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Nanosensors help to better see how high pressure affects materials

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed new nanoscale technology to image and measure more of the stresses and strains on materials under high pressures.

Jan 6, 2020

Complete filling of batches of nanopipettes

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers report an efficient method for filling a batch of nanopipettes with a pore opening below 10 nanometer. The method is based on the application of a temperature gradient to the nanopipette tips so that residual air bubbles are driven out.

Jan 6, 2020

Diamond defect takes 3D image of 27-atom cluster – Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

NMR technique could be extended to study large molecules and nanostructures The post Diamond defect takes 3D image of 27-atom cluster appeared first on Physics World.

Jan 6, 2020

New Nano-Barrier for Composite Material Could Strengthen Spacecraft Payloads

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at the University of Surrey have developed a robust nano-barrier for carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRPs) that could be used to strengthen and stabilize high-precision instrument structures for space missions. CFRPs are used in c...

Jan 6, 2020

Exploring the 'dark side' of a single-crystal complex oxide thin film

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A new study offers a nanoscopic view of complex oxides, which have great potential for advanced microelectronics.

Jan 6, 2020

Nanoscale sensors to better see how high pressure affects materials

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have developed new nanoscale technology to image and measure more of the stresses and strains on materials under high pressures.

Jan 6, 2020

Sublimation, not melting: Graphene surprises researchers again

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Physicists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and the Institute for High Pressure Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences have used computer modeling to refine the melting curve of graphite that has been studied for over 100 ye...

Jan 6, 2020

Making computers and smartphones more energy efficient with novel tiny structures

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

With enhanced properties such as greater strength, lighter weight, increased electrical conductivity and chemical reactivity, nanomaterials (NMs) are widely used in areas like ICT, energy and medicine. For example, nanotubes, nanorods and nanowire...

Jan 6, 2020

Ghost Imaging Speeds Up Superresolution Microscopy

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Scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a new imaging technique that produces nm-scale resolution using significantly fewer images than traditional nanoscopy techniques. The scientists used ghost imaging to enhance the imagi...

Jan 6, 2020

Sublimation, not melting: Graphene surprises researchers again

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Physicists have used computer modeling to refine the melting curve of graphite that has been studied for over 100 years, with inconsistent findings. They also found that graphene 'melting' is in fact sublimation.

Jan 6, 2020

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