Aug 17, 2023 (Nanowerk News) In a new study, researchers at the Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), have used a novel imaging technique to pinpoint how strongly adjacent bases – the building blocks of DNA – stack up on top of each other in a single strand....
Researchers develop a unique quantum mechanical approach to determining metal ductility
Aug 17, 2023 (Nanowerk News) A team of scientists from Ames National Laboratory and Texas A&M University developed a new way to predict metal ductility. This quantum-mechanics-based approach fills a need for an inexpensive, efficient, high-throughput way to predict ductility. The team demonstrated its effectiveness on refractory multi-principal-element alloys. These...
Nano-thin ‘liquid-like’ coatings may pave the way for a ‘self-cleaning’ world
Aug 17, 2023 (Nanowerk News) University of Sydney researchers have observed oil molecules retaining their 'liquid-like' properties when they are chemically attached as an extremely thin layer to solid surfaces, opening new possibilities for designing sustainable materials with non-stick characteristics. The findings are published in the leading chemistry journal Angewandte...
Faster spin waves could make novel computing systems possible
Aug 17, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Research is underway around the world to find alternatives to our current electronic computing technology, as great, electron-based systems have limitations. A new way of transmitting information is emerging from the field of magnonics: instead of electron exchange, the waves generated in magnetic media could...