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Detecting hidden nanostructures by converting light into sound

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Researchers at ARCNL have found a way to detect nanostructures buried under many layers of opaque material using high-frequency sound waves induced by light. Their findings could have applications in the semiconductor manufacturing industry, such ...

Jul 8, 2020

Detecting hidden nanostructures by converting light into sound

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have found a way to detect nanostructures buried under many layers of opaque material, using very high frequency sound waves induced by light. Their findings are promising in view of applications in the semiconductor manufacturing indu...

Jul 8, 2020

Graphene: It is all about the toppings

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

For many applications in electronics and energy technology, graphene must be combined with other materials: Since graphene is so thin, its properties drastically change when other materials are brought into direct contact with it.

Jul 8, 2020

Combination of Two Microscopy Methods Helps Image Smallest Cell Structures

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

With high-resolution microscopy, it is theoretically possible to image cell structures with a resolution of a few nanometres. However, this has not yet been possible in practice. The reason for this...

Jul 8, 2020

Superconductivity can Exist Without Insulating Phases in Magic Angle Graphene

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

If you stack two layers of graphene one on top of the other, and rotate them at an angle of 1.1ยบ (no more and no less) from each other - the so-called magic-angle, experiments have proven that...

Jul 8, 2020

Old X-rays, new vision: A nano-focused X-ray laser

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers enhance the accuracy of X-ray free-electron laser measurements closer to the diameter of typical atoms than previously possible.

Jul 8, 2020

Unique nanoparticle can reduce side effects, increase the effectiveness of cancer treatment

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

A unique nanoparticle to deliver a localized cancer treatment inhibits tumor growth in mice, according to a team of Penn State researchers.

Jul 8, 2020

Graphene: It is all about the toppings

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

The way graphene interacts with other materials depends on how these materials are brought into contact with the graphene. The appropriate atoms are brought into contact with the graphene in such a way that they 'grow' on the graphene in...

Jul 8, 2020

Fluorescent peptide nanoparticles, in every color of the rainbow

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The discovery of green fluorescent protein (GFP), which is made by a jellyfish, transformed cell biology. It allowed scientists to stitch the GFP sequence to proteins from other organisms to trace their movements and interactions in living cells. ...

Jul 8, 2020

Porous graphene ribbons doped with nitrogen for electronics and quantum computing

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A team of physicists and chemists has produced the first porous graphene ribbons in which specific carbon atoms in the crystal lattice are replaced with nitrogen atoms. These ribbons have semiconducting properties that make them attractive for app...

Jul 8, 2020

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