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Scientists explain why some molecules spontaneously arrange themselves into five slices of nanoscale pie

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Materials formed on vanishingly small scales are being used in medicine, electronics, manufacturing and a host of other applications. But scientists have only scratched the surface of understanding how to control building blocks on the nanoscale, ...

Dec 13, 2019

A nano-sized slice of pie (w/video)

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists explain why some molecules spontaneously arrange themselves into five slices of nanoscale pie.

Dec 13, 2019

The first optical nanomanipulator on solid substrates

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Researchers show that by introducing a surfactant layer to modify the particle-substrate interactions, a variety of colloidal particles can be manipulated in a non-invasive and contactless way through coordinating optical heating and scattering fo...

Dec 13, 2019

Researchers perfect nanoscience tool for studies of nuclear waste storage

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The study involved the first-ever use of antimatter to investigate processes connected to potential long-term storage of waste from nuclear reactors.

Dec 13, 2019

Better studying superconductivity in single-layer graphene

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A new study published in EPJ B demonstrates that an existing technique is better suited for probing superconductivity in pure, single-layer graphene than previously thought. The insight could allow physicists to understand more about the widely va...

Dec 13, 2019

Growing carbon nanotubes with the right twist

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Researchers synthetize nanotubes with a specific structure expanding previous theories on carbon nanotube growth.

Dec 13, 2019

Researchers create synthetic nanopores made from DNA

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A scientific collaboration led by researchers at iNANO/Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Aarhus University and the Department of Chemistry at the University of Copenhagen has resulted in the construction of a synthetic DNA nanopore c...

Dec 13, 2019

Nanoscience breakthrough: Probing particles smaller than a billionth of a meter

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Scientists at Tokyo Tech developed a new methodology that allows researchers to assess the chemical composition and structure of metallic particles with a diameter of only 0.5 to 2 nm. This breakthrough in analytical techniques will enable the dev...

Dec 13, 2019

Ultrasensitive Detector Based on Black Silicon Can Detect Trace Amounts of Explosives

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU), Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, and Melbourne Center for Nanofabrication... The post Ultrasensitive Detector Based on Black Silicon ...

Dec 12, 2019

Commission report outlines EU nanomaterial sizing methods for compliance

Chemical Watch   -   Scientific News Websites

JRC publication issued just before 1 January REACH nano deadline

Dec 12, 2019

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