Nanotechnology – Page 8
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ResearchDesigner nanoparticles cast in DNA moulds
Moulds will be able to produce a vast array of different inorganic nanoparticle shapes for nanoelectronics and catalysis
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ResearchNanoscale microphone based on a single molecule
World’s smallest ‘nanomicrophone’ could one day be used to eavesdrop on the mysterious transition between classical and quantum mechanics
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ResearchNanoparticle studies leave the lab
Scientists take to the outdoors to show that single walled carbon nanotubes accumulate and persist in aquatic sediments
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Research‘Unifying theory’ proposed for carbon monoxide oxidation on supported gold nanoparticles
Water vapour may explain differing catalytic activities found at labs around the world
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ResearchRigid molecular wires make electrons fly
Organic wires conduct electrons 800 times faster than other molecular counterparts by letting them hitch a ride on a vibrational wave
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ResearchSupermarket scales for the microscopic world
New technique can weigh red blood cells, pollen grains and cancer cells
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ResearchDiamond set to sparkle for nanoelectronics
Straightforward etching of sub-100nm structures onto diamond overcomes problems with defects
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NewsMIT makes mega-investment in new nano lab
Multidisciplinary approach of $350 million MIT.nano will foster innovation and support investment in ‘state-of-the-art’ tools
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OpinionWe choose to go to the muon
Subatomic sorties have uncovered strange new species, says Philip Ball. Should we give these alien atoms a place at the table?
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FeatureSeek and destroy
Nanoparticles that can find specific targets before delivering a drug could change medicine. Akshat Rathi investigates
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FeatureNo small success
Chad Mirkin has spun out his nanotechnology research into several companies
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FeatureBig troubles over tiny bubbles
Conventional wisdom suggests that nanosized bubbles should barely exist at all, so their stability for hours or days has surprised many. Philip Ball takes a close look at these minute miracles
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The death of nano-hype?
Consumer’s knowledge of nanotechnologies has decreased since a previous study in 2008
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Investment in nanoscience for health
Over £65 million has been awarded to seven business-led projects aimed at developing therapeutic and diagnostic technologies that use nanotechnology
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Observing charge distribution in molecules
Microscopists have mapped the distribution of charge across a single organic molecule for the first time
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FeatureDNA motors on
With the relentless rise of DNA nanotechnology's popularity, Emma Davies explores the role chemistry has played in its success
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FeatureNanotech decade
Ten years of investment has turned nanotechnology into a booming research and industrial landscape. Fiona Case investigates whether it has lived up to the hype