Oct 03, 2019 (Nanowerk News) Using a new time-based method to control light from an ultrafast laser, researchers have developed a nanoscale 3D printing technique that can fabricate tiny structures a thousand times faster than conventional two-photon lithography (TPL) techniques, without sacrificing resolution. Despite the high throughput, the new parallelized...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Machine learning at the quantum lab
Home > Press > Machine learning at the quantum labArtistic illustration of the potential landscape defined by voltages applied to nanostructures in order to trap single electrons in a quantum dot. CREDIT Department of Physics, University of BaselAbstract:For several years, the electron spin of individual electrons in a quantum...
Liquid metal networks as an ideal platform for stretchable electronics
Oct 03, 2019 (Nanowerk Spotlight) The burgeoning fields of e-textiles, soft robotics, and stretchable electronics – that can be bent, folded, crumpled and stretched – are major research areas towards next-generation wearable and implantable devices. Unlike today's electronics based on rigid silicon technologies, stretchable devices can conform to almost any...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Novel nanogels hold promise for improved drug delivery to cancer patients: ‘Precision Medicine’ approach underpins UT Austin engineers’ development of multifunctional nanogel
Home > Press > Novel nanogels hold promise for improved drug delivery to cancer patients: 'Precision Medicine' approach underpins UT Austin engineers' development of multifunctional nanogelAbstract:Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed new guidelines for fabricating nanoscale gel materials, or nanogels, that can deliver numerous therapeutic treatments...
Inventing the world’s strongest silver
Oct 02, 2019 (Nanowerk News) A team of scientists has made the strongest silver ever42 percent stronger than the previous world record. But thats not the important point. Weve discovered a new mechanism at work at the nanoscale that allows us to make metals that are much stronger than anything...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Probes shed new light on Alzheimer’s cause: Rice University scientists synthesize fluorescent ruthenium tags to track toxic amyloids in lab
Home > Press > Probes shed new light on Alzheimer's cause: Rice University scientists synthesize fluorescent ruthenium tags to track toxic amyloids in labA ruthenium-based tag developed at Rice University takes advantage of fluorescent anisotropy to measure the rotation of amyloid beta oligomers as they grow in solution. Small aggregates...
Scientists realize high-performance broadband graphene saturable absorber
Oct 01, 2019 (Nanowerk News) The unique mechanical, chemical, electronic and photonic features of graphene are attracting much attention, especially its unusual nonlinear optical (NLO) properties, making it a progressive solution to ultrafast saturable absorption and optical limiting. However, small NLO coefficient in natural materials restricts its applications due to...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Trapping and moving tiny particles using light
Home > Press > Trapping and moving tiny particles using lightAbstract:Researchers at the Centre for Nano Science and Engineering (CeNSE), IISc, have developed a technique to trap and move nano-sized particles in a fluidic medium using only light. Trapping and moving tiny particles using light Bengaluru, India | Posted on...
New biofabrication method creates one scaffold to guide regeneration of multiple tissues
Sep 30, 2019 (Nanowerk News) Organs, muscles and bones are composed of multiple types of cells and tissues that are carefully organized to carry out a specific function. For example, kidneys are able to filter waste from the blood because of how their specialized cells and tissues are arranged. Disrupting...