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February 11, 2018
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On the rebound as nanoparticles self-heal



Lemont IL (SPX) Feb 02, 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 that strain is removed. New research from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and Stanford University has found that palladium nanoparticles can repair atomic dislocations in their crystal structure. This newly discovered twist could ultimately advance the quest to introduc ... read more

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Let the good tubes roll
Richland WA (SPX) Feb 01, 2018
Materials scientists, led by a team at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, designed a tiny tube that rolls up and zips closed. These hollow nanotubes are thousand ... more
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Touchy nanotubes work better when clean
Houston TX (SPX) Feb 01, 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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Piecework at the nano assembly line
Munich, Germany (SPX) Feb 05, 2018
Scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a novel electric propulsion technology for nanorobots. It allows molecular machines to move a hundred thousand times faster than ... more
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Optical nanoscope allows imaging of quantum dots
Basel, Switzerland (SPX) Feb 03, 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 s ... 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
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Physicists explain metallic conductivity of thin carbon nanotube films
Moscow, Russia (SPX) Nov 30, 2017
An international team of researchers from MIPT; Lebedev Physical Institute, RAS; Prokhorov General Physics Institute, RAS; Skoltech; and Aalto University (Finland) has examined the optical and diele ... 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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New study sheds light on moon's slow retreat from frozen Earth
Boulder CO (SPX) Feb 09, 2018
A study led by University of Colorado Boulder researchers provides new insight into the Moon's excessive equatorial bulge, a feature that solidified in place over four billion years ago as the Moon gradually distanced itself from the Earth. The research sets parameters on how quickly the Moon could have receded from the Earth and suggests that the nascent planet's hydrosphere was either no ... more
+ India Prepares For Second Lunar Mission with Chandrayaan-2
+ UCF Seeks New Way to Mine Moon for Water
+ Chinese volunteers spend 200 days on virtual 'moon base'
+ CubeSats for hunting secrets in lunar darkness
+ Russia at work on new station, lunar trips: says top rocket scientist
+ Russian company declassifies 1973 report on Lunokhod-2 lunar rover
+ Possible Lava Tube Skylights Discovered Near the North Pole of the Moon
Chinese taikonauts maintain indomitable spirit in space exploration: senior officer
Beijing (XNA) Feb 09, 2018
Chinese taikonauts have "maintained an indomitable spirit while carrying out space exploration," said Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, Wednesday. Zhang made the remarks at a seminar while listening to reports delivered by Chinese taikonauts Jing Haipeng, Liu Yang and Deng Qingming about their work over the years. The Taikonaut Corps of the People's Libe ... more
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+ China to select astronauts for its space station
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Decisive Analytics awarded $59M contract for missile defense cybersecurity
Washington (UPI) Jan 29, 2018
The Missile Defense Agency has awarded a contract to Decisive Analytics Corporation for services in support of cybersecurity compliance and risk management support. The deal, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, is valued at $59.4 million under a competitive cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The contract provides "improved independent verification and validation analysis an ... more
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+ Data doom: 5 steps from Davos to digital dystopia
+ China calls AU spying report 'preposterous'
+ China tightens screws on social media
+ Canadian professor suspected of spying for China
+ Russia infrastructure spying could cause 'total chaos': UK defence minister
+ 97 Taiwanese arrested in eastern Europe for telecom fraud
New study sheds light on moon's slow retreat from frozen Earth
Boulder CO (SPX) Feb 09, 2018
A study led by University of Colorado Boulder researchers provides new insight into the Moon's excessive equatorial bulge, a feature that solidified in place over four billion years ago as the Moon gradually distanced itself from the Earth. The research sets parameters on how quickly the Moon could have receded from the Earth and suggests that the nascent planet's hydrosphere was either no ... more
+ India Prepares For Second Lunar Mission with Chandrayaan-2
+ UCF Seeks New Way to Mine Moon for Water
+ Chinese volunteers spend 200 days on virtual 'moon base'
+ CubeSats for hunting secrets in lunar darkness
+ Russia at work on new station, lunar trips: says top rocket scientist
+ Russian company declassifies 1973 report on Lunokhod-2 lunar rover
+ Possible Lava Tube Skylights Discovered Near the North Pole of the Moon
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On the rebound as nanoparticles self-heal
Lemont IL (SPX) Feb 02, 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 that strain is removed. New research from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and Stanford University has found that palladium nanoparticles can repair atomic dislo ... more
+ Optical nanoscope allows imaging of quantum dots
+ Let the good tubes roll
+ Piecework at the nano assembly line
+ Touchy nanotubes work better when clean
+ 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
SSTL and 21AT announce new Earth Observation data contract
Guildford UK (SPX) Feb 07, 2018
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) signed a 25M pounds contract in Beijing yesterday with Twenty First Century Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd (21AT) to provide data from a new Earth Observation satellite (SSTL-S1) due for launch on PSLV in the middle of this year. The contract was signed by Sir Martin Sweeting, Executive Chairman of SSTL, and Mme Wu Shuang, President and Chairman of 21A ... more
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+ Powerful new dataset reveals patterns of global ozone pollution
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+ UK to play a major role in space weather mission concept


On the rebound as nanoparticles self-heal
Lemont IL (SPX) Feb 02, 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 that strain is removed. New research from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and Stanford University has found that palladium nanoparticles can repair atomic dislo ... more
+ Optical nanoscope allows imaging of quantum dots
+ Let the good tubes roll
+ Piecework at the nano assembly line
+ Touchy nanotubes work better when clean
+ 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
Quantum algorithm could help AI think faster
Singapore (SPX) Feb 08, 2018
One of the ways that computers 'think' is by analysing relationships within large sets of data. An international team has shown that quantum computers can do one such analysis faster than classical computers, for a wider array of data types than was previously expected. The team's proposed 'quantum linear system algorithm' is published in the 2 February issue of Physical Review Letters. In ... more
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+ Army researchers develop new algorithms to train robots
+ NIST's superconducting synapse may be missing piece for 'artificial brains'
+ Applying machine learning to the universe's mysteries
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+ Dutch robots help make cheese, 'smell' the roses
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Improving drone performance in headwinds
Sendai, Japan (SPX) Feb 12, 2018
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? The prevalence of multi-rotor drones has increased dramatically in recent years, but in headwinds they pitch upwards unpredictably. Engineers from Tohoku University, Japan, have shown that angling the rotor blades of a quad-rotor unmanned aerial vehicles by just 20 degrees can reduce pitching by a quarter. Their work is published in the International Journal of Micro ... more
+ L-3 awarded $8.2M for retrofits to Predator simulators
+ General Atomics awarded $49M for Reaper drone software development
+ Drones learn to navigate autonomously by imitating cars and bicycles
+ Northrop Grumman tapped to service Army's Hunter drones
+ Australia lifesaving drone makes first rescue
+ Boeing unveils UAV prototype for cargo, logistics use
+ Russia's army warns of 'terrorist' drones after attacks
Understanding heat behavior in electronic devices boosts performance
Barcelona, Spain (SPX) Feb 05, 2018
In a paper published last week in the journal Nature Communications, researchers from the Department of Physics and the Department of Electronics Engineering at the UAB, and from the Birck Nanotechnology Center at Purdue University (USA), studied the heating of small current lines placed on top of a silicon substrate, simulating the behavior of current transistors. This work shows how thes ... more
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+ 2-D tin stanene without buckling: A possible topological insulator
+ Quantum race accelerates development of silicon quantum chip
+ Method uses DNA, nanoparticles and lithography to make optically active structures
+ TU Wien develops new semiconductor processing technology
+ New metal-semiconductor interface for brain-inspired computing
+ NMRCloudQ: A quantum cloud experience on a nuclear magnetic resonance quantum computer


Helping authorities respond more quickly to airborne radiological threats
Raleigh NC (SPX) Feb 12, 2018
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new technique that uses existing technologies to detect potential airborne radiological materials in hours instead of days. "We wanted a rapid way of detecting radiological aerosols that are usually associated with the production of dirty bombs or other radiological weapons," says Joseph Cope, a Ph.D. student and fellow with ... more
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+ A Detailed Timeline of The IMAGE Mission Recovery
+ Researchers take terahertz data links around the bend
+ Advances in lasers get to the long and short of it
+ Quantum cocktail provides insights on memory control
+ VR helps surgeons to 'see through' tissue and reconnect blood vessels
+ A new radiation detector made from graphene
'Gotta find a way': Chinese rap in crisis after crackdown
Shanghai (AFP) Feb 8, 2018
Chinese rap and hip hop seemed poised to break out after a wildly popular singing show brought mainstream legitimacy to a musical style that had struggled to find its voice in China. But an abrupt official backlash against hip hop culture has tamed the swagger of artists who fear that Chinese rap's development, like a once-promising homegrown rock-and-roll movement, will be nipped in the bud ... more
+ Publisher detained in China 'confesses', blames Sweden
+ Hong Kong schools shut over deadly flu outbreak
+ Mercedes apologises to China after quoting Dalai Lama
+ Vatican's delicate China mission runs into trouble
+ China says Swedish publisher held under criminal law
+ Hong Kong democracy activists walk free in appeal victory
+ Daughter's fears grow over bookseller missing in China
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Large Hadron Collider experiment shows potential evidence of quasiparticle sought for decades
Lawrence KS (SPX) Feb 09, 2018
In a 17-mile circular tunnel underneath the border between France and Switzerland, an international collaboration of scientists runs experiments using the world's most advanced scientific instrument, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). By smashing together protons that travel close to light speed, particle physicists analyze these collisions and learn more about the fundamental makeup of all matter ... more
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+ Supermassive black holes can feast on one star per year
+ NASA Tests Atomic Clock for Deep Space Navigation
+ Distant galaxy group contradicts common cosmological models, simulations
+ Black holes regulate star formation in massive galaxies
+ Scientists get better numbers on what happens when electrons get wet
+ Mind your speed: A magnetic brake on proton acceleration
Acoustic tractor beam could pave the way for levitating humans
Bristol UK (SPX) Feb 05, 2018
Acoustic tractor beams use the power of sound to hold particles in mid-air, and unlike magnetic levitation, they can grab most solids or liquids. For the first time University of Bristol engineers have shown it is possible to stably trap objects larger than the wavelength of sound in an acoustic tractor beam. This discovery opens the door to the manipulation of drug capsules or micro-surgical im ... more
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+ Deep Learning Pioneered for Real-Time Gravitational Wave Discovery
+ Scientists unveil world's most powerful tractor beam
+ 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


Farm sunshine, not cancer: Replacing tobacco fields with solar arrays
Houghton MI (SPX) Feb 08, 2018
Although tobacco use is the leading cause of avoidable death globally, farming tobacco continues to provide the primary source of income to many farmers. But two Michigan Technological University researchers contend that converting tobacco fields to solar farms could profitably serve two purposes: Reduce preventable deaths and meet the growing need for solar energy to combat climate change. ... more
+ NREL scientists demonstrate remarkable stability in perovskite solar cells
+ Smart new method to manufacture organic solar cells
+ Production of solar fuels inches closer with discovery by Caltech scientists
+ New approach could quickly identify best organic solar cell mixtures
+ Monitoring positive charges in solar materials
+ Revealing the hidden path of perovskite formation
+ Cal Poly dedicates 4.5 Megawatt solar farm
UK companies seek cooperation with Russia in space technologies
London (Sputnik) Feb 07, 2018
Daniel Kawczynski, UK Conservative lawmaker, told Sputnik on Wednesday that he intended to inform the country's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson about the interest of UK companies in enhancing cooperation with Russia in the space domain. "The Russian officials at the embassy said that they are keen, the British side is keen to explore opportunities for more cooperation in space and that's a ... more
+ GovSat-1 Successfully Launched on SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket
+ Iridium Announces First Land-Mobile Service Providers for Iridium Certus
+ 2018 in Space - Progress and Promise
+ Brexit prompts EU to move satellite site to Spain
+ Europe's space agency braces for Brexit fallout
+ Xenesis and ATLAS partner to develop global optical network
+ GomSpace signs deal for low-inclination launch on Virgin's LauncherOne
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