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Complex DNA Robots Could be Designed in Minutes

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DNA-based robots could form a massive part of the medicine of the future and a new tool could design incredibly complex nanomachines in a matter of minutes rather than days. This...

Apr 20, 2021

Skyrmion-like object appears in ultrathin magnetic film – Physics World

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Discovery could be important for computer memory and storage applications The post Skyrmion-like object appears in ultra-thin magnetic film appeared first on Physics World.

Apr 20, 2021

Holographic metasurface gas sensors for instantaneous visual alarms

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Biological and chemical substances can be rapidly detected in real-time for public health and environmental monitoring purposes. In a new report now on Science Advances, Inki Kim and a research team in mechanical engineering, materials science and...

Apr 20, 2021

Research demonstrates how small amounts of strain can be used to control a material's properties

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New research on an atomically-thin semiconductor demonstrates how a material's magnetism can be controlled using small amounts of strain. Published in Nature Nanotechnology, this study provides key insights for applications ranging from new s...

Apr 20, 2021

An ecofriendly technique to upcycle metal waste into multi-purpose aerogels

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Metals are one of the most widely used materials in the world—they are used in cookware, tools, electric appliances, electric wires, computer chips, jewelry and so on. With the growing demand for metal products, it is crucial to promote sustainabl...

Apr 20, 2021

2D nanomaterial MXene: The perfect lubricant for rovers

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You can lubricate a bicycle chain with oil, but what do you do with a Mars rover or a red-hot conveyor belt in the steel industry? Very special nanomaterials have now been studied by the TU Wien together with research groups from Saarbrücken (Germ...

Apr 20, 2021

Researchers Discover New Type of Flow Behavior in Functionalized Nanochannels

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Nanochannels have important applications in biomedicine, sensing, and many other fields. Though engineers working in the field of nanotechnology have been fabricating these tiny, tube-like structures...

Apr 20, 2021

New Nanomedicine Device Efficiently Delivers Drugs

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A micro-sized polymeric net wrapping around brain tumors, just like a fishing net around a shoal of fish: this is the microMESH, a new nanomedicine device capable to conform around the surface of...

Apr 20, 2021

Machine Learning Predicts the Structural Formation of Nanomaterials

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The production of nanomaterials involves self-assembly processes of functionalized (organic) molecules on inorganic surfaces. This combination of organic and inorganic components is essential for...

Apr 20, 2021

Chemically Modified Cotton Wool Helps Separate Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes

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The project was kickstarted in 2017 when a delegation of YTC America (subsidiary of Yazaki Corporation) visited Kazan Federal University. During the talks, YTC suggested that KFU participate in...

Apr 20, 2021

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