 Nanoscale Dimensioning Is Fast, Cheap with New Optical Technique October 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A novel technique under development at the National Institute of Standards and Technology uses a relatively inexpensive optical microscope to quickly and cheaply analyze nanoscale dimensions ... | |
Turbocharged Nanomotors October 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 28 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Nanorobots that are introduced into the body to eradicate tumor cells or clean out clogged arteries are not just science fiction; they are a realistic vision of the technological possibilities of the not-so-distant ... | |
 Progress Toward New Storage Media: Switchable Nanostripes October 24, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 23 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In this information age, increased storage capacity is a central challenge for science and technology. A team of German and Italian researchers has pursued this by exploring the concept of ... | |
Researcher improves LCDs with 3-D nanoimaging process October 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Charles Rosenblatt, professor of physics and macromolecular science at Case Western Reserve University, and his research group have developed a method of 3D optical imaging of anisotropic fluids such as liquid crystals, with ... | |
 3D nanotube assembly technique for nanoscale electronics October 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 41 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For the past several years, researchers have been trying to take advantage of carbon nanotubes’ good electrical properties for future nanoscale electronics applications. One of the biggest ... | |
McMaster University unveils world's most advanced microscope October 20, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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The most advanced and powerful electron microscope on the planet—capable of unprecedented resolution—has been installed in the new Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy at McMaster University. | |
 'Stamping' self-assembling nanowires October 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 34 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- By manipulating the way tiny droplets of fluid dry, Cornell researchers have created an innovative way to make and pattern nanoscale wires and other devices that ordinarily can be made only ... | |
 Gold Nanostars Outshine the Competition October 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Novel nanoparticles being tested at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have researchers seeing stars. In a recent paper,* NIST scientists used surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy ... | |
 Paperwork: Buckypapers Clarify Electrical, Optical Behavior of Nanotubes October 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Using highly uniform samples of carbon nanotubes—sorted by centrifuge for length—materials scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have made some of the most precise ... | |
Teaching Nano to Swim October 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Ayusman Sen, head of the Department of Chemistry at Penn State, makes tiny, metallic objects do something extraordinary -- he makes them swim. Sen's work is driven by catalysis, the chemical phenomenon whereby ... | |
Strong elasticity size effects in ZnO nanowires October 14, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Recently, zinc oxide (ZnO) nanowires have drawn major interest because of their semiconducting nature and unique optical and piezoelectric properties. Various applications for ZnO nanowires have been conceived, including ... | |
 Blowing bubbles on a nanoscale October 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists are puzzled by the nanobubbles that can develop on surfaces under water. It should be impossible for them to exist but nevertheless they remain intact for hours. They are something ... | |
 Mimicking gecko feet: Dry adhesive based on carbon nanotubes gets stronger October 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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The race for the best "gecko foot" dry adhesive got a new competitor this week with a stronger and more practical material reported in the journal Science by a team of researchers from four U.S. institutions. | |
 Playing Pinball with Atoms October 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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With nanotechnology yielding a burgeoning menagerie of microscopic pumps, motors, and other machines for potential use in medicine and industry, here is one good question: How will humans turn those devices ... | |
 Nanowire technology could make LCDs brighter, thinner, and cheaper October 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 56 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As nanoimprinting technology advances, scientists have shown that using nano-sized polarizers could significantly enhance the contrast ratio in liquid crystal displays (LCDs). For consumers, ... | |
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