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New 'brick' for nanotechnology: Graphene nanomesh

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Researchers at Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) have successfully fabricated suspended graphene nanomesh in a large area by helium ion beam microscopy. Six nm diameter nanopores were uniformly patterned on the 1.2 um long...

Apr 20, 2020

Scientists uncover principles of universal self-assembly

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For years, researchers have searched for the working principles of self-assembly that can build a cell (a complex biological organism) as well as a crystal (a far simpler inorganic material) in the same way.

Apr 20, 2020

Supercomputers and Archimedes' principle enable calculating nanobubble diffusion in nuclear fuels

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Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology have proposed a method that speeds up the calculation of nanobubble diffusion in solid materials. This method makes it possible to create significantly more accurate fuel models for n...

Apr 20, 2020

Healing spinal cord injuries with graphene – Physics World

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Graphene-based foam implants could aid neurological healing process The post Healing spinal cord injuries with graphene appeared first on Physics World.

Apr 20, 2020

Faster Electrons From Flatter Graphene

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Bumps on a road slow down our pace, so do corrugations in graphene to traveling electrons. By flattening the corrugations out, we help electrons move... The post Faster Electrons From Flatter Graphene appeared first on SciTechDaily.

Apr 20, 2020

Scientists uncover principles of universal self-assembly

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Self-assembly is the process that built up life and its surrounding, atom-by-atom. Now, a team of scientists has demonstrated the fundamental principles of a universal self-assembly process acting on a range of materials starting from a few atoms-...

Apr 20, 2020

Nanobodies Hold the Key to Imaging SARS-CoV-2 Virus

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Researchers from Protein Production UK, a collaborative project led by The Rosalind Franklin Institute, have isolated nanobodies - a type of antibody used in research, which bind to the...

Apr 20, 2020

New 'brick' for nanotechnology: Graphene Nanomesh

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Researchers have successfully demonstrated the fabrication of large-area suspended graphene nanomesh by helium ion beam microscopy.

Apr 20, 2020

New Drug Nanocarriers can Penetrate the Blood-Brain Barrier

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A Japanese research team has developed a cyclic peptide (a chain of amino acids bonded circularly) that enhances blood-brain barrier (BBB) penetration. By attaching the cyclic peptide to the surface...

Apr 20, 2020

Electronics that mimic the human brain in efficient learning: Researchers advance neuromorphic computing

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Only 10 years ago, scientists working on what they hoped would open a new frontier of neuromorphic computing could only dream of a device using miniature tools called memristors that would function/operate like real brain synapses. But now a team ...

Apr 20, 2020

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