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DNA gives colloidal crystals shape-shifting and memory abilities: Adding water enables DNA-interconnected crystals to bounce back to original shape after damage and deformation

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have uncovered a previously unknown property of colloidal crystals, highly ordered three-dimensional arrays of nanoparticles.

Oct 17, 2022

Highly sensitive and fast response strain sensor based on evanescently coupled micro/nanofibers

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances discusses a highly sensitive and fast response optical strain sensor.

Oct 17, 2022

Disposable, eco-friendly sensors for precise wearable dosimetry

Tech Xplore   -   Scientific News Websites

A new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances discusses nanowires based degradable high-performance photodetectors for eco-friendly green electronics.

Oct 17, 2022

Developing Self-Complementary Macrocycles with Ingenious Molecules

Tokyo Institute of Technology   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Virus capsids can be formed through the self-complementary assembly of a single class of protein molecules. However, mimicking nature by making higher-ordered structures from artificial molecules has proven difficult to achieve. A new assembly met...

Oct 17, 2022

Scientists count electric charges in a single catalyst nanoparticle down to the electron

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Tenfold improvement in the sensitivity of electron holography reveals the net charge in a single platinum nanoparticle with

Oct 17, 2022

Chemists uncover cracks in the armor of cellulose nanocrystals

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Chemists in Japan, Canada and Europe have uncovered flaws in the surface structure of cellulose nanocrystals—an important step toward deconstructing cellulose to produce renewable nano-materials relevant to biochemical products, energy solutions, ...

Oct 17, 2022

DNA gives colloidal crystals shape-shifting and memory abilities

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Northwestern University researchers have uncovered a previously unknown property of colloidal crystals, highly ordered three-dimensional arrays of nanoparticles.

Oct 17, 2022

Surfactant Used to Create “Inert” Templates for Formation of Unique Nanotubes

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

With the help of a surfactant, scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University dispersed insulating boron nitride nanotubes and coated them onto surfaces without the need for bundling.

Oct 17, 2022

Scientists use surfactant to help make 'inert' templates for nanotube growth

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have used a surfactant to disperse insulating boron nitride nanotubes and coat them onto surfaces without bundling. The team demonstrated that heat treatment could remove the surfactant to reveal clea...

Oct 17, 2022

Nanosheets Synthesized for Green Hydrogen and Urea Removal Applications

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Urea electrolysis can create molecular green hydrogen while also addressing the environmental issues posed by urea-rich sewage effluents. However, developing low-cost, extremely reactive, and robust electrocatalysts for highly-efficient urea elect...

Oct 17, 2022

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