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Atomic-scale nanowires can now be produced at scale

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered a way to make self-assembled nanowires of transition metal chalcogenides at scale using chemical vapor deposition. By changing the substrate where the wires form, they can tune how the...

Dec 24, 2020

Theory describes quantum phenomenon in nanomaterials

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Theoretical physicists have developed mathematical formulas that describe a physical phenomenon happening within quantum dots and other nanosized materials. The formulas could be applied to further theoretical research about the physics of quantum...

Dec 23, 2020

Neuroscientists Isolate Promising Tiny Antibodies Produced by a Llama in Fight Against COVID-19

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

Neuroscientists have recently isolated a set of potential and tiny antibodies also called "nanobodies" as shields from SARS-CoV-2 that were reportedly produced by a llama, namely, Cormac.

Dec 23, 2020

Scientists Study the Effect of Nanoparticles on Oil Production Efficiency

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A team of scientists from Siberian Federal University together with their colleagues from Novosibirsk studied the effect of nanoparticles on oil production efficiency. When added to the water that...

Dec 23, 2020

Rice Scientists Make Hybrid Particles by Coupling Gold Nanoparticles with Soft Polymers

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Bigger is not always better, but here's something that starts small and gets better as it gets bigger. Just light it up and see. A team led by Rice University chemists Christy Landes and Stephan...

Dec 23, 2020

Nanomaterial theory describes strongly correlated electrons in quantum dots

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Osaka City University scientists have developed mathematical formulas to describe the current and fluctuations of strongly correlated electrons in quantum dots. Their theoretical predictions could soon be tested experimentally.

Dec 23, 2020

‘Soft’ nanoparticles give plasmons new potential

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Bigger is not always better, but here’s something that starts small and gets better as it gets bigger.

Dec 23, 2020

Theory describes quantum phenomenon in nanomaterials

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Theoretical physicists have developed mathematical formulas that describe a physical phenomenon happening within quantum dots and other nanosized materials. The formulas could be applied to further theoretical research about the physics of quantum...

Dec 23, 2020

Paper-folding art reduced to the nanoscale in engineering breakthrough

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

There is a lot engineers can learn from Japanese paper folding art forms, from cheap batteries made from paper and water to tiny robots that are activated by heat. While origami gets a lot of the attention, a variation of this called kirigami also...

Dec 23, 2020

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