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New 3-D nanoprinting strategy opens door to revolution in medicine, robotics

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Engineers at the University of Maryland (UMD) have created the first 3-D-printed fluid circuit element so tiny that 10 could rest on the width of a human hair. The diode ensures fluids move in only a single direction—a critical feature for product...

Jan 23, 2019

Promising steps toward large-scale production of graphene nanoribbons for electronics

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Two-dimensional sheets of graphene in the form of ribbons a few tens of nanometers across have unique properties that are highly interesting for use in future electronics. Researchers have now for the first time fully characterised nanoribbons gro...

Jan 23, 2019

New 3-D nanoprinting strategy opens door to revolution in medicine, robotics

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Engineers demonstrate their approach by printing the smallest-known 3D microfluidic circuit element.

Jan 23, 2019

Expanding the capacity of hydrogen engines and solar cells with mesoporous nickel

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Scientists of the Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU), together with Russian and foreign colleagues, developed samples of nickel mesoporous film structures, which have a useful surface area up to 400 time greater than their solid analogue. This ...

Jan 23, 2019

Novel technology reduces energy consumption of MRAM and AI hardware

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Researchers from Osaka University, in collaboration with the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and Grenoble Alpes University, report an efficient technique for controlling the direction of a nano-sized magnet ...

Jan 23, 2019

Graphene Flagship Project Studies Impacts of Graphene on Human Health and Environment

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Thorough research and understanding of all safety aspects of graphene are important since the drive to commercialize it continues. The Graphene Flagship project includes a dedicated Work Package that...

Jan 23, 2019

Graphene and related materials safety: Human health and the environment

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As the drive to commercialise graphene continues, it is important that all safety aspects are thoroughly researched and understood. The Graphene Flagship project studies the impact of graphene and related materials on human health, as well as its ...

Jan 23, 2019

Collision resonances between ultracold atom and molecules visualized for the first time

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For the first time, a team led by Prof. Jian-Wei Pan and Prof. Bo Zhao at the University of Science and Technology of China, have successfully observed scattering resonances between atoms and molecules at ultra-low temperatures, shedding light on ...

Jan 23, 2019

Researchers find the trick to molding metal at the nanoscale

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed a process that allows manufacturers to essentially shape any metal and alloy and replicate even the smallest details.

Jan 23, 2019

Multitasking graphene ink printed into tiny flexible supercapacitors

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed an easy way to make complicated arrays of microsupercapacitors that involves screen-printing them out of graphene ink. The simplicity and freedom offered by the approach will aid the development of new approaches to elec...

Jan 23, 2019

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