Metal matrix nanocomposites (MMNCs) are increasingly used in industries such as automotive, aerospace and military due to their excellent combination of high strength, thermal stability, ductility and isotropy. However, despite MMNCs' superio...
Aug 26, 2019
Researchers have developed a new nanosized propeller which can act as gears. This propeller, when bound to a gold surface, can be activated through thermal, electrical or mechanical energy to spin unidirectionally either clockwise or counterclockw...
Aug 26, 2019
Scientists provide much needed analysis and review of the emerging research on particle reinforced metal matrix nanocomposites with selective laser melting, charting out possibilities for engineering applications.
Aug 26, 2019
Since its rediscovery and characterization in 2004, graphene has been the focus of countless research efforts across multiple fields. It is a versatile material consisting of a two-dimensional (2-D) carbon network, a thin sheet of carbon that has ...
Aug 26, 2019
For the first time, an HZB team has derived analytically how corkscrew-shaped nano-antennas interact with light. The mathematical tool can be used to calculate the geometry that a nano-antenna must have for specific applications in sensor technol...
Aug 26, 2019
Cytosurge, a Swiss company that develops and distributes scientific measuring instruments and robotic systems based on its patented FluidFM® technology, and JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research...
Aug 26, 2019
Nanoblades could reshape how circuits are cooled and provide a better way of converting waste heat. A University of Texas at Dallas physicist has teamed... The post Physicists Use Silicon Nanoblades to Harvest Energy From Waste Heat appeared first...
Aug 26, 2019
Thermoelectric nanoblades could reshape how circuits are cooled, provide better way for converting waste heat.
Aug 26, 2019
Quantum teleportation has only ever been performed with qubits, which have two dimensions. Now it’s been done with a 3D qutrit for the first time
Aug 24, 2019
The nanostructures from Katja Höflich's HZB team are shaped like corkscrews and made of silver. Mathematically, such a nano antenna can be regarded as an one-dimensional line that forms a helix, chara...
Aug 24, 2019
