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 Atomic force microscopy reveals liquids adjust viscosity when confined, shakenGetting ketchup out of the bottle isn’t always easy. However, shaking the bottle before trying to pour allows the thick, gooey ketchup to flow more freely because it becomes more fluid when agitated. The opposite ... |
Are nanobots on their way?[The first real steps towards building a microscopic device that can construct nano machines have been taken by US researchers. Writing in the peer-reviewed publication, International Journal of Nanomanufacturing from ... |
Photoluminescence in nano-needlesSilicon is the workhorse among semiconductors in electronics. But in opto-electronics, where light signals are processed along with electronic signals, a semiconductor that is capable of emitting light is needed, which silicon ... |
 Fast AFM probes measure multiple properties of biomolecules or materials simultaneouslyNew research demonstrates that novel probe technology based on flexible membranes can replace conventional atomic force microscopy (AFM) cantilevers for applications such as fast topographic imaging, quantitative ... |
 Nanomaterials Show Unexpected Strength Under StressIn yet another twist on the strangeness of the nanoworld, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Maryland-College Park have discovered that materials such as ... |
 Scientists First To Measure Force Required To Move Individual AtomsIBM scientists, in collaboration with the University of Regensburg in Germany, are the first ever to measure the force it takes to move individual atoms on a surface. This fundamental measurement provides ... |
 Nanotechnology innovation may revolutionize gene detection in a single cellScientists at Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute have developed the world’s first gene detection platform made up entirely from self-assembled DNA nanostructures. The results, appearing in the ... |
 NIST reference materials are 'gold standard' for bio-nanotech researchThe National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued its first reference standards for nanoscale particles targeted for the biomedical research community—literally “gold standards” for labs studying ... |
New nanostructured thin film shows promise for efficient solar energy conversionIn the race to make solar cells cheaper and more efficient, many researchers and start-up companies are betting on new designs that exploit nanostructures--materials engineered on the scale of a billionth of a meter. Using ... |
 NIST imaging system maps nanomechanical propertiesThe National Institute of Standards and Technology has developed an imaging system that quickly maps the mechanical properties of materials—how stiff or stretchy they are, for example—at scales on the order ... |
 New hypothesis for origin of life proposedLife may have begun in the protected spaces inside of layers of the mineral mica, in ancient oceans, according to a new hypothesis. |
Nanotech researchers discover cancer cells 'feel' much softer than normal cellsA multidisciplinary team of UCLA scientists were able to differentiate metastatic cancer cells from normal cells in patient samples using leading-edge nanotechnology that measures the softness of the cells. |
Scientists to explore nano advancements in DNA sequencingUC Irvine’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering has been awarded $2.18 million to blend traditional DNA sequencing techniques with cutting-edge nanotechnology to develop a faster and less costly method of analysis. The goal ... |
Scientists reveal DNA-enzyme interaction with first ever real time footageFor the first time scientists have been able to film, in real time, the nanoscale interaction of an enzyme and a DNA strand from an attacking virus. Researchers from the University of Cambridge have used a revolutionary Scanning ... |
 Drawing nanoscale features the fast and easy wayScientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a new technique for nanolithography that is extremely fast and capable of being used in a range of environments including air (outside a vacuum) ... |
