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January 07, 2019
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Carrying and releasing nanoscale cargo with 'nanowrappers'



Upton NY (SPX) Jan 04, 2019
This holiday season, scientists at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN) - a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science User Facility at Brookhaven National Laboratory - have wrapped a box of a different kind. Using a one-step chemical synthesis method, they engineered hollow metallic nanosized boxes with cube-shaped pores at the corners and demonstrated how these "nanowrappers" can be used to carry and release DNA-coated nanoparticles in a controlled way. The research is reported in a paper pu ... read more

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Illuminating nanoparticle growth with X-rays
Upton NY (SPX) Jan 02, 2019
Hydrogen fuel cells are a promising technology for producing clean and renewable energy, but the cost and activity of their cathode materials is a major challenge for commercialization. Many fuel ce ... more
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Pitt chemical engineers develop new theory to build improved nanomaterials
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Dec 17, 2018
Thanks in part to their distinct electronic, optical and chemical properties, nanomaterials are utilized in an array of diverse applications from chemical production to medicine and light-emitting d ... more
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MIT team invents method to shrink objects to the nanoscale
Boston MA (SPX) Dec 14, 2018
MIT researchers have invented a way to fabricate nanoscale 3-D objects of nearly any shape. They can also pattern the objects with a variety of useful materials, including metals, quantum dots, and ... more
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Artificial synapses made from nanowires
Juelich, Germany (SPX) Dec 06, 2018
Scientists from Julich together with colleagues from Aachen and Turin have produced a memristive element made from nanowires that functions in much the same way as a biological nerve cell. The compo ... more


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How microscopic machines can fail in the blink of an eye
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 04, 2018
How long can tiny gears and other microscopic moving parts last before they wear out? What are the warning signs that these components are about to fail, which can happen in just a few tenths of a s ... more
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Nano-scale process may speed arrival of cheaper hi-tech products
Edinburgh UK (SPX) Nov 12, 2018
An inexpensive way to make products incorporating nanoparticles - such as high-performance energy devices or sophisticated diagnostic tests - has been developed by researchers. The process cou ... more
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Stealth-cap technology for light-emitting nanoparticles
Dresden, Germany (SPX) Nov 15, 2018
A team of scientists from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), in collaboration with researchers from Monash University Australia, has succeeded in significantly increasing the stability ... more
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Watching nanoparticles
Stanford CA (SPX) Nov 08, 2018
When Michal Vadai's experiment worked for the first time, she jumped out of her seat. Vadai, a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University, had spent months designing and troubleshooting a new tool t ... more
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Penn engineers develop ultrathin, ultralight nanocardboard
Philadelphia PA (SPX) Nov 07, 2018
When choosing materials to make something, trade-offs need to be made between a host of properties, such as thickness, stiffness and weight. Depending on the application in question, finding just th ... more
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Physicists designed new antenna for supersensitive magnetometers of a new generation
Saint Petersburg, Russia (SPX) Nov 06, 2018
Scientists from ITMO University and Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences proposed a new microwave antenna that creates a uniform magnetic field in large volume. It is ... more
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Next generation of watch springs
Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Oct 31, 2018
Applied research is not always initiated by industry - but oftentimes it yields results that can swiftly be implemented by companies. A prime example can be seen on the Empa campus in Thun: Tiny wat ... more
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Caltech engineers create an optical gyroscope smaller than a grain of rice
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 26, 2018
Gyroscopes are devices that help vehicles, drones, and wearable and handheld electronic devices know their orientation in three-dimensional space. They are commonplace in just about every bit of tec ... more
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Researchers discover directional and long-lived nanolight in a 2D material
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 25, 2018
An international team led by researchers from Monash University (Melbourne, Australia), University of Oviedo (Asturias, Spain), CIC nanoGUNE (San Sebastian, Spain), and Soochow University (Suzhou, C ... more
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Big discoveries about tiny particles
Newark DE (SPX) Oct 09, 2018
From photonics to pharmaceuticals, materials made with polymer nanoparticles hold promise for products of the future. However, there are still gaps in understanding the properties of these tiny plas ... more


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Nucleation a boon to sustainable nanomanufacturing
Saint Louis MO (SPX) Sep 27, 2018
Calcium carbonate is found nearly everywhere, in sidewalk cement, wall paint, antacid tablets and deep underground. Engineers at Washington University in St. Louis have used a unique set of state-of ... more
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Two quantum dots are better than one: Using one dot to sense changes in another
Osaka, Japan (SPX) Sep 27, 2018
Quantum dots are nanometer-sized boxes that have attracted huge scientific interest for use in nanotechnology because their properties obey quantum mechanics and are requisites to develop advanced e ... more
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New nanoparticle superstructures made from pyramid-shaped building blocks
Providence RI (SPX) Sep 25, 2018
Researchers from Brown University have assembled complex macroscale superstructures from pyramid-shaped nanoparticle building blocks. The research, described in the journal Nature, demonstrates a pr ... more
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Cannibalistic materials feed on themselves to grow new nanostructures
Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Sep 04, 2018
Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory induced a two-dimensional material to cannibalize itself for atomic "building blocks" from which stable structures formed. ... more
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First-ever colored thin films of nanotubes created
Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Aug 31, 2018
Single-walled carbon nanotubes, or sheets of one atom-thick layers of graphene rolled up into different sizes and shapes, have found many uses in electronics and new touch screen devices. By nature, ... more
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Nanotubes change the shape of water
Houston TX (SPX) Aug 27, 2018
First, according to Rice University engineers, get a nanotube hole. Then insert water. If the nanotube is just the right width, the water molecules will align into a square rod. Rice materials ... more
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Chinese rover 'Jade Rabbit' drives on far side of the moon
Beijing (AFP) Jan 4, 2019
A Chinese lunar rover has driven on the far side of the moon, the national space agency announced on Friday, hailing the development as a "big step for the Chinese people". The Yutu-2 (Jade Rabbit-2) rover drove onto the moon's surface from the lander at 10:22pm Thursday (1422 GMT), about 12 hours after the groundbreaking touchdown of the Chang'e-4 probe, the agency said. The China Natio ... more
+ China spacecraft in position for first-ever landing on Moon's far side
+ Swedish instrument has landed on the moon
+ Women will make up to half of Russia-US Moon flight simulation crew
+ India's second moon mission postponed again - reports
+ Chinese rover Yutu-2 rolls out on to lunar far side
+ Scientists expect breakthrough findings on lunar far side
+ Chang'e-4 lands on largest crater in solar system
In space, the US sees a rival in China
Washington (AFP) Jan 6, 2019
During the Cold War, US eyes were riveted on the Soviet Union's rockets and satellites. But in recent years, it has been China's space programs that have most worried US strategists. China, whose space effort is run by the People's Liberation Army, today launches more rockets into space than any other country - 39 last year, compared to 31 by the United States, 20 by Russia and eight by Eur ... more
+ China's Chang'e-4 makes historic landing on moon's far side
+ China launches telecommunication technology test satellite
+ China launches first Hongyun project satellite
+ China's Chang'e-4 probe enters lunar orbit
+ China launches rover for first far side of the moon landing
+ Evolving Chinese Space Ecosystem To Foster Innovative Environment
+ China sends 5 satellites into orbit via single rocket


Netflix draws fire for blocking satire critical of Saudi Arabia
Washington (AFP) Jan 2, 2019
Netflix drew fire from human rights activists Wednesday after agreeing to block an episode of a satirical comedy show from its service in Saudi Arabia over comments critical of the kingdom and its crown prince. In the episode of "Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj," the American-born Muslim lashed out at the kingdom over the October killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saud ... more
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+ Britain voices 'grave' concerns over China's Huawei
+ Communication interception can be traced through meteor trails
+ Belgium reviews smartphone use by troops to counter spying: media
+ 'Smart' uniforms track Chinese students in truancy fight
+ US charges two Chinese over alleged state-sponsored hacking
Chinese rover 'Jade Rabbit' drives on far side of the moon
Beijing (AFP) Jan 4, 2019
A Chinese lunar rover has driven on the far side of the moon, the national space agency announced on Friday, hailing the development as a "big step for the Chinese people". The Yutu-2 (Jade Rabbit-2) rover drove onto the moon's surface from the lander at 10:22pm Thursday (1422 GMT), about 12 hours after the groundbreaking touchdown of the Chang'e-4 probe, the agency said. The China Natio ... more
+ China spacecraft in position for first-ever landing on Moon's far side
+ Swedish instrument has landed on the moon
+ Women will make up to half of Russia-US Moon flight simulation crew
+ India's second moon mission postponed again - reports
+ Chinese rover Yutu-2 rolls out on to lunar far side
+ Scientists expect breakthrough findings on lunar far side
+ Chang'e-4 lands on largest crater in solar system
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Carrying and releasing nanoscale cargo with 'nanowrappers'
Upton NY (SPX) Jan 04, 2019
This holiday season, scientists at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN) - a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science User Facility at Brookhaven National Laboratory - have wrapped a box of a different kind. Using a one-step chemical synthesis method, they engineered hollow metallic nanosized boxes with cube-shaped pores at the corners and demonstrated how these "nanowrappers" can be ... more
+ Illuminating nanoparticle growth with X-rays
+ Pitt chemical engineers develop new theory to build improved nanomaterials
+ MIT team invents method to shrink objects to the nanoscale
+ Artificial synapses made from nanowires
+ How microscopic machines can fail in the blink of an eye
+ Stealth-cap technology for light-emitting nanoparticles
+ Nano-scale process may speed arrival of cheaper hi-tech products
New nanosatellite system captures better imagery at lower cost
Beer-Sheva, Israel (SPX) Jan 07, 2019
Ben-Gurion University researchers have developed a new satellite imaging system that could revolutionize the economics and imagery available from space-based cameras and even earth-based telescopes. "This is an invention that completely changes the costs of space exploration, astronomy, aerial photography, and more," says Angika Bulbul, a BGU Ph.D. candidate under the supervision of Prof. ... more
+ China launches six Yunhai-2 satellites for atmospheric environment research
+ Declining particulate pollution led to increased ozone pollution in China
+ Reliable tropical weather pattern to change in a warming climate
+ Research reveals 'fundamental finding' about Earth's outer core
+ First detection of rain over the ocean by navigation satellites
+ New threat to ozone recovery
+ ICESat-2 helps scientists measure ice thickness in the Weddell Sea


Carrying and releasing nanoscale cargo with 'nanowrappers'
Upton NY (SPX) Jan 04, 2019
This holiday season, scientists at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN) - a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science User Facility at Brookhaven National Laboratory - have wrapped a box of a different kind. Using a one-step chemical synthesis method, they engineered hollow metallic nanosized boxes with cube-shaped pores at the corners and demonstrated how these "nanowrappers" can be ... more
+ Illuminating nanoparticle growth with X-rays
+ Pitt chemical engineers develop new theory to build improved nanomaterials
+ MIT team invents method to shrink objects to the nanoscale
+ Artificial synapses made from nanowires
+ How microscopic machines can fail in the blink of an eye
+ Stealth-cap technology for light-emitting nanoparticles
+ Nano-scale process may speed arrival of cheaper hi-tech products
Breadmaking robot startup eyes fresh connections
Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 7, 2019
The robot breadmaker came to Las Vegas this week, aiming to bring some freshness to a sector that may be ready for disruption. Wilkinson Baking Company unveiled its BreadBot at the Consumer Electronics Show, a machine that mixes and bakes up to 235 loaves a day. Chief executive Randall Wilkinson said the device can lower costs and produce fresher breads than are available in most America ... more
+ Growing bio-inspired shapes with hundreds of tiny robots
+ Self-driving rovers tested in Mars-like Morocco
+ First Harris T7 bomb disposal robots sent to British army
+ New models sense human trust in smart machines
+ Robot shown on Russian TV revealed to be man in costume
+ Artificial joint restores wrist-like movements to forearm amputees
+ Norfolk Navy Shipyard introducing exoskeletons for workers
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Insitu gets defense contract for Blackjack unmanned aircraft
Washington (UPI) Dec 28, 2018
Insitu has won a $12 million contract for spare and sustainment parts for the Blackjack unmanned aircraft system, the Defense Department announced. The company, a division of Boeing headquartered in Bergen, Wash., was awarded $12,167,690 for firm-fixed-price delivery against a previously issued basic ordering agreement for parts to maintain the Naval Supply Systems Command's RQ-21A Blac ... more
+ General Atomics, Raytheon contracted for Reaper drone support
+ New foldable drone can navigate narrow holes
+ General Atomics receives $40 million for Gray Eagle drone services
+ Using drones to simplify film animation
+ General Atomics tapped for French MQ-9 drone support
+ Logos demonstrates Redkite advanced surveillance pod
+ Drones offer ability to find, ID and count marine megafauna
Excitons pave the way to more efficient electronics
Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Jan 07, 2019
They were the first to control exciton flows at room temperature. And now, the team of scientists from EPFL's Laboratory of Nanoscale Electronics and Structures (LANES) has taken their technology one step further. They have found a way to control some of the properties of excitons and change the polarization of the light they generate. This can lead to a new generation of electronic device ... more
+ Quantum chemistry on quantum computers
+ Physicists record 'lifetime' of graphene qubits
+ Russian researchers explore the prospects for creating photonic integrated circuits
+ Quantum Maxwell's demon 'teleports' entropy out of a qubit
+ Electronics of the future: A new energy-efficient mechanism using the Rashba effect
+ Technique allows integration of single-crystal hybrid perovskites into electronics
+ Studying how unconventional metals behave, with an eye on high-temperature superconductors


Raytheon contracts Elbit Systems for Two Color Laser System
Washington (UPI) Jan 4, 2019
Raytheon has been awarded a contract to Elbit Systems of America for the Two Color Laser System, a surveillance system element onboard military aircraft. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed in a news release on Elbit Systems' website, but the U.S. subsidiary of the Israeli company said the contract would be carried out in 2019. The Two Color Laser System serves the Multi-Spec ... more
+ A high-performance material at extremely low temperatures
+ Chemical catalysts turn tiny 2D sheets into 3D objects
+ New metamaterial offers exceptional sound transportation
+ Rippling: What happens when layered materials are pushed to the brink
+ Predicting the properties of a new class of glasses
+ Sustainable 'plastics' are on the horizon
+ MIT researchers develop novel 3D printing method for transparent glass
13 Canadians held in China since arrest of Huawei executive: official
Ottawa (AFP) Jan 4, 2019
Thirteen Canadians have been detained in China following the arrest on December 1 of a senior executive from Chinese telecoms equipment giant Huawei, Ottawa said Thursday, with eight subsequently released. Global Affairs Canada spokesperson Guillaume Berube confirmed the detentions to AFP, adding the figures excluded Hong Kong. The thirteen include former diplomat Michael Kovrig and cons ... more
+ China's population shrinks despite two-child policy: experts
+ China's 'Jack the Ripper' executed
+ Hong Kong democracy camp kicks off 2019 with protests
+ Arrests fuel anxieties among China Canadian expats
+ China to mark Year of the Pig with "Peppa Pig" movie
+ Canadian teacher detained in China is freed
+ China university students protest Marxist group shakeup
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A competing state of matter in superconducting material uncovered
Ames IA (SPX) Jan 03, 2019
A team of experimentalists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory and theoreticians at University of Alabama Birmingham discovered a remarkably long-lived new state of matter in an iron pnictide superconductor, which reveals a laser-induced formation of collective behaviors that compete with superconductivity. "Superconductivity is a strange state of matter, in which the pairin ... more
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+ Precision experiment first to isolate, measure weak force between protons, neutrons
+ Cosmologists claim universe is riding on an expanding bubble in an extra dimension
+ Electrically charged higgs versus physicists: 1-0 until break
New squeezing record at GEO600 gravitational-wave detector
Hannover, Germany (SPX) Dec 17, 2018
The detection of Einstein's gravitational waves relies on highly precise laser measurements of small length changes. The kilometer-size detectors of the international network (GEO600, LIGO, Virgo) are so sensitive that they are fundamentally limited by tiny quantum mechanical effects. These cause a background noise which overlaps with gravitational-wave signals. This noise is always presen ... more
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How to spot every solar panel in the United States
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 02, 2019
Solar panels now account for over 10% of total electricity generation in some U.S. states, such as California. But policy-makers, utility companies, and engineers still find it difficult to put an accurate number on the country's total solar power installation, let alone to describe what factors make solar power thrive in certain areas and not others. Now, researchers at Stanford Universit ... more
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+ Stanford team locates nearly all US solar panels in a billion images with machine learning
+ Costa Rica hits renewable energy mark for fourth year in a row
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+ Photon Energy Connects 8 Solar Power Plants for 5.5 MWp in Hungary to Grid
+ Solar Frontier Americas Acquires Canadian Solar's 210 MWp Mustang Two Solar Project
Why I'm excited about Amazon entering the SatCom industry
San Francisco CA (SPX) Jan 07, 2019
Recently, the satellite data industry welcomed its newest player: Amazon. Amazon is teaming up with with defense industry veteran Lockheed Martin to create the new AWS Ground Station Service - which will eventually have 12 global antenna ground stations. These stations will provide customers on the ground with satellite communication and associated access to data. As you probably already k ... more
+ Year of many new beginnings for Indian space sector
+ ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst returns to Earth for the second time
+ Spacecraft Repo Operations
+ Scaled back OneWeb constellation Not to affect number of Soyuz boosters
+ Update from ESA Council, December 2018
+ CAT rules in favour of Ofcom's EAN authorisation decision
+ Fleet Space Technologies' Centauri launched aboard SpaceX Falcon 9
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