Water droplets direct self-assembly process in thin-film materials

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

23 hours ago | 5 / 5 (4) | 2

You can think of it as origami - very high-tech origami. Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a technique for fabricating three-dimensional, single-crystalline silicon structures from thin films by coupling ...

Peptides control crystal growth with 'switches, throttles and brakes'

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

Nov 23, 2009 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- By producing some of the highest resolution images of peptides attaching to mineral surfaces, scientists have a deeper understanding how biomolecules manipulate the growth crystals. This research ...