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Mikado inside a nano box: Bertrand's paradox revisited

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

When you shake a box filled with Mikado sticks, will you get a uniform spreading of the sticks inside the box? This question touches Bertrands paradox, a classic in mathematics. For designing nano mikado boxes for photonics purposes, scientists wa...

Apr 26, 2019

OCSiAl’s Graphene Nanotube-reinforced PU Shafts with Stable Anti-static Properties

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Graphene nanotube-reinforced anti-static polyurethane shafts are becoming the new industry standard and help manufacturers keep production costs down and ensure occupational safety. Introducing as...

Apr 26, 2019

Carnegie Mellon chemists manipulate the quantum states of gold nanoclusters

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University's Department of Chemistry have found a way to control the lifetime of the quantum states of gold nanoclusters by three orders of magnitude, which could lead to improvements in solar cell and photoca...

Apr 26, 2019

Nanoparticles take a fantastic, magnetic voyage

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

MIT engineers have designed tiny robots that can help drug-delivery nanoparticles push their way out of the bloodstream and into a tumor or another disease site. The magnetic microrobots could help to overcome one of the biggest obstacles to deliv...

Apr 26, 2019

Flame-retardant coating for wood is made from ... wood

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Wood is an established and versatile construction material, used to build everything from high-rises and airports to apartment buildings. It also, however, is not immune to catching fire. A new coating could help keep that from happening, a...

Apr 25, 2019

MEMS Version of Intel 4004 Chip Could be Made to Prove Nanomechanical Computer Designs | NextBigFuture.com

NextBigFuture   -   Scientific News Websites

MEMS Version of Intel 4004 Chip Could be Made to Prove Nanomechanical Computer Designs

Apr 25, 2019

Scientists propose new method for studying hydrodynamic behavior of electrons in graphene

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

By studying how electrons in two-dimensional graphene can literally act like a liquid, researchers have paved the way for further research into a material that has the potential to enable future electronic computing devices that outpace silicon tr...

Apr 25, 2019

New 30-Minute Blood Test Could Dramatically Reduce Sepsis Deaths

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

A new detector using photonics to identify E. coli bacteria from a tiny drop of blood in less than 30 minutes could help reduce the mortality rate from sepsis by more than 70%. Programmed to detect proteins and E.coli, one of the deadly bacteria...

Apr 25, 2019

New method proposed for studying hydrodynamic behavior of electrons in graphene

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

By studying how electrons in two-dimensional graphene can literally act like a liquid, researchers have paved the way for further research into a material that has the potential to enable future electronic computing devices that outpace silicon tr...

Apr 25, 2019

New method proposed for studying hydrodynamic behavior of electrons in graphene: Published work paves the way for further research into the potential of graphene

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

By studying how electrons in two-dimensional graphene can literally act like a liquid, researchers have paved the way for further research into a material that has the potential to enable future electronic computing devices that outpace silicon tr...

Apr 25, 2019

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