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Enhancing Cohesion in Supercrystalline Nanocomposites

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The lack of knowledge of the self-assembly process and the poor structural stability of the resultant super crystal structures continue to restrict the use of nanocrystals in manufactured materials and devices.

Jun 29, 2022

Harvard's acoustic computer chip uses sound waves to encode data

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Traditional computer chips run on electricity, while the emerging photonic chips use light. Now, scientists at Harvard have demonstrated a new kind of chip that transmits data in the form of sound waves.

Jun 29, 2022

NASA launches mini satellite in bid to return to the Moon

NanoDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

NASA blasted a nanosatellite barely bigger than a microwave oven into outer space Tuesday, part of a landmark mission to return humans to the Moon.

Jun 29, 2022

NanoAvionics records first ever 4K resolution full satellite selfie in space

NanoDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

NanoAvionics have used an off-the-shelf consumer camera, mounted on a selfie stick, to take the first ever 4K resolution full satellite selfie in space with an immersive view of Earth. The 12-megapixel photos and 4K video clips, taken with a GoPro...

Jun 29, 2022

Single-atom tractor beams power chemical catalysis

NanoDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

By trapping light into tiny gaps only a few atoms wide, a team from the NanoPhotonics Centre has magnified optical forces a thousand-fold, strong enough to force atoms into positions that drive chemical reactions more efficiently.

Jun 29, 2022

NASA Launches Nanosatellite in Landmark Mission to Return to Moon

ScienceAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

NASA blasted a nanosatellite barely bigger than a microwave oven into outer space Tuesday, part of a landmark mission to return humans to the Moon. A rocket carrying the tiny CAPSTONE module successfully launched from New Zealand's eastern Ma...

Jun 29, 2022

Detecting fluorescence signals from nanoscale thin films - new possibilities in product labeling

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed a measurement technique that allows to detect nanoscale fluorescent thin films for the first time without using expensive laboratory equipment. The addressed fields of application of fluorescent thin films and the associ...

Jun 29, 2022

Soft graphene-based probe monitors brain and gut chemistry

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Scientists from Michigan State University and Stanford University have invented the “NeuroString” — a graphene-based implantable probe that enables researchers to study the chemistry of brain and gut health.

Jun 29, 2022

Review article on metal-organic framework (MOF) nanosheets assembled on the surface of water

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have published a review article on the facile synthesis of nanosheet materials with precise regular nanoscale pores.

Jun 29, 2022

Tiny nanoturbine is an autonomous machine smaller than most bacteria

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

A turbine only a few dozen nanometres in size built from DNA rotates in salty water without having to be pushed, which makes it a tiny autonomous machine. It could be used to speed up chemical reactions or transport particles inside cells

Jun 28, 2022

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