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Smart systems for semiconductor manufacturing

MIT News   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Lam Research Tech Symposium, co-hosted by MIT.nano and Microsystems Technology Lab, explores challenges, opportunities for the future of the industry.

Nov 25, 2019

Self-assembling system uses magnets to mimic specific binding in DNA

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers are using the binding power of magnets to design self-assembling systems that potentially can be created in nanoscale form.

Nov 25, 2019

New, Improved Raman Technique for Faster Characterization of 2D Materials

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The development of new and advanced components of two-dimensional (2D) materials, such as graphene, necessitates tools to characterize their quality. Raman spectroscopy is the gold standard for this...

Nov 25, 2019

Advanced Nanolithography Techniques Used to Fabricate Manganite Nanowires

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The semiconductor sector has grown for over 40 years by using Moore’s law. As the size of transistors reduces to one-tenth of the nanometer scale, the quantum effects begin to dominate and lead...

Nov 25, 2019

Research Experiments to Grow Carbon Nanotubes on Newspapers

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A study conducted by scientists at Rice University in collaboration with scientists at the Energy Safety Research Institute (ESRI) at Swansea University has shown that single-walled carbon nanotubes...

Nov 25, 2019

Scientists develop electrochemical platform for cell-free synthetic biology

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists at the University of Toronto (U of T) and Arizona State University (ASU) have developed the first direct gene circuit to electrode interface by combining cell-free synthetic biology with state-of-the-art nanostructured electrodes.

Nov 25, 2019

Structurally designed DNA star creates ultra-sensitive test for dengue virus

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

By folding snippets of DNA into the shape of a five-pointed star using structural DNA nanotechnology, researchers have created a trap that captures Dengue virus as it floats in the bloodstream. Once sprung, the trap—which is non-toxic and is natur...

Nov 25, 2019

Structurally designed DNA star creates ultra-sensitive test for dengue virus

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

By folding snippets of DNA into the shape of a five-pointed star using structural DNA nanotechnology, researchers have created a trap that captures Dengue virus as it floats in the bloodstream. Once sprung, the trap - which is non-toxic and is nat...

Nov 25, 2019

Determining topographical radiation dose profiles using gel nanosensors

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

The routine measurement of radiation doses can be clinically challenging due to limitations with conventional dosimeters used to measure the dose uptake of external ionizing radiation. In a new study, Karthik Pushpavanam and an interdisciplinary t...

Nov 25, 2019

The Potential Role Nanotechnology Could Play in The Breakthrough for Pre-eclampsia

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Image Credit: Sohel Parvez Haque/Shutterstock.com The world’s largest private foundation supported research into pre-eclampsia has awarded Dr Marnie Winter, a biomedical engineer at the...

Nov 25, 2019

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