3 awarded $8.2M for retrofits to Predator simulators
+ General Atomics awarded $49M for Reaper drone software development
+ Australia lifesaving drone makes first rescue
+ Boeing unveils UAV prototype for cargo, logistics use
+ Russia's army warns of 'terrorist' drones after attacks
+ Air Force to upgrade Reaper drone fleet as the Predator begins retirement
Fundamental limitation in the key material for solid-state lighting
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 29, 2018
For the first time an international research group has revealed the core mechanism that limits the indium (In) content in indium gallium nitride ((In, Ga)N) thin films - the key material for blue light emitting diodes (LED). Increasing the In content in InGaN quantum wells is the common approach to shift the emission of III-Nitride based LEDs towards the green and, in particular, red part ... more
+ Quantum race accelerates development of silicon quantum chip
+ TU Wien develops new semiconductor processing technology
+ NMRCloudQ: A quantum cloud experience on a nuclear magnetic resonance quantum computer
+ Intel gets lift from earnings, investors look past chip flaw
+ Artificial agent designs quantum experiments
+ US electronics innovation leaps forward via joint university microelectronics program
+ 2-D tin stanene without buckling: A possible topological insulator


Updates on recovery attempts for NASA IMAGE mission
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 30, 2018
After an amateur astronomer recorded observations of a satellite in high Earth orbit on Jan. 20, 2018, his initial research suggested it was the Imager for Magnetopause-to-Aurora Global Exploration (IMAGE) - a NASA mission launched into orbit around Earth on March 25, 2000. Seeking to ascertain whether the signal indeed came from IMAGE, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Mary ... more
+ Better than a hologram: Research produces 3-D images floating in 'thin air'
+ Scientists achieve high power with new smaller laser
+ Contact with lost NASA satellite IMAGE confirmed
+ UK to launch new radar against 'severe' Russian threat
+ Aerojet Rocketdyne seeks to reduce debris with recent SBIRS launch
+ Putting everyday computer parts to space radiation test
+ Quantum cocktail provides insights on memory control
EU envoy urges China to release Swedish book publisher
Beijing (AFP) Jan 24, 2018
The European Union's ambassador to China urged Beijing on Wednesday to immediately release a book publisher after the Swedish citizen was snatched for a second time, this time while accompanied by Swedish diplomats. The case of Hong Kong-based Gui Minhai, 53, has sparked a diplomatic row between Stockholm and Beijing, with Chinese authorities declining to give any details about his whereabou ... more
+ Hong Kong democracy candidate cleared to run in fraught vote
+ Leading Hong Kong democracy activist banned from vote
+ China's #MeToo movement emerges, testing censors' limits
+ China rights lawyer charged with 'inciting subversion'
+ Ex-governor urges British PM to speak out on Hong Kong in China visit
+ Chinese officials staging 'takeover' of Tibetan Buddhist academy: HRW
+ Anger over second 'snatching' of bookseller in China
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Black hole jets account for three highest-energy particles in the universe
Washington (UPI) Jan 22, 2018
Scientists have traced the three highest-energy particles in the universe to a single cosmic origin. The latest research - published this week in the journal Nature Physics - suggests neutrinos, cosmic rays and gamma rays all results from the powerful jets of supermassive black holes. Astronomers at Penn State University found all three particle types supply the universe with similar ... more
+ First evidence of winds outside black holes throughout their mealtimes
+ Relativity matters: Two opposing views of the magnetic force reconciled
+ Scientists find two ways to create 4D quantum Hall effect
+ A new architecture for miniaturization of atomic clocks
+ DARPA Program Aims to Extend Lifetime of Quantum Systems
+ Odd behavior of star reveals lonely black hole hiding in giant star cluster
+ A look into the fourth dimension
Scientists unveil world's most powerful tractor beam
Washington (UPI) Jan 22, 2018
For the first time, scientists have developed a tractor beam capable for levitating objects larger than an acoustic wavelength. Scientists believe the breakthrough could pave the way for tractor beams powerful enough to levitate humans. Until now, larger objects trapped in acoustic tractor beams proved unstable. Acoustic waves tend to transfer some of their rotational energy to objects, ... more
+ Acoustic tractor beam could pave the way for levitating humans
+ Students design and build augmented-reality 'sandbox' to show how gravity works
+ Next-Generation GRACE Satellites Arrive at Launch Site
+ A New Window on the Universe
+ Sierras lost water weight, grew taller during drought
+ Researchers measure magnetic moment with greatest possible precision
+ Physicists make most precise measurement ever of a proton's magnetic moment


Trump approves steep tariffs on solar panels, washing machines
Washington (AFP) Jan 22, 2018
President Donald Trump has approved steep tariffs on imports of solar panels and washing machines to protect US producers, US trade officials announced Monday. The move was quickly decried by the solar industry, which said the tariffs would create a "crisis" and cost thousands of US jobs and billions in investment without helping domestic suppliers meet rising demand. US Trade Representa ... more
+ Trump missed target with solar tariffs, critics say
+ New discovery could improve organic solar cell performance
+ Perovskite solar cells: Mesoporous interface mitigates the impact of defects
+ Less than half of EU members meet 2020 renewable targets
+ Solar PV cost reductions will offset impact of new tariffs on panel prices
+ Progress on energy storage can expedite New York's shift to clean energy
+ U.S. solar power backers look at cost-cutting steps
Europe's space agency braces for Brexit fallout
Paris (AFP) Jan 17, 2018
The European Space Agency (ESA) is drawing up contingency plans for projects, commercial deals, and staffing that may be adversely affected by Brexit, senior officials said Wednesday. Programmes throw in flux by Britain's pending departure from the European Union (EU) include the Copernicus satellite constellation to monitor environmental damage, and the Galileo satellite navigation system. ... more
+ Xenesis and ATLAS partner to develop global optical network
+ GomSpace signs deal for low-inclination launch on Virgin's LauncherOne
+ SES-15 Enters Commercial Service to Serve the Americas
+ Aerospace Workforce Training - National Mandate for 2018
+ Intelsat signs contract with Arianespace for two launches
+ Nationwide search begins for young space entrepreneurs
+ Russia restores contact with Angolan satellite
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