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Just Scratching the Surface: New Technique Maps Nanomaterials as They Grow

Just Scratching the Surface: New Technique Maps Nanomaterials as They Grow

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Nov 04, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a measurement technique that will help scientists and companies map nanomaterials as they grow. The discovery could help create ...





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Nano-ruler sets some very small marks

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued a new ruler, and even for an organization that routinely deals in superlatives, it sets some records. Designed to be the most accurate commercially available "meter ...


Researchers grow nanowire crystals for 3-D microchips

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Stanford researchers have developed a method of stacking and purifying crystal layers that may pave the way for three-dimensional microchips.


Dental delight! Tooth of sea urchin shows formation of biominerals

Dental delight! Tooth of sea urchin shows formation of biominerals

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Some of the most common minerals in biology, including those in bones and shells, have a mysterious structure: Their crystals are positioned in the same orientation, making them behave as ...


Researchers Prove Bridge from Conventional to Molecular Electronics Possible

Researchers Prove Bridge from Conventional to Molecular Electronics Possible

Chemistry /

created Mar 18, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (20) | comments 1

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have set the stage for building the “evolutionary link” between the microelectronics of today built from semiconductor compounds and future ...


Taking the Stress Out of Magnetic Field Detection

Taking the Stress Out of Magnetic Field Detection

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 28, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have discovered that a carefully built magnetic sandwich that interleaves layers of a magnetic alloy with a few nanometers ...


Mother-of-pearl -- Classic beauty and remarkable strength

Mother-of-pearl -- Classic beauty and remarkable strength

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Jul 02, 2007 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (28) | comments 0

While the shiny material of pearls and abalone shells has long been prized for its iridescence and aesthetic value in jewelry and decorations, scientists admire mother-of-pearl for other physical properties ...


Micropatterned material surface controls cell orientation

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cells could be orientated in a controlled way on a micro-patterned surface based upon a delicate material technique, and the orientation could be semi-quantitatively described by some statistical parameters, as suggested ...


A promoter shows off  liquid crystal display (LCD) television panels in Seoul earlier this year

LG Display claims world's thinnest TV panel

Electronics / Hardware

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (10) | comments 8

South Korea's LG Display said Monday it has developed the world's thinnest LCD television panel, measuring 2.6 millimetres (0.1 inches).


GaAs self-assembled nanowires could make chips smaller and faster

GaAs self-assembled nanowires could make chips smaller and faster

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Apr 20, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Illinois have found a new way to make transistors smaller and faster. The technique uses self-assembled, self-aligned, and defect-free nanowire channels made ...


Researcher improves LCDs with 3-D nanoimaging process

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Oct 22, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 1

Charles Rosenblatt, professor of physics and macromolecular science at Case Western Reserve University, and his research group have developed a method of 3D optical imaging of anisotropic fluids such as liquid crystals, with ...



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