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New electron microscopy technique offers first look at previously hidden processes

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Northwestern researchers have developed a new microscopy method that allows scientists to see the building blocks of "smart" materials being formed at the nanoscale.

Dec 22, 2020

NASA scientists design a nanoscale complementary vacuum field emission transistor – Physics World

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Device offers immunity to radiation damage The post NASA scientists design a nanoscale complementary vacuum field emission transistor appeared first on Physics World.

Dec 22, 2020

New electron microscopy technique offers first look at previously hidden processes

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Researchers have developed a new microscopy method that allows scientists to see the building blocks of 'smart' materials being formed at the nanoscale.

Dec 22, 2020

'Soft' nanoparticles give plasmons new potential

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Scientists couple gold nanoparticles with soft polymers that pull energy from the gold's plasmonic response to light. That energy can then be used to catalyze chemical reactions.

Dec 22, 2020

Japanese art technique can be used to create 3D microstructures and nanotools

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Engineers are using ideas taken from paper-folding practices to create a sophisticated alternative to 3D printing.

Dec 22, 2020

'Soft' nanoparticles give plasmons new potential

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

Dec 22, 2020

New electron microscopy technique offers first look at previously hidden processes

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Researchers can now fill in missing information about nanoscale polymerization and 'smart' materials for medicine and the environment.

Dec 22, 2020

Two dimensional heterostructures composed of layers with slightly different lattice vectors

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New periodic structures known as moiré lattices can be observed in two-dimensional (2-D) heterostructures containing layers with slightly different lattice vectors, which can in turn support new topological phenomena. It is therefore important to ...

Dec 22, 2020

A novel method to detect nano-and microplastics in vivo

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While plastic debris of any size is harmful to the marine flora and fauna, recent research suggests that the smallest of these plastics, nanoplastics, affect the composition and diversity of our intestinal microbiome and that this can cause damage...

Dec 22, 2020

BioAFMviewer software for simulated atomic force microscopy of biomolecules

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Nowadays nanotechnology allows one to observe single proteins at work. Under atomic force microscopy (AFM), e.g., their surface can be rapidly scanned, and functional motions monitored, which is of great importance for applications in all fields o...

Dec 22, 2020

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