Lighting up DNA-based nanostructures
Scientists describe a mode of super-resolution microscopy that enables all the strands within these nanostructures to be visualized individually.
Apr 24th, 2018
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A simple method etches patterns at the atomic scale
Researchers have developed a precise chemical-free method for etching nanoscale features on silicon wafers.
Apr 23rd, 2018
Read morePaint job transforms walls into sensors, interactive surface (w/video)
Smart walls react to human touch, sense activity in room.
Apr 23rd, 2018
Read moreNeutrons provide insights into increased performance for hybrid perovskite solar cells
Neutron scattering has revealed, in real time, the fundamental mechanisms behind the conversion of sunlight into energy in hybrid perovskite materials. A better understanding of this behavior will enable manufacturers to design solar cells with increased efficiency.
Apr 23rd, 2018
Read moreLiquid cell transmission electron microscopy makes a window into the nanoscale
Engineers have developed an LC-TEM device that uses multiple windows and patterned features to explore the impacts of high-energy electron bombardment on nanoparticles and sensitive biological samples.
Apr 23rd, 2018
Read moreA better fake leather, inspired by plants
Researchers invent nanocoating for synthetic leather that cleans itself - and won't get sticky on a hot day.
Apr 23rd, 2018
Read moreNanoparticle breakthrough could capture unseen light for solar energy conversion
Scientists demonstrate how organic dyes work as antennas to help harness, convert light .
Apr 23rd, 2018
Read moreNanoengineering concrete with graphene drastically reduces carbon footprint
The new composite material also is more than twice as strong and four times more water resistant than existing concretes.
Apr 23rd, 2018
Read moreMolecules brilliantly illuminated
Pjysicists have developed a high-power laser system that generates ultrashort pulses of light covering a large share of the mid-infrared spectrum. The researchers envisage a wide range of applications for the technology - in the early diagnosis of cancer, for instance.
Apr 23rd, 2018
Read morePhysicists gain control over transitions between different states of matter
An international group of physicists managed for the first time to experimentally observe the transition between two different states of matter: propagating polariton-solitons and a Bose-Einstein condensate.
Apr 23rd, 2018
Read moreMaking drugs 'smarter' using nanotechnology
Scientists have devised a new technique to decorate gold nanoparticles with a protein of choice so they can be used to tailor drug to more accurately target an area on the body, such as a cancer tumour.
Apr 23rd, 2018
Read moreScientists propose new arguments for checking the properties of topological insulators
On the shape of the 'petal' for the dissipation curve.
Apr 20th, 2018
Read moreUsing nanotechnology to improve efficiency in petroleum extraction
Oil companies use nanotechnology to extract resources with the least possible disruption of the environment.
Apr 20th, 2018
Read moreMagnetic nano-imaging on a table top
Researchers capture nanoscale images of magnetic domains with laser as ultrashort flash.
Apr 20th, 2018
Read moreIntegrating optical components into existing chip designs
Technique would allow addition of optical communication components to existing chips with little modification of their designs.
Apr 20th, 2018
Read moreHow to bend and stretch a diamond
The brittle material can turn flexible when made into ultrafine nanoneedles, researchers find.
Apr 20th, 2018
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