Material scientists at ETH-Zurich are working on composite materials that mimic the structure of seashells. Such complex structures are produced using magnetic nanoparticles which guide the composites' stiffer elements into place.
Jan 13th, 2012
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Wrapping palladium nanoparticles inside a self-assembled polymer matrix makes catalysts easier to retain and recycle.
Jan 13th, 2012
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A new type of lab has been created to utilize near-atomic resolution microscopy and other structural biology technologies to help accelerate important medical discoveries relating to global health challenges, such as cancer and HIV/AIDS.
Jan 12th, 2012
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Researchers at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), part of the National Institutes of Health, have developed a new way to see structures within viruses that were not clearly seen before.
Jan 12th, 2012
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New experimental atomic-scale magnet memory is at least 100 times denser than today's hard disk drives and solid state memory chips.
Jan 12th, 2012
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A Rice University laboratory has found a way to turn common carbon fiber into graphene quantum dots, tiny specks of matter with properties expected to prove useful in electronic, optical and biomedical applications.
Jan 12th, 2012
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A terahertz transmitter developed at the TU Darmstadt has generated the highest frequency ever attained by a microelectronic device. The innovative device is also minuscule and operates at room temperature, which could lead to it paving the way for new applications in, e.g., nondestructive testing or medical diagnostics.
Jan 12th, 2012
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Heated nanoprobes perform thermo-mechanical measurements using magnetic actuation.
Jan 12th, 2012
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New technology could potentially lead to new therapeutics for Type I diabetes with improved efficacy and reduced side effects.
Jan 12th, 2012
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University of Illinois researchers have shown that by tuning the properties of laser light illuminating arrays of metal nanoantennas, these nano-scale structures allow for dexterous optical tweezing as well as size-sorting of particles.
Jan 12th, 2012
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Paul Alivisatos, director of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California (UC) Berkeley's Larry and Diane Bock Professor of Nanotechnology, has won the prestigious Wolf Foundation Prize in Chemistry for 2012.
Jan 12th, 2012
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Physicists at Linkoeping University have shown that a dose of hydrogen or helium can render graphene even more useful.
Jan 12th, 2012
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Researchers at Princeton led by Stephen Lyon, a professor of electrical engineering, have found a way to extend their control over the spins of billions of electrons for up to 10 seconds.
Jan 12th, 2012
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UT Dallas researchers are making strides in understanding the workings of quantum dots - nanosized particles that have immense potential in several industry applications.
Jan 12th, 2012
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In the super-small world of nanostructures, a team of polymer scientists and engineers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have discovered how to make nano-scale repairs to a damaged surface equivalent to spot-filling a scratched car fender rather than re-surfacing the entire part.
Jan 12th, 2012
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A team of researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory are exploring ways to design batteries that heal themselves when damaged.
Jan 11th, 2012
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