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Research details sticky situations at the nanoscale

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In a finding that will be useful in nanoscale engineering, Brown University researchers have shown that miniscule differences in the roughness of surfaces can have important effects on how they stick together.

Feb 7, 2019

Nanomachines are taught to fight cancer

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Scientists from ITMO University in collaboration with their international colleagues proposed new DNA-based nanomachines that can be used for gene therapy of cancer. This new invention can greatly contribute to making the treatment of oncological ...

Feb 7, 2019

Biochemists make 'elbow room' for nanostructures with new toolkit

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Combining DNA and RNA, researchers cut a path to the forefront of nanotechnology.

Feb 6, 2019

Corning, WaveOptics Enter AR Partnership

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Glass supplier Corning Inc. and diffractive waveguide manufacturer WaveOptics Ltd. have entered into a long-term supply agreement for augmented reality (AR) optics. Corning will provide ultra-flat, high-index glass wafers for WaveOptics’ wavegui...

Feb 6, 2019

Controllable electron flow in quantum wires

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Scientist have found they can turn on and off the flow of current in a bismuth crystal subjected to a high magnetic field, making a new type of controllable quantum wire.

Feb 6, 2019

Controllable electron flow in quantum wires

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Princeton researchers have demonstrated a new way of making controllable "quantum wires" in the presence of a magnetic field, according to a new study published in Nature.

Feb 6, 2019

Progress in self-assembling nanomaterials

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Mimicking how the biological world arranges itself could help advance the next generation of nanomaterials.

Feb 6, 2019

Hydrophobic or hydrophilic? Aero-gallium nitride is both – Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Highly porous and flexible inorganic nanomaterial could find use in applications such as sensors, microfluidic devices and microrobotics The post Hydrophobic or hydrophilic? Aero-gallium nitride is both appeared first on Physics World.

Feb 6, 2019

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Straightforward biosynthesis of functional bulk nanocomposites

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Interest in constructing bulk nanocomposite materials from biosourced and renewable nanoscale building blocks is growing. As a crystalline cellulosic polymer, cellulose is the most abundant biosourced...

Feb 6, 2019

Micromotors deliver oral vaccines

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Vaccines have saved millions of lives, but nobody likes getting a shot. That's why scientists are trying to develop oral vaccines for infectious diseases. But to be effective, the vaccine must survive digestion and reach immune cells within t...

Feb 6, 2019

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