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Beautiful 'Flowers' Self-Assemble in a Beaker
May 16, 2013 With the hand of nature trained on a beaker of chemical fluid, the most delicate flower structures have been formed in a laboratory -- and not at the scale of inches, but microns. These minuscule ... > full story -
DNA-Guided Assembly Yields Novel Ribbon-Like Nanostructures
May 16, 2013 DNA "linker" strands coax nano-sized rods to line up in way unlike any other spontaneous arrangement of rod-shaped objects. The arrangement -- with the rods forming "rungs" on ladder-like ribbons -- ... > full story -
New Insights Into How Materials Transfer Heat Could Lead to Improved Electronics
May 16, 2013 Researchers have published new insights into how materials transfer heat, which could lead eventually to smaller, more powerful electronic ... > full story -
Carbon in a Twirl: The Science Behind a Self-Assembled Nano-Carbon Helix
May 16, 2013 Nanotechnology draws on the fabrication of nanostructures. Scientists have now succeeded in growing a unique carbon structure at the nanoscale that resembles a tiny twirled mustache. Their method ... > full story -
Observation of Second Sound in a Quantum Gas
May 15, 2013 Second sound is a quantum mechanical phenomenon, which has been observed only in superfluid helium. Physicists have now proven the propagation of such a temperature wave in a quantum ... > full story -
Squishy Hydrogels May Be the Ticket for Studying Biological Effects of Nanoparticles
May 15, 2013 A class of water-loving, jelly-like materials with uses ranges ranging from the mundane, such as superabsorbent diaper liners, to the sophisticated, such as soft contact lenses, could be tapped for a ... > full story -
Cotton Offers a New Ecologically Friendly Way to Clean Up Oil Spills
May 15, 2013 With the Deepwater Horizon disaster emphasizing the need for better ways of cleaning up oil spills, scientists are reporting that unprocessed, raw cotton may be an ideal, ecologically friendly ... > full story -
Friction in the Nano-World: Physicists Discover a New Kind of Friction
May 15, 2013 Whether in vehicle transmissions, hip replacements, or tiny sensors for triggering airbags: The respective components must slide against each other with minimum friction to prevent loss of energy and ... > full story -
Obtaining Polymers With à La Carte Optical and Electrical Properties
May 15, 2013 Scientists have created nanostructured composite materials with specific optical and electrical properties that vary according to size. These properties allow researchers to synthesize particles of ... > full story -
Electronics Comes to Paper: Paper, Being Light and Foldable, Works Well for Electrically Conducting Structures
May 15, 2013 Paper, being a light and foldable raw material, is a cost-efficient and simple means of generating electrically conducting ... > full story
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