Who would guess that cracking the mystery of how infinitesimally small atoms arrange themselves at the edges of crystals in advanced materials could be as simple as one, two, three?
Jun 4th, 2018
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Theoretical physicists have now predicted a new class of topological insulators that have conducting properties on the edges of crystals rather than on their surface.
Jun 1st, 2018
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Researchers use magnets to move tiny nano-devices faster than ever before.
Jun 1st, 2018
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Atomically thin nanowires conduct less heat and more electricity at the same time, yielding unprecedented conversion efficiency in comparison to the same bulk material.
Jun 1st, 2018
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What does the word 'nanotechnology' conjure up for you?
Jun 1st, 2018
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It appears there is a size limit to Musk's technophilia. He recently tweeted that he thinks nanotechnology is 'BS'.
Jun 1st, 2018
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A boost for graphene-based light detectors.
Jun 1st, 2018
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ClpB, an ATP-fueled protein molecular machine, disentangles and reactivates aggregated proteins. By using high-speed atomic force microscopy, conformational dynamics of ClpB was visualized for the first time.
Jun 1st, 2018
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Researchers have developed a new way to grow mineralised materials which could regenerate hard tissues such as dental enamel and bone.
Jun 1st, 2018
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Neural network captures atomic-scale rearrangements.
May 31st, 2018
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Scientists' model predicts more accurately by using two-electron interactions.
May 31st, 2018
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Scientists have obtained new insights in the control of light by nanostructures. They discovered for the first time ever how the amount of omnipresent light noise depends on the size of any nanostructure, and how fast the perfect limit of zero noise is reached.
May 31st, 2018
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Engineers have developed tiny ultrasound-powered robots that can swim through blood, removing harmful bacteria along with the toxins they produce. These proof-of-concept nanorobots could one day offer a safe and efficient way to detoxify and decontaminate biological fluids.
May 31st, 2018
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Scientists use ion beams to write high-purity metal structures, enabling nanofabrication opportunities.
May 30th, 2018
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Instead of washing dishes, researchers put detergent to work molding nanoparticles into precise shapes to vastly improve their potency.
May 30th, 2018
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Scientists recently developed a blueprint to fabricate new nanoheterostructures using 2-D materials.
May 30th, 2018
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