Nanotechnology – Page 7
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ResearchStencilling self-propulsion engines
New method prints tiny artificial fish that could find use in water remediation
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ResearchRolled-up electrodes record brain activity without scarring
Super-flexible polymer offers way to monitor neural signals over the long-term for chronic conditions such as Parkinson’s disease
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ResearchCarbon nanotube rectenna directly converts light into electricity
The nanotube array confirms a 40-year old theory and may offer a new way of constructing solar cells
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ResearchTrapped nanoparticles could bring 'wet' computing a step closer
Information can be rapidly stored and retrieved from single colloidal particles using light and electricity
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ResearchMolecular Sierpinski triangles get stability upgrade
Another research team have fun with fractals
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ResearchKirigami graphene makes microscale devices
Ancient Japanese folding and cutting art form used to create functional springs and hinges
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ResearchRepellent nanocraters could shape tissue engineering
Nanoscale holes can be used to shepherd cells with applications in stem cell and medical implant technologies
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ResearchSuper-elastic wire stretches without losing power
Fibre that can stretch 14 times its own length could find its way into robotic arms and satellites
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ResearchCarbon nanotube-based sensor detects meat spoilage
Electron density of cobalt porphyrin complexes key to meat freshness sensor
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Research'Safe antifreeze' works better with added nanoparticles
Antifreezes based on a non-toxic food additive are now more effective and user-friendly
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ResearchSilicene 'sandwich' transistor a delectable prospect
Researchers have made a transistor from one-atom-thick silicene for the first time
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ResearchLEDs slim down with atom thick materials
UK and Japanese scientists create ultrathin, semi-transparent and flexible LEDs
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ResearchDNA origami makes moving machines
Hinge-like structures can open and close again and again on binding of DNA
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ResearchSmart nanoparticles take aim at cancer cells
Intranuclear radiosensitisation technique intensifies radiotherapy to drive tumour regression in mouse model
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ResearchPersuading proteins to form porous polyhedra
Protein cage structure shows the way to building biomolecular architectures
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ResearchDesigner nanoparticles cast in DNA moulds
Moulds will be able to produce a vast array of different inorganic nanoparticle shapes for nanoelectronics and catalysis
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ResearchNanoscale microphone based on a single molecule
World’s smallest ‘nanomicrophone’ could one day be used to eavesdrop on the mysterious transition between classical and quantum mechanics
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ResearchNanoparticle studies leave the lab
Scientists take to the outdoors to show that single walled carbon nanotubes accumulate and persist in aquatic sediments
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Research‘Unifying theory’ proposed for carbon monoxide oxidation on supported gold nanoparticles
Water vapour may explain differing catalytic activities found at labs around the world