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Selective Modification of Nanoscale Rods Using Gold Nanoparticles

Nanotechnology appears to be an unstoppable trend and it requires defined nanoscale building blocks and patterns. “A typical difficulty with the synthesis of nanostructures is the modification of nanoscale objects ...

10 Apr 2007

DC Nanogenerator Fabricated Using an Array of Zinc Oxide Nanowires

Researchers have demonstrated a prototype nanometer-scale generator that produces continuous direct-current electricity by harvesting mechanical energy from such environmental sources as ultrasonic waves, mechanical vibr...

From Nanogen 10 Apr 2007

New Ultra-High Resolution Positioning and Scanning System for Nanoscopic Imaging

The new ultra-low noise E-536 driver / controller, together with the P-363 PicoCube®, provide significantly higher resolution and positional stability than previous multi-axis scanning systems. The E-536 can be c...

4 Apr 2007

Argonne and University of Illinois Develop Flexible Electronic Structures

Flexible electronic structures with the potential to bend, expand and manipulate electronic devices are being developed by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory and the University...

4 Apr 2007

Bubble Anomaly for a Hydrophilic Microheater Attributed to Nanobubbles

Using a microscope and some extreme 'snapshot' photography with shutter speeds only a few nanoseconds long, researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Cornell University have u...

2 Apr 2007

Formation of Nanobubbles in Boiling Water Captured Witnessed

Using a microscope and some extreme “snapshot” photography with shutter speeds only a few nanoseconds long, researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Cornell University ha...

2 Apr 2007

Ultra-High Resolution XYZ Piezo-Scanner Reaches 25 Picometer Resolution

PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P., a leading manufacturer of nanopositioning and piezo-based precision motion-control equipment for biotechnology / nanotechnology, photonics and semiconductor applications offers a new ultra-h...

30 Mar 2007

Teaching Nanoscience to the Blind

At the root of scientific study are observations made with the eyes; yet in nanoscience, our eyes fail us. The smallest object we can see still looms thousands of times larger than a typical nano-sized structure. Eve...

29 Mar 2007

Nanomechanical Oscillators Provide New Way to Read Nanoscale Vibrations

Nanomechanical oscillators -- tiny strips of vibrating silicon only a few hundred atoms thick -- are the subject of extensive study by nanotechnology researchers. They could someday replace bulky quartz crystals in elect...

29 Mar 2007