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Researchers Exploring Atomically Precise Nanocatalysts Given Major European Supercomputing Grant

PRACE organization has been given 35 million CPU core hours for a collaborative project of Academy Professor Hannu Häkkinen and Professor Karoliina Honkala at the University of Jyväskylä’s Nanoscience Center.

10 Apr 2019

Novel 3D Printed Metamaterials Possess Extraordinary Optical Properties

A team of engineers at Tufts University have created a series of 3D printed metamaterials possessing unique optical or microwave properties that surpass what is possible using conventional electronic or optical materials.

9 Apr 2019

Newly Developed Melanin Nanoparticles Could Slow Tumor Growth

Human beings are protected from the harmful rays of the sun by the dark skin pigment melanin, which absorbs light energy and converts it to heat.

5 Apr 2019

Researchers Solve Mystery Behind Bacterial Nanowire

Deep underground or in the ocean, where oxygen is not present, Geobacter bacteria “breathe” by projecting miniature protein filaments known as “nanowires” into the soil, to dispose of surplus electrons ensuing from the conversion of nutrients to energy.

5 Apr 2019

Study Shows Cancer Cells Could be Treated with Magnetic Nanoparticles

Regrettably, cancer is more than a single disease, and even now, certain types of this medical disorder, like liver, brain, or pancreas tumors, cannot be easily treated with surgery, radiation therapy, or chemotherapy, resulting in low survival rates for patients.

5 Apr 2019

Motion Control at the Nanoscale

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)-based nanowalkers are a class of molecular motors which are being explored for a wide range of potential nanoscale applications.

5 Apr 2019

Augmented Plants with Nanomaterials Could Potentially Perform New Useful Functions

Human-machine hybrids with extraordinary powers have long been visualized by science-fiction writers. However, “super plants” with incorporated nanomaterials may be much closer to being real when compared to cyborgs.

4 Apr 2019

Teijin Presented Polyester Fibers for Nonwoven Materials at IDEA 2019

Teijin has participated in IDEA 2019, one of the world's three major events showing new nonwoven products and technologies.

From Teijin Limited 4 Apr 2019

Scientists Achieve Real-Time Atom Rearrangement Monitoring Using Advanced Microscopy

Researchers at the Sensitive Instrument Facility of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory realized real-time atom rearrangement monitoring with the help of aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy during the production of intermetallic nanoparticles (iNPs).

3 Apr 2019

Researchers Discover Rapid Graphene Growth on Liquid Cu

Graphene, particularly the single-crystal graphene, turns out to be a capable material for photonics and electronics in future as it possesses special properties like record thermal conductivity, great intrinsic charge carrier mobility, remarkable stiffness, and very good light transmission.

3 Apr 2019

Graphene Filled Epoxy Offers 5.5 W/(m•K) Thermal Conductivity

Master Bond EP30NG is a two part epoxy adhesive system developed for applications that require high thermal conductivity. It contains a specialty graphene filler which contributes not only to its high compressive strengt...

From Master Bond Inc. 2 Apr 2019

Scientists Develop New Method for Efficient Mass Production of All-Dielectric Optical Nanoantennas

Researchers at Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) together with collaborators from Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences (FEB RAS), ITMO University, and Swinburne University of Technology (Australia) have devised a technique for efficient mass production of silicon-germanium fully alloyed nanoantennas.

2 Apr 2019

Nanocubes can Automatically Connect and Disassemble at Various Temperatures

Scientists have engineered two types of nano-sized building blocks that can automatically connect into cubes and scramble back into separate components based on the temperature of their environment. This achievement is one step closer to chemical systems that more convincingly mimic life.

1 Apr 2019

Researchers Propose Breakthrough Solutions for Ultrahigh Resolution Microscopy

High-resolution optical microscopy techniques assure innovations in biology, medicine, and materials science. Now, their potentials essentially reach those of scanning electron microscopy.

1 Apr 2019

Electric Field Component of Terahertz Pulse Plays Key Role in Large Modulation of Ferromagnetic Materials

Ultrahigh-speed spintronics will soon need ultrafast coherent magnetization reversal within a picosecond, one-trillionth of a second.

29 Mar 2019

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Researchers Exploring Atomically Precise Nanocatalysts Given Major European Supercomputing Grant

Novel 3D Printed Metamaterials Possess Extraordinary Optical Properties

Newly Developed Melanin Nanoparticles Could Slow Tumor Growth

Researchers Solve Mystery Behind Bacterial Nanowire

Study Shows Cancer Cells Could be Treated with Magnetic Nanoparticles

Motion Control at the Nanoscale

Augmented Plants with Nanomaterials Could Potentially Perform New Useful Functions

Teijin Presented Polyester Fibers for Nonwoven Materials at IDEA 2019

Scientists Achieve Real-Time Atom Rearrangement Monitoring Using Advanced Microscopy

Researchers Discover Rapid Graphene Growth on Liquid Cu

Graphene Filled Epoxy Offers 5.5 W/(m•K) Thermal Conductivity

Scientists Develop New Method for Efficient Mass Production of All-Dielectric Optical Nanoantennas

Nanocubes can Automatically Connect and Disassemble at Various Temperatures

Researchers Propose Breakthrough Solutions for Ultrahigh Resolution Microscopy

Electric Field Component of Terahertz Pulse Plays Key Role in Large Modulation of Ferromagnetic Materials

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1 Researchers Solve Mystery Behind Bacterial Nanowire

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3 Novel 3D Printed Metamaterials Possess Extraordinary Optical Properties

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