Home > Press > Stretching diamond for next-generation microelectronicsStretching of microfabricated diamonds pave ways for applications in next-generation microelectronics. CREDIT Dang Chaoqun / City University of Hong KongAbstract:Diamond is the hardest material in nature. But out of many expectations, it also has great potential as an excellent electronic material....
A beginner’s guide to DNA origami
Jan 08, 2021 (Nanowerk News) In a technique known as DNA origami, researchers fold long strands of DNA over and over again to construct a variety of tiny 3D structures, including miniature biosensors and drug-delivery containers. Pioneered at the California Institute of Technology in 2006, DNA origami has attracted hundreds...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: 180 Degree Capital Corp. Effects 1-for-3 Reverse Stock Split
Home > Press > 180 Degree Capital Corp. Effects 1-for-3 Reverse Stock SplitAbstract:180 Degree Capital Corp. (NASDAQ:TURN) (180 and the Company), today noted that its previously announced 1-for-3 reverse stock split of the Company's common stock (the "Common Stock") became effective prior to the opening of trading on Nasdaq, and...
Nanoparticle vaccine for COVID-19
Jan 08, 2021 (Nanowerk News) Before the pandemic, the lab of Stanford University biochemist Peter S. Kim focused on developing vaccines for HIV, Ebola and pandemic influenza. But, within days of closing their campus lab space as part of COVID-19 precautions, they turned their attention to a vaccine for SARS-CoV-2,...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Electrons hop to it on twisted molecular wires: Scientists at Osaka University devise a method to improve the conductivity of molecular wires by intentionally adding periodic twists to the conjugated chains, which may lead to sophisticated and more environmentally friendly electr
Home > Press > Electrons hop to it on twisted molecular wires: Scientists at Osaka University devise a method to improve the conductivity of molecular wires by intentionally adding periodic twists to the conjugated chains, which may lead to sophisticated and more environmentally friendly electrConcept and chemical structure of periodically...
Designing soft and sensitive robotic fingers
Jan 07, 2021 (Nanowerk News) To develop a more human-like robotic gripper, it is necessary to provide sensing capabilities to the fingers. However, conventional sensors compromise the mechanical properties of soft robots. Now, scientists at Ritsumeikan University, Japan, design a 3D printable soft robotic finger containing a built-in sensor with...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Bionic idea boosts lithium-ion extraction
Home > Press > Bionic idea boosts lithium-ion extractionMetal ion sieving using a bioinspired nanochannel membrane CREDIT XIN WeiwenAbstract:Lithium is an energy-critical element that is considered to be a geopolitically significant resource. However, the supply of lithium may not be enough to meet continuously increasing demand. As a result,...
Researchers turn coal powder into graphite in microwave oven
Jan 06, 2021 (Nanowerk News) Using copper foil, glass containers and a conventional household microwave oven, University of Wyoming researchers have demonstrated that pulverized coal powder can be converted into higher-value nano-graphite. The discovery is another step forward in the effort to find alternative uses for Wyoming's Powder River Basin...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Shapeshifting crystals-varying stability in different forms of gallium selenide monolayers: Researchers investigate the structure and properties of a recently identified polymorph of gallium selenide crystal layer
Home > Press > Shapeshifting crystals-varying stability in different forms of gallium selenide monolayers: Researchers investigate the structure and properties of a recently identified polymorph of gallium selenide crystal layerThe P and AP phases of a GaSe monolayer CREDIT Hirokazu Nitta from Japan Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyAbstract:The...
Electrons hop to it on twisted molecular wires
Dec 29, 2020 (Nanowerk News) Researchers at Osaka University synthesized twisted molecular wires just one molecule thick that can conduct electricity with less resistance compared with previous devices (Journal of the American Chemical Society, "Improving intramolecular hopping charge transport via periodical segmentation of π-conjugation in a molecule"). This work may...