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Unique Tool can Super-Focus White Light into a 6-Nanometer Spot for Color Imaging

Scientists have developed new materials for next-generation electronics so tiny that they are not only indistinguishable when closely packed, but they also don't reflect enough light to show fine details, such as colors, with even the most powerful optical microscopes.

26 Nov 2021

De Novo-Designed Nanopore Used for the First Time to Detect DNA, Proteins

Scientists in Japan have engineered bottom-up designed peptides for the first time, containing chains of amino acids that can develop synthetic nanopores to identify and facilitate single molecule-sorting of genetic material in a lipid membrane.

25 Nov 2021

First Step Towards Next-Generation Nanomechanical Resonators

In recent years, major advances in nanotechnology have inspired some of the most innovative breakthroughs in various fields, including the development of nanomechanical resonators, such as high-precision sensing and quan...

By David J. Cross 25 Nov 2021

Lightwave-Driven Electron Microscope Probes Atom-Sized Graphene Nanoribbons

A team of researchers at Michigan State University have utilized lightwave-driven terahertz scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy to probe 7-atom-wide armchair graphene nanoribbons (7-AGNRs) at ultralow heights. They have uncovered highly localized wave functions in GNR edges that conventional scanning tunneling microscopes have not revealed.

By William Alldred 25 Nov 2021

Platypus Technologies Expands Product Line on Patterned Electrodes

Madison, WI (24-Nov-2021). Platypus Technologies LLC, a leading supplier of metal coatings, announces new products on patterned electrodes. As the need for chemical and biological measurements continues to expand, thin ...

From Platypus Technologies, LLC 25 Nov 2021

Rice Engineers Boost Efficiency of 2D Perovskite Solar Cells

Using ultrabright X-rays, researchers have determined that sunlight itself can improve the efficiency of 2D materials used to collect solar energy.

25 Nov 2021

New Nanoparticle-Based Method Could Help Arrest Internal Bleeding Faster

When there is substantial bleeding following a trauma, the first few minutes are very vital. The person needs to receive intravenous medication swiftly to arrest the bleeding. However, delivering the medication at the appropriate rate can prove to be quite difficult.

24 Nov 2021

Nanotechnology Helps Develop Ways to Manage Tooth Sensitivity

As a first-ever breakthrough, scientists from the University of Queensland, Australia, have leveraged nanotechnology to devise efficient methods to deal with tooth sensitivity.

23 Nov 2021

Ambrell to Showcase Career Opportunities During Open House

Rochester, NY (November 18, 2021) — Ambrell will host an Open House at its Rochester, NY headquarters on December 9th from 2-6 pm. Thanks to rapid growth, Ambrell has several job openings, and this Open House is a ...

From Ambrell Precision Induction Heating 22 Nov 2021

New Method for Direct Growth of Wafer-Scale Superior Quality Graphene

An effective method formulated by a team of researchers employs a metal-containing species, copper acetate, to uninterruptedly deliver copper clusters in a gaseous form to support transfer-free growth of graphene on wafer-scale insulators.

19 Nov 2021

Cancer Cells Extend Nanoscale Tentacles to Disarm Cellular Attackers

To grow and spread, cancer cells must evade the immune system.

19 Nov 2021

Researchers Measure Thermal Transport Properties of Self-Assembled Monolayers

Devices have been shrinking by the day, and new difficulties in their measurement and design present themselves. The electric transport properties of devices based on molecular junctions, where single molecules are bound to semiconductors or metals, can be analyzed and characterized using different techniques.

18 Nov 2021