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Carbon nanotubes open new horizons for neuroscience: controlling neural cell outgrowth

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers demonstrate that carbon nanotubes can be used to control the direction of neural cells growth.

Nov 14, 2019

Quantum microscope for inspection of magnetic materials at the nanoscale

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Qnami announced the closing of a CHF 2.6M (USD 2.6M) seed round led by Venture Capital fund Quantonation and further supported by investiere, ZKB Start-up Finance and the High-Tech Gründerfonds. The funds will support the market entry of Qnami’s ...

Nov 14, 2019

Light at the end of the nanotunnel for future catalysts

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Using a new type of nanoreactor, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have succeeded in mapping catalytic reactions on individual metallic nanoparticles. Their work could help improve chemical processes, and lead to better ca...

Nov 14, 2019

Researchers develop new 3D printing for the direct production of nanostructures

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A team from Graz University of Technology succeeded in using the FEBID method to produce complex 3D-printed nano-components for the first time without additional support structures. In the nanometer range, complex, free-standing 3D architectures ...

Nov 14, 2019

Carbon nanotubes show a love/hate relationship with water

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Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are valuable for a wide variety of applications. Made of graphene sheets rolled into tubes 10,000 times smaller than a human hair, CNTs have an exceptional strength-to-mass ratio and excellent thermal and electrical proper...

Nov 14, 2019

Graphene: The more you bend it, the softer it gets

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New research by engineers at the University of Illinois combines atomic-scale experimentation with computer modeling to determine how much energy it takes to bend multilayer graphene—a question that has eluded scientists since graphene was first i...

Nov 14, 2019

Resolving the Enigma of Graphene Bending – “Everyone Disagreed, They Were Actually All Correct”

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

New research by engineers at the University of Illinois combines atomic-scale experimentation with computer modeling to determine how much energy it takes to bend multilayer... The post Resolving the Enigma of Graphene Bending – “Everyone Disagre...

Nov 14, 2019

Separation and Analysis of Nano-Geochemical Systems

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Postnova Analytics has posted a new on-demand webinar introducing how advanced analytical techniques are impacting the field of nanogeochemistry. The webinar discusses the advanced analytical...

Nov 14, 2019

Newly developed nanoparticles help fight lung cancer in animal model

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Scientists have reported a new approach to treating lung cancer with inhaled nanoparticles developed at Wake Forest School of Medicine, part of Wake Forest Baptist Health.

Nov 14, 2019

Chemists map an artificial molecular self-assembly pathway with complexities of life

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Two pathways diverged in a chemical synthesis, and one molecule took them both. Chemists at the University of Tokyo have studied how molecular building blocks can either form a spherical cage or an ultrathin sheet that shows some of the basic prop...

Nov 14, 2019

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