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Chemists create nanofibers using unprecedented new method
Researchers have developed a novel method for creating self-assembled protein/polymer nanostructures that are reminiscent of fibers found in living cells. The work offers a promising new way to fabricate materials for drug delivery and tissue engineering applications.
Posted: Jul 31st, 2014
Read moreNeutron Tomography technique reveals phase fractions of crystalline materials in 3-Dimensions
Researchers have developed a novel method, based on energy-selective neutron imaging for visualization of crystalline phase distributions within the bulk of metallic samples.
Posted: Jul 31st, 2014
Read moreChemists demonstrate 'bricks-and-mortar' assembly of new molecular structures
Chemists have described the self-assembly of large, symmetrical molecules in bricks-and-mortar fashion, a development with potential value for the field of organic electronic devices such as field-effect transistors and photovoltaic cells.
Posted: Jul 31st, 2014
Read moreNature inspires a greener way to make colorful plastics
Long before humans figured out how to create colors, nature had already perfected the process - think stunning, bright butterfly wings of many different hues, for example. Now scientists are tapping into those secrets to develop a more environmentally friendly way to make colored plastics.
Posted: Jul 30th, 2014
Read moreNew NSF grant supports new concept for manufacturing nanoscale devices
A professor from Wayne State University's College of Engineering recently received a $330,000 award from the National Science Foundation for the project, 'Nanoparticle-directed synthesis of organic nanorods'.
Posted: Jul 30th, 2014
Read moreResearchers successfully test new material for spin-based electronics
Researchers have demonstrated experimentally, for the first time, that samarium hexaboride is indeed a topological insulator.
Posted: Jul 30th, 2014
Read moreGot questions on the National Nanotechnology Initiative's EHS strategy?
The NNCO is now accepting questions related to the 'Progress Review on the Coordinated Implementation of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) 2011 Environmental, Health, and Safety Research Strategy'.
Posted: Jul 30th, 2014
Read moreWorld's smallest propeller could be used for microscopic medicine
Researchers announced that they had succeeded in creating a screw-shaped nanopropeller that can move in a gel-like fluid, mimicking the environment inside a living organism.
Posted: Jul 29th, 2014
Read moreThe quantum Cheshire cat: Scientists separate a particle from its properties
Researchers published the results of the first Cheshire Cat experiment, separating a neutron from its magnetic field.
Posted: Jul 29th, 2014
Read moreA new way to make microstructured surfaces
Method can produce strong, lightweight materials with specific surface properties.
Posted: Jul 29th, 2014
Read moreTough foam from tiny sheets
Researchers use graphene oxide to make ultralight foam.
Posted: Jul 29th, 2014
Read moreOptimum inertial self-propulsion design for snowman-like nanorobot
A new study investigates the effects of small but finite inertia on the propulsion of micro and nano-scale swimming machines.
Posted: Jul 29th, 2014
Read moreA green method to prepare cellulose nanoparticles from waste cotton
In addition to biodegradability and the ability to be recovered and re-used, cellulose nanoparticles are light and cheap, and they have very desirable mechanical properties. Therefore, they have high potential to be used in pharmaceutics, foodstuff, cosmetics, paper production and composite manufacturing.
Posted: Jul 29th, 2014
Read moreNanotechnology and tyres: Greening industry and transport
The use of new nanomaterials in tyre production could help foster the sustainability of the tyre industry and reduce the environmental impact of vehicles, if the potential environmental, health and safety risks of the technology are managed carefully, according to the new OECD report 'Nanotechnology and Tyres: Greening Industry and Transport'.
Posted: Jul 28th, 2014
Read moreColloidal beads with nanoscale DNA springs
Researchers are using magnetic beads and DNA 'springs' to create chains of varying flexibility that can be used as microscale models for polymer macromolecules.
Posted: Jul 28th, 2014
Read moreMeasuring the smallest magnets
Strapping two individual electrons to two ions enabled Weizmann physicists to measure the magnetic interactions between them.
Posted: Jul 28th, 2014
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