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Palladium nanosheets aid cancer therapy quest

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have found a way to dispatch minute fragments of palladium - a key component in motor manufacture, electronics and the oil industry - inside cancerous cells.

Sep 9, 2019

Getting a look under the hood of topological insulators

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Because of topological insulators' unique electronic properties and their potential use in spintronic devices and even conceivably as transistors for quantum computers, scientists are interested in investigating the special relationship betwe...

Sep 9, 2019

Single-Nanowire Spectrometer Works Separately from Components

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have developed a microspectrometer based on a single, compositionally engineered nanowire that is independent of complex optical components or cavities. According to the researchers, it is the smallest spe...

Sep 9, 2019

Metal-organic framework nanoribbons

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Researchers report the preparation of ultrathin MOF nanoribbons by using metal hydroxide nanostructures as the precursors.

Sep 9, 2019

Chameleon-like droplets change colour on demand – Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Gold nanoparticles move within droplets in response to light The post Chameleon-like droplets change colour on demand appeared first on Physics World.

Sep 9, 2019

Researchers develop new interferometric single-molecule localization microscopy

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Various image-based central position estimation (termed "centroid fitting") methods such as 2-D Gaussian fitting methods have been commonly used in single-molecule localization microscopy (SMLM) to precisely determine the location of eac...

Sep 9, 2019

Neutron Experiment Used to Detect Nanoparticles in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

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For the first time, a team of HZB researchers has precisely examined how nanoparticles of lithium sulfide and sulfur precipitate onto battery electrodes when a charging cycle takes place. The results...

Sep 9, 2019

Metal-organic framework nanoribbons

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The nanostructure of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) plays an important role in various applications since different nanostructures usually exhibit different properties and functions. In this work, the authors reported the preparation of ultrathin...

Sep 9, 2019

Working Computer Built Out of Carbon Nanotubes

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It is thought that in the world of advanced computing and the progression towards creating next generation computers the next step required will be making significant headway in nanotechnology....

Sep 9, 2019

Working Computer Built Out of Carbon Nanotubes

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

It is thought that in the world of advanced computing and the progression towards creating next generation computers the next step required will be making significant headway in nanotechnology....

Sep 9, 2019

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