Taking self-assembly to the limits
Confining tiny gold colloids inside nanoscale templates reveals how to design complex structures beyond the capabilities of conventional lithography.
Dec 3rd, 2014
Read moreConfining tiny gold colloids inside nanoscale templates reveals how to design complex structures beyond the capabilities of conventional lithography.
Dec 3rd, 2014
Read moreUpsetting the stability of super-small gold clusters generates multifaceted nanocrystals with potent catalytic properties.
Dec 3rd, 2014
Read moreFlexible metal-organic frameworks with a range of pore sizes are made by threading through molecular ligands.
Dec 3rd, 2014
Read moreResearchers have devised a powerful technique that simultaneously resolves the chemical characterization and topography of nanoscale materials down to the height of a single atom.
Dec 3rd, 2014
Read moreNew X-ray spectroscopy technique at Berkeley Lab's advanced light source for the study of heterogeneous interfaces.
Dec 2nd, 2014
Read moreChemists and engineers have discovered a fascinating new way to take some of the atmospheric carbon dioxide that's causing the greenhouse effect and use it to make an advanced, high-value material for use in energy storage products.
Dec 2nd, 2014
Read moreRetinal degeneration is one of the most worrisome dangers in the aging process. Now, researchers have made an important technological breakthrough towards a prosthetic retina that could help alleviate conditions that result from problems with this vital part of the eye.
Dec 2nd, 2014
Read moreChemists have fabricated novel rewritable paper, one that is based on the color switching property of commercial chemicals called redox dyes. The dye forms the imaging layer of the paper. Printing is achieved by using ultraviolet light to photobleach the dye, except the portions that constitute the text on the paper. The new rewritable paper can be erased and written on more than 20 times with no significant loss in contrast and resolution.
Dec 2nd, 2014
Read morePhysicists have developed a new algorithm that is capable of solving the Boltzmann equation for systems of self-propelled particles. The new method also reveals previously unknown patterns of collective motion in such systems.
Dec 2nd, 2014
Read moreNovel rubber-like coating could lead to longer lasting batteries.
Dec 2nd, 2014
Read morenano-archimedes is a Technology Computer Aided Design tool for the simulation of various technology relevant situtations involving the dynamics of electrons such as the transport in nanometer scale semiconductor devices (nanodevices) and the dynamics of N-body problems in quantum chemistry.
Dec 2nd, 2014
Read moreNew research shows that the majority of consumers will accept the presence of nanotechnology or genetic modification technology in foods - but only if the technology enhances the nutrition or improves the safety of the food.
Dec 2nd, 2014
Read moreIn a step toward understanding the factors that influence how nanotubes form, researchers have succeeded in filming them when they are only a few atoms old. These nanotube 'baby pictures' give crucial insight into how they germinate and grow, potentially opening the way for scientists to create them en masse with just the properties that they want.
Dec 2nd, 2014
Read moreAn energy-efficient heating system frees wind turbines from the ice in a matter of seconds. It is only switched on when water freezes.
Dec 2nd, 2014
Read moreA team of scientists has revealed how certain harmful bacteria drill into our cells to kill them. Their study shows how bacterial 'nanodrills' assemble themselves on the outer surfaces of our cells, and includes the first movie of how they then punch holes in the cells' outer membranes.
Dec 2nd, 2014
Read moreBisher haben Amyloid-Proteinkomplexe vor allem als mutma�liche Alzheimer-Ausl�ser eher unliebsame Bekanntheit erlangt. Biochemiker und Molekularbiologen aus Ulm und Jena haben nun entdeckt, dass sich diese Komplexe aufgrund ihrer Molek�lstruktur aber auch n�tzlich machen k�nnen.
Dec 2nd, 2014
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