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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

Revealing the interplay of attraction and repulsion between nanoparticles as they assemble

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers are working to develop a predictive understanding of how interparticle forces drive the assembly of nanosized building blocks into tailored superlattice structures.

Jan 23, 2019

Nanocrystal study provides insights on growth, assembly, and aggregation

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Findings address challenges in developing synthesis strategies for nanostructured materials.

Jan 23, 2019

Graphene to Enable SWIR Imager Market Growth

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Three companies in the graphene business have been approved a European Innovation Council Fast Track to Innovation (FTI) project to help bring to the market the G-IMAGER, a graphene imager based on...

Jan 23, 2019

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

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Engineers at the University of Maryland (UMD) have created the first 3D-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 produ...

Jan 23, 2019

Sensor Uses AI to Obtain Real-Time Images from Satellite Orbit

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have developed a low-cost star tracker and Earth sensor. The star tracker will be used with microsatellites to handle calibration observations, operation verification tests, and long-term p...

Jan 22, 2019

Properties of 'wonder material' graphene change in humid conditions

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Graphene exhibits very different properties in humid conditions, according to researchers. Their study shows that in bi-layer graphene, which is two sheets of one atom thick carbon stacked together, water seeps between the layers in a humid enviro...

Jan 22, 2019

Graphene and related materials safety: Human health and the environment

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers reviewed the current research into the safety of graphene and related materials looking at both human health and environmental impact.

Jan 22, 2019

Promising steps towards 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 characterized nanoribbons gro...

Jan 22, 2019

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