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Structure and Chemistry Dictate How Cicada Wings Repel Water and Kill Bacteria

Scientific American   -   Scientific News Websites

A new analytical process shows how chemicals affect the nanostructures of an insect’s wings -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Sep 14, 2020

A magnetic field with an edge

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A team of Indian and Japanese physicists have overturned the six-decade old notion that the giant magnetic field in a high intensity laser produced plasma evolves from the small, nanometre scale in the bulk plasma. They show that instead the field...

Sep 14, 2020

Spin valve uses coupled quantum dots and tiny magnetic fields – Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Electron spin current is generated without the need for large external magnetic fields The post Spin valve uses coupled quantum dots and tiny magnetic fields appeared first on Physics World.

Sep 14, 2020

Rubbery properties help RNA nanoparticles target tumors efficiently and quickly leave body

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A new study by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center—Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC—James) shows that RNA nanoparticles have elastic and rubbery properties that help ...

Sep 14, 2020

New method to design diamond lattices and other crystals from microscopic building blocks

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers describe a technique for using LEGO®-like elements at the scale of a few billionths of a meter. Further, they are able to cajole these design elements to self-assemble, with each LEGO® piece identifying its proper mate and linking up i...

Sep 14, 2020

New method to design diamond lattices and other crystals from microscopic building blocks

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers describe a technique for using LEGO-like elements at the scale of a few billionths of a meter. Further, they are able to cajole these design elements to self-assemble, with each LEGO piece identifying its proper mate and linking up in ...

Sep 14, 2020

First fiber-optic nanotip electron gun enables easier nanoscale research

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Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Nebraska have developed an easier way to generate electrons for nanoscale imaging and sensing, providing a useful new tool for material science, bioi...

Sep 14, 2020

Rubbery properties help RNA nanoparticles target tumors efficiently and quickly leave body

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A new study shows that RNA nanoparticles have elastic and rubbery properties that help explain why these particles target tumors so efficiently and why they possess lower toxicity in animal studies.

Sep 14, 2020

Nanoballs packed under spherical confinement adopt a special structure

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers solve the mystery of observed quasi-crystalline structures with the help of state-of-the-art electron microscopy.

Sep 14, 2020

How a few atoms can influence materials' properties

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A closer look at gold nanoparticles, which were welded together by laser excitation, revealed interesting insights on the atomic structure and how it influences the physical properties of the system.

Sep 14, 2020

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