Scientists at Lancaster University and the University of Oxford have created a nano-electronic circuit which vibrates without any external force.
Nanophysics
Oct 14, 2019
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With apologies to "Spinal Tap," it appears that black can, indeed, get more black.
Nanomaterials
Sep 13, 2019
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After years of tackling numerous design and manufacturing challenges, MIT researchers have built a modern microprocessor from carbon nanotube transistors, which are widely seen as a faster, greener alternative to their traditional ...
Nanophysics
Aug 29, 2019
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A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in Japan has developed a way to create catenanes and a molecular trefoil knot out of para-connected benzene rings. In their paper published in the journal Science, ...
Baking soda, table salt, and detergent are surprisingly effective ingredients for cooking up carbon nanotubes, researchers at MIT have found.
Nanomaterials
May 29, 2019
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Inserting or tweaking genes in plants is more art than science, but a new technique developed by University of California, Berkeley, scientists could make genetically engineering any type of plant—in particular, gene editing ...
Bio & Medicine
Feb 25, 2019
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Despite decades of innovation in fabrics with high-tech thermal properties that keep marathon runners cool or alpine hikers warm, there has never been a material that changes its insulating properties in response to the environment. ...
Nanomaterials
Feb 7, 2019
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Growing a batch of carbon nanotubes that are all the same may not be as simple as researchers had hoped, according to Rice University scientists.
Nanomaterials
Jul 26, 2018
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Researchers at Los Alamos and partners in France and Germany are exploring the enhanced potential of carbon nanotubes as single-photon emitters for quantum information processing. Their analysis of progress in the field is ...
Nanophysics
Jun 18, 2018
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Boron nitride nanotubes are primed to become effective building blocks for next-generation composite and polymer materials based on a new discovery at Rice University—and a previous one.
Nanomaterials
May 21, 2018
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