Spiky nanostructures capture life's fine details
Assembling nanorods into complexes shaped like sea urchins may enable real-time imaging of cell components, including DNA.
Feb 22nd, 2017
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In a first, metamaterial achieves the performance predicted by theoretical bounds
In 2015, a mechanical engineer and materials scientist developed an idea that could change the way people think about high-performance structural materials. Two years later, his concept is paying research dividends.
Feb 21st, 2017
Read moreUsing kinetics, not temperature, to make nanocrystalline ceramic coatings
Room temperature coatings make design, fabrication flexible.
Feb 21st, 2017
Read moreResearchers work to expand access to health care using nanotechnology
Researchers are using commercially available nanotechnology to develop a low-cost, handheld diagnostic device that can monitor HIV.
Feb 21st, 2017
Read moreEngineers overcome a hurdle in growing a revolutionary optical metamaterial
Engineers produced an elusive diamond crystal structure that could revolutionize photonics. This put them on the path to achieving a material that is the 'holy grail of directed particle self-assembly'.
Feb 21st, 2017
Read moreNew window into the nanoworld
Scientists combine the ultra-fast with the ultra-small to pioneer microscopy at terahertz frequencies.
Feb 21st, 2017
Read moreWaste silicon sawdust recycled into anode for lithium-ion battery
Researchers have found that the pulverization of silicon sawdust into silicon nanoflakes and the subsequent carbon coating are effective in fabricating high capacity and durable LIBs.
Feb 21st, 2017
Read moreLigand-baited nanosprings capture tumor-derived exosomes from a prostate cancer cell line
Findings enable a non-invasive approach for diagnosis and prognosis of prostate cancer.
Feb 21st, 2017
Read moreNanoclusters could solve big problems for lithium-ion batteries
Chemists have developed a superionic solid that could be the basis of next-generation lithium-ion batteries.
Feb 21st, 2017
Read moreHigh-sensitivity cameras reveal the atomic structure of metal-organic frameworks
Scientists have developed a method for fine-scale imaging of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), three-dimensional structures made up of metal ions connected by organic ligands.
Feb 21st, 2017
Read moreNonlinear optics
Researchers show that silicon can reproduce physical phenomena exploited by high-end telecommunications devices.
Feb 21st, 2017
Read moreNanotechnology approach could cut dose of leading HIV treatment in half
Researchers have presented successful results of a trial that utilized nanotechnology to improve drug therapies for HIV patients.
Feb 21st, 2017
Read moreNanostraws sample a cell's contents without damage
Tiny nanostraws that sample the contents of a cell without causing damage may improve our ability to understand cellular processes and lead to safer medical treatments.
Feb 21st, 2017
Read moreScalable 100% yield production of conductive graphene inks
The novel method uses ultrahigh shear forces in a microfluidisation process to exfoliate graphene flakes from graphite. The process converts 100% of the starting graphite material into usable flakes for conductive inks, avoiding the need for centrifugation and reducing the time taken to produce a usable ink.
Feb 21st, 2017
Read moreNominations invited for $250,000 Kabiller Prize in Nanoscience
Major international prize recognizes a visionary nanotechnology researcher.
Feb 20th, 2017
Read moreQuantum matter - shaken, but not stirred
Researchers experimentally realized an exotic quantum system which is robust to mixing by periodic forces.
Feb 20th, 2017
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