A coherent look at crystalline defects
A lensless X-ray microscope has captured, in stunning detail, the first three-dimensional images of crystalline defects during crystal growth of a mineral, calcite.
Jun 4th, 2015
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A microscopic approach to the magnetic sensitivity of animals
Researchers have succeeded in developing a new microscope capable of observing the magnetic sensitivity of photochemical reactions believed to be responsible for the ability of some animals to navigate in the Earth's magnetic field, on a scale small enough to follow these reactions taking place inside sub-cellular structures.
Jun 4th, 2015
Read moreNew model simulates engineered nanoparticles in surface waters
Scientists provide the world's first spatiotemporally explicit model that simulates the behaviour and fate of engineered nanoparticles in surface waters.
Jun 4th, 2015
Read moreEngineers show how 'perfect' materials begin to fail at the nanoscale
Crystalline materials have atoms that are neatly lined up in a repeating pattern. When they break, that failure tends to start at a defect, or a place where the pattern is disrupted. But how do defect-free materials break? Until recently, the question was purely theoretical; making a defect-free material was impossible. Now that nanotechnological advances have made such materials a reality, however, researchers have shown how these defects first form on the road to failure.
Jun 4th, 2015
Read moreCost-effective risk assessment of nanomaterials may be feasible
The Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment has commissioned the development of a strategy to evaluate the potential for read-across in cases of missing data for nanomaterials, with a focus on fulfilling data requirements in regulatory frameworks.
Jun 4th, 2015
Read moreVisualising nanoscale changes in the electronic properties of graphene
A recent study casts a new light on the electronic properties of quasi-free standing graphene, a material that may find applications in high speed electronics, sensing and electronic applications.
Jun 4th, 2015
Read moreFabrication of carbon nanotube transparent conductive film with long-term stability
Researchers have developed a technology that dramatically improves the long-term stability of the conductivity of transparent conductive films that use carbon nanotubes.
Jun 4th, 2015
Read moreWater near a water-repelling surface cannot dissolve salts
Researchers demonstrated that water near a water-repelling surface has significantly less capability to dissolve salts - a step toward antipollution surfaces.
Jun 4th, 2015
Read moreHow to cut a vortex into slices
A group of physicists came up with a way to stir up a liquid in the microchannel. Physicists managed to find a sophisticated solution to the problem based on the use of superhydrophobic surfaces.
Jun 3rd, 2015
Read moreNew international prize recognizes advances in nanotechnology for medicine and biology
Northwestern University's International Institute for Nanotechnology has announced the establishment of the $250,000 Kabiller Prize in Nanoscience and Nanomedicine and the $10,000 Kabiller Young Investigator Award in Nanoscience and Nanomedicine.
Jun 3rd, 2015
Read moreUltra-tough fiber imitates the structure of spider silk (w/video)
A technology that heralds new high-performance composites.
Jun 3rd, 2015
Read moreHow natural channel proteins move in artificial membranes
Natural channel proteins are integrated into artificial membranes to facilitate the transport of ions and molecules. Researchers have now been able to measure the movement of these channel proteins for the first time.
Jun 3rd, 2015
Read moreNano-spirals could guard against identity theft
Take gold spirals about the size of a dime and shrink them down about six million times. The result is the world's smallest continuous spirals: 'nano-spirals' with unique optical properties that would be almost impossible to counterfeit if they were added to identity cards, currency and other important objects.
Jun 3rd, 2015
Read moreVisualizing the 'matrix' with an app
App provides insight into the quantum world of coupled nuclear spins.
Jun 3rd, 2015
Read moreNovel electronic phase of graphite in high magnetic fields
Researchers have shown that if you apply a strong magnetic field to the honeycomb lattice of carbon atoms in graphite, positive and negative charges form pairs, which may give rise to a superconducting-like state.
Jun 3rd, 2015
Read moreNanocomposite coating reduces intensity of laser attacks on aircraft
Researchers have created a nanocoating for aircraft that reduces pilot distraction from laser attacks.
Jun 3rd, 2015
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