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| Hybrid nanomaterials bristle with potential   Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Aug 14, 2018 By combining multiple nanomaterials into a single structure, scientists can create hybrid materials that incorporate the best properties of each component and outperform any single substance. A controlled method for making triple-layered hollow nanostructures has now been developed at KAUST. The hybrid structures consist of a conductive organic core sandwiched between layers of electrocatalytically active metals: their potential uses range from better battery electrodes to renewable fuel production. ... read more |  |  Nanotube 'rebar' makes graphene twice as tough Houston TX (SPX) Aug 06, 2018 Rice University researchers have found that fracture-resistant "rebar graphene" is more than twice as tough as pristine graphene. Graphene is a one-atom-thick sheet of carbon. On the two-dimen ... more   Individual silver nanoparticles observed in real time Bochum, Germany (SPX) Aug 03, 2018 Chemists at Ruhr-Universitat Bochum have developed a new method of observing the chemical reactions of individual silver nanoparticles, which only measure a thousandth of the thickness of a human ha ... more   Researchers use nanotechnology to improve the accuracy of measuring devices Moscow (SPX) Jul 30, 2018 Scientists from Higher school of economics and the Federal Scientific Research Centre 'Crystallography and Photonics' have synthesized multi-layered nanowires in order to study their magnetoresistan ... more   A new 'periodic table' for nanomaterials Kyoto, Japan (SPX) Jul 24, 2018 The approach was developed by Daniel Packwood of Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) and Taro Hitosugi of the Tokyo Institute of Technology. It involves connec ... more |  | 



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|  |  Researchers use magnets to move tiny DNA-based nano-devices Columbus OH (SPX) Jun 04, 2018 Researchers have devised a magnetic control system to make tiny DNA-based robots move on demand - and much faster than recently possible. In the journal Nature Communications, Carlos Castro and Ratn ... more   Change the face of nanoparticles and you'll rule chemistry Warsaw, Poland (SPX) May 29, 2018 Change the face of nanoparticles and you'll rule chemistry! Depending on the lighting, the surface of appropriately crafted nanoparticles can change its topography. Researchers from the Institute of ... more   Researchers enhance boron nitride nanotubes for next-gen composites Houston TX (SPX) May 29, 2018 Boron nitride nanotubes are primed to become effective building blocks for next-generation composite and polymer materials based on a new discovery at Rice University - and a previous one. Sci ... more   Understanding light-induced electrical current in atomically thin nanomaterials Upton NY (SPX) May 29, 2018 Scientists at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN) - a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User Facility at Brookhaven National Laboratory - have used an optoelectronic imagin ... more   Making massive leaps in electronics at nano-scale Johannesburg, South Africa (SPX) May 31, 2018 Researchers at the University of the Witwatersrand have found ways to control the spin transport in networks of the smallest electrical conductor known to man. By chemically attaching nano-par ... more |  |   Columbia researchers squeeze light into nanoscale devices and circuits   Novel method to fabricate nanoribbons from speeding nano droplets Ulsan, Korea (SPX) May 29, 2018 An international team of researchers, affiliated with UNIST has discovered a novel method for the synthesis of ultrathin semiconductors. This is a unique growth mechanism, which yielded nanoscopic s ... more  | 
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|  |  Valves for tiny particles Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) May 27, 2018 Researchers from ETH Zurich have developed tiny valves that enable individual nanoparticles in liquids to be separated and sorted. The valves can be used for a very broad range of tiny particles, in ... more   NIST puts the optical microscope under the microscope to achieve atomic accuracy Washington DC (SPX) May 28, 2018 Over the last two decades, scientists have discovered that the optical microscope can be used to detect, track and image objects much smaller than their traditional limit - about half the wavelength ... more   Atomic-scale manufacturing now a reality Edmonton, Canada (SPX) May 25, 2018 Scientists at the University of Alberta have applied a machine learning technique using artificial intelligence to perfect and automate atomic-scale manufacturing, something which has never been don ... more   Porous materials make it possible to have nanotechnology under control Andalusia, Spain (SPX) May 21, 2018 Half metal, half organic structure, like Robocop himself, is the material known as MOF, short for Metal Organic Framework. MOF has been developed by scientists and applied to a myriad of products fr ... more   A new Bose-Einstein condensate created at Aalto University Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Apr 22, 2018 Nearly a hundred years ago, Albert Einstein and Satyendra Nath Bose predicted that quantum mechanics can force a large number of particles to behave in concert as if they were only a single particle ... more |  | 
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| Bricks from Moon dust Paris (ESA) Aug 21, 2018  Lunar masonry starts on Earth. European researchers are working with Moon dust simulants that could one day allow astronauts to build habitats on our natural satellite and pave the way for human space exploration. 
The surface of the Moon is covered in grey, fine, rough dust. This powdery soil is everywhere - an indigenous source that could become the ideal material for brickwork. You can c ... more        |  | China unveils Chang'e-4 rover to explore Moon's far side Beijing (XNA) Aug 17, 2018  China's moon lander and rover for the Chang'e-4 lunar probe, which is expected to land on the far side of the moon this year, was unveiled Wednesday. 
Images displayed at Wednesday's press conference showed the rover was a rectangular box with two foldable solar panels and six wheels. It is 1.5 meters long, 1 meter wide and 1.1 meters high. 
Wu Weiren, the chief designer of China's lun ... more        |  |   | 
| Silicon Valley idealism at odds with China market San Francisco (AFP) Aug 18, 2018  Google workers' outrage over the notion of censoring searches to appease Chinese officials highlights the dilemma US tech companies face in accessing the lucrative market. 
Using technology to make the world better is a well-worn mantra in Silicon Valley, preached so strongly by internet companies such as Google and Facebook that it has become part of their identity. 
That idealism has rep ... more        |  | Bricks from Moon dust Paris (ESA) Aug 21, 2018  Lunar masonry starts on Earth. European researchers are working with Moon dust simulants that could one day allow astronauts to build habitats on our natural satellite and pave the way for human space exploration. 
The surface of the Moon is covered in grey, fine, rough dust. This powdery soil is everywhere - an indigenous source that could become the ideal material for brickwork. You can c ... more        |  |     | 
| Hybrid nanomaterials bristle with potential Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Aug 14, 2018  By combining multiple nanomaterials into a single structure, scientists can create hybrid materials that incorporate the best properties of each component and outperform any single substance. A controlled method for making triple-layered hollow nanostructures has now been developed at KAUST. The hybrid structures consist of a conductive organic core sandwiched between layers of electrocatalytica ... more        |  | Earth more solar exposed with rapid magnetic field reversals Canberra, Australia (SPX) Aug 22, 2018  A study on past reversals of Earth's magnetic field has found that a rapid shift occurred within two centuries - such an event in future would increase our exposure to the Sun's radiation that may cause trillions of dollars in power and communications systems damage. 
The international research team found that magnetic field reversals - whereby the magnetic south pole became the magnetic no ... more        |  |   | 
| Hybrid nanomaterials bristle with potential Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Aug 14, 2018  By combining multiple nanomaterials into a single structure, scientists can create hybrid materials that incorporate the best properties of each component and outperform any single substance. A controlled method for making triple-layered hollow nanostructures has now been developed at KAUST. The hybrid structures consist of a conductive organic core sandwiched between layers of electrocatalytica ... more        |  | Must do better: Japan eyes AI robots in class to boost English Tokyo (AFP) Aug 21, 2018  English-speaking AI robots will be helping out in some 500 Japanese classrooms from next year as the country seeks to improve its English skills among   both children and teachers. 
The education ministry plans a pilot project costing around 250 million yen ($227,000) to improve Japanese students' notoriously weak oral and written English, an official told AFP. 
"AI robots already on the m ... more        |  |   | 
| General Dynamics contracted for advanced MQ-9 Reaper sensors Washington (UPI) Aug 21, 2018  General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems has received a $134.million contract to flight test advanced sensors for the MQ-9 series of unmanned aerial vehicles. 
 The U.S. Missile Defense Agency contract covers the development and integration of sensor systems into an MQ-9 for realistic testing in the continental U.S. and elsewhere. 
 Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif., and is  ... more        |  | Multi-purpose silicon chip created for quantum information processing Bristol UK (SPX) Aug 22, 2018  An international team of researchers led by the University of Bristol have demonstrated that light can be used to implement a multi-functional quantum processor. 
This small device can be used as a scientific tool to perform a wide array of quantum information experiments, while at the same time showing the way to how fully functional quantum computers might be engineered from large scale f ... more        |  |  | 
| Novel research optimizes both elasticity and rigidity in the same material Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Aug 22, 2018  In the world of materials, rigidity and elasticity are usually on opposite ends of the continuum. Typically, the more elastic a material, the less able it is to bear loads and resist forces. The more rigid it is, the more prone it is to rupture at lower strains when the load or force exceeds its capacity. A goal for many materials scientists is to create a material that brings together the best  ... more        |  | Chinese national kidnapped in US, held for $2 million ransom Los Angeles (AFP) Aug 20, 2018  A Chinese national has been missing for five weeks after being abducted in California by three men demanding a $2 million ransom, the FBI revealed on Monday. 
Ruochen "Tony" Liao, 28, who worked at a luxury car dealership in Costa Mesa, was kidnapped on July 16 in the city of San Gabriel by three men riding in two black vehicles, Laura Eimiller, spokeswoman for the FBI office in Los Angeles,  ... more        |  |     | 
| Astronomers identify some of the oldest galaxies in the universe Durham UK (SPX) Aug 20, 2018  Astronomers have identified some of the earliest galaxies in the Universe. The team from the Institute for Computational Cosmology at Durham University and the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, has found evidence that the faintest satellite galaxies orbiting our own Milky Way galaxy are amongst the very first galaxies that formed in our Universe. 
Scientists working on this resea ... more        |  | Household phenomenon observed by Leonardo da Vinci finally explained Cambridge UK (SPX) Aug 09, 2018  An everyday occurrence spotted when we turn on the tap to brush our teeth has baffled engineers for centuries - why does the water splay when it hits the sink before it heads down the plughole? 
Famous inventor and painter Leonardo da Vinci documented the phenomenon, now known as a hydraulic jump, back in the 1500s. Hydraulic jumps are harmless in our household sinks but they can cause viol ... more        |  |   | 
| Constellation begins construction on 10MW solar array in Maryland Ocean City, MD (SPX) Aug 21, 2018  Constellation, an Exelon company, is breaking ground on a 10 megawatt (DC) solar energy project that will account for around 20 percent of the Town of Ocean City's annual energy use. 
Sited near the intersection of Routes 50 and 90 (about 10 miles west of downtown Ocean City), the solar array will provide energy for several of the town's key buildings, including its city hall, convention ce ... more        |  | Three top Russian space industry execs held for 'fraud' Moscow (AFP) Aug 19, 2018  Three top executives of the Russian space company Energia, which designs and manufactures the Soyuz and Progress spacecrafts, have been arrested for alleged fraud, investigators said on Sunday. 
"Energia's deputy director Alexei Beloborodov and two of his subordinates were arrested and charged with attempted fraud," the Investigative Committee of Russia said in a statement. 
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