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Tying the knot: New DNA nanostructures

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Researchers describe a method for coaxing segments of single-stranded DNA into complex 2- and 3D knotted structures.

Nov 2, 2018

Nanorobots propel through the eye

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Scientists developed specially coated nanometer-sized vehicles that can be actively moved through dense tissue like the vitreous of the eye.

Nov 2, 2018

Spaced-out nanotwins make for stronger metals

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Researchers have found a new way to use nanotwins - tiny linear boundaries in a metal's atomic lattice that have identical crystalline structures on either side - to make stronger metals.

Nov 2, 2018

Spaced-out nanotwins make for stronger metals

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Researchers from Brown University and the Institute of Metals Research at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found a new way to use nanotwins—tiny linear boundaries in a metal's atomic lattice that have identical crystalline structures on e...

Nov 2, 2018

Photodetector Mimics Directional Hearing in Small Animals

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers from Stanford University have drawn from nature — specifically, from the ear structure of the gecko — to devise a subwavelength photodetector that can measure both the intensity and incident angle of light. Gecko ears contain a mech...

Nov 2, 2018

Disorder plays a key role in phase transitions of materials

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Scientists discover that disorder is part of the structural transition of Vanadium Dioxide from an insulator state to a metallic state at extremely small time resolutions This provides a new perspective on how to control matter, especially in the ...

Nov 2, 2018

Researchers turn plastic bottle waste into ultralight supermaterial with wide-ranging applications

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Researchers from the the National University of Singapore (NUS) have made a significant contribution towards resolving the global issue of plastic waste, by creating a way to convert plastic bottle waste into aerogels for many useful applications.

Nov 2, 2018

A high-performance nanopowder facility for metal 3-D printing

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Scientists from the Department of Industrial Technologies of the Yurga Institute of Technology of Tomsk Polytechnic University are developing an advanced high-performance facility for the production of metal powders used for 3-D printing. The TPU ...

Nov 2, 2018

Natural nanotech anticancer drug

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Sanguinarine is a natural product, a chemical made by certain plants including the bloodroot plant (Sanguinaria canadensis), the Mexican prickly poppy (Argemone mexicana), Chelidonium majus, and Macleaya cordata. It is a slightly toxic polycyclic ...

Nov 2, 2018

Disorder plays a key role in phase transitions of materials

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have discovers that disorder is part of the structural transition of Vanadium Dioxide from an insulator state to a metallic state at extremely small time resolutions. The results of the study provide a new perspective on how to control...

Nov 2, 2018

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