Scientists unveil mechanism to obtain metal 'nanoscrews'
Researchers deposit gold atoms onto gold nanorods in a practically helicoidal structure.
Jun 25th, 2020
Read moreResearchers deposit gold atoms onto gold nanorods in a practically helicoidal structure.
Jun 25th, 2020
Read moreResearchers have succeeded in producing graphene nanoribbons for the first time directly on the surface of semiconductors. Until now, this was only possible on metal surfaces.
Jun 25th, 2020
Read moreA newly discovered nanocluster has a geometry that has not been observed in chemistry heretofore.
Jun 25th, 2020
Read moreInorganic nanoparticles stored in the nanomotors create oxygen nanobubbles for propulsion.
Jun 25th, 2020
Read moreResearchers used a simple process to implant atoms precisely into the top layers of ultra-thin crystals, yielding two-sided structures with different chemical compositions. The resulting materials, known as Janus structures after the two-faced Roman god, may prove useful in developing energy and information technologies.
Jun 25th, 2020
Read moreScientists developed a new technique that uses intense X-ray pulses to measure how atoms move in a sheet of material just one molecule thick.
Jun 25th, 2020
Read moreNew study using super resolution technology gives new insight into a poorly understood area of DNA replication.
Jun 25th, 2020
Read moreResearchers have developed a method for the production of wavy surfaces with nanometre precision. In the future this method could be used, for instance, to make optical components for data transmission on the internet even more efficient and compact.
Jun 25th, 2020
Read moreScientists have studied how magnet nanoparticles affect cancer cells in the human liver.
Jun 25th, 2020
Read moreResearchers have constructed the world's first atomically resolved scanning tunneling microscope (STM) in a hybrid magnet to obtain atomic resolved STM images of graphite in an ultra-high 30.1 T magnetic field and bore of 32mm diameter setting the highest magnetic field for the hybrid magnet,and the same time marking a new magnetic field record for any atomic resolution measurement.
Jun 25th, 2020
Read moreResearchers have proposed a new way to study the properties of individual organic molecules and nanolayers of molecules. The approach relies on V-shaped graphene-metal film structures.
Jun 25th, 2020
Read moreScientists have developed a completely new method of measuring 'squeezing' - a potential starting point for high-precision sensor technology.
Jun 25th, 2020
Read moreA new study opens important perspectives for treatment of diseases such as Alzheimer's and Huntington's disease, but also epilepsy, brain trauma and stroke.
Jun 25th, 2020
Read moreEnvironment-friendly solar panels consisting of the abundant materials Cu, Zn, Sn are hindered by their low practical efficiency compared to their theoretical potential. Researchers have now discovered a way to overcome these hurdles.
Jun 25th, 2020
Read moreWith their experiments, scientists confirmed certain energy transitions in quantum dots that had previously only been predicted theoretically: the so-called radiative Auger process.
Jun 25th, 2020
Read moreJust as a meter stick with hundreds of tick marks can be used to measure distances with great precision, a device known as a laser frequency comb, with its hundreds of evenly spaced, sharply defined frequencies, can be used to measure the colors of light waves with great precision.
Jun 25th, 2020
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