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A new take on the Midas touch - changing the colour of goldSouthampton, UK (SPX) Oct 26, 2012 Red gold, green gold - a ground-breaking initiative has found a way of changing the colour of the world's most iconic precious metal. A University of Southampton team have discovered that by embossing tiny raised or indented patterns onto the metal's surface they can change the way it absorbs and reflects light - ensuring our eyes don't see it as 'golden' in colour at all. The finding results from a major initiative funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) targeting ... read more |
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  Tiny pores in graphene could give rise to membranes Much has been made of graphene's exceptional qualities, from its ability to conduct heat and electricity better than any other material to its unparalleled strength: Worked into a composite material ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center Develops Revolutionary Nanotechnology Copper Solder Scientists in the Advanced Materials and Nanosystems directorate at the Lockheed Martin Space Systems Advanced Technology Center (ATC) in Palo Alto have developed a revolutionary nanotechnology copp ... more | .. |
 High-pressure science gets super-sized The study of materials at extreme conditions took a giant leap forward with the discovery of a way to generate super high pressures without using shock waves whose accompanying heat turns solids to ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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 Manufacturing complex 3D metallic structures at nanoscale made possible The fabrication of many objects, machines, and devices around us rely on the controlled deformation of metals by industrial processes such as bending, shearing, and stamping. Is this technology tran ... more | .. |
 A novel scheme to enhance local electric fields around metal nanostructures Enhanced local electric fields are predominant in nonlinear optical properties, particularly in surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS), which is a sensitive technique used for the detection of tra ... more | .. |
 University of Florida chemists pioneer new technique for nanostructure assembly A team of researchers from the University of Florida department of chemistry has developed a new technique for growing new materials from nanorods. Materials with enhanced properties engineere ... more | .. |
 NASA must reinvest in nanotechnology research, according to new Rice University paper The United States may lose its leadership role in space to other countries unless it makes research and development funding and processes - especially in nanotechnology - a renewed and urgent priori ... more |
  
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 New Techniques Stretch Carbon Nanotubes, Make Stronger Composites Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed new techniques for stretching carbon nanotubes (CNT) and using them to create carbon composites that can be used as stronger, lighter ... more | .. |
 New Way to Prevent Cracking in Nanoparticle Films Making uniform coatings is a common engineering challenge, and, when working at the nanoscale, even the tiniest cracks or defects can be a big problem. New research from University of Pennsylvania e ... more | .. |
  Making a layer cake with atomic precision In a report published in Nature Physics, a group led Dr Leonid Ponomarenko and Nobel prize-winner Professor Andre Geim has assembled individual atomic layers on top of each other in a desired sequen ... more | .. |
Queen's develops new environmentally friendly MOF production method Chemists at Queen's University Belfast have devised a novel, environmentally friendly technique, which allows the rapid production of Metal-Organic Frameworks porous materials (MOFs). These re ... more |
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 Drawing a line, with carbon nanotubes Carbon nanotubes offer a powerful new way to detect harmful gases in the environment. However, the methods typically used to build carbon nanotube sensors are hazardous and not suited for large-scal ... more | .. |
 Nano-hillocks: Of mountains and craters In the field of nanotechnology, electrically-charged particles are frequently used as tools for surface modification. Researchers at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) and the TU Vienna ... more | .. |
  Individual protein complex generates electric current An team of scientists, led by Joachim Reichert, Johannes Barth, and Alexander Holleitner (Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Clusters of Excellence MAP and NIM), and Itai Carmeli (Tel Aviv University ... more | .. |
 Nanoparticles Glow Through Thick Layer of Tissue An international research team has created unique photoluminescent nanoparticles that shine clearly through more than 3 centimeters of biological tissue - a depth that makes them a promising tool fo ... more |
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First Spectrum: Strongest biosignature signal yet found on exoplanet
US Space Force awards L3Harris new contract option for deep space tracking system modernization
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 All systems go at the biofactory In order to assemble novel biomolecular machines, individual protein molecules must be installed at their site of operation with nanometer precision. LMU researchers have now found a way to do just ... more | .. |
 Electrons confined inside nano-pyramids Quantum dots are nanostructures of semiconducting materials that behave a lot like single atoms and are very easy to produce. Given their special properties, researchers see huge potential for quant ... more | .. |
 Glass half full: Double-strength glass may be within reach Glass is strong enough for so much: windshields, buildings and many other things that need to handle high stress without breaking. But scientists who look at the structure of glass strictly by the n ... more | .. |
  Lockheed Martin Marks Defense Meteorological Satellite Program 50th Anniversary Fifty years ago, a small weather satellite was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), Calif. It was the first in a series that would later become known as the U.S. Air Force Defense Meteoro ... more |
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 ORNL research uncovers path to defect-free thin films A team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Ho Nyung Lee has discovered a strain relaxation phenomenon in cobaltites that has eluded researchers for decades and may lead to advances in fuel cells, ... more | .. |
 A Tecnalia study reveals the loss of nanomaterials in surface treatments caused by water Researchers at Tecnalia recently published a study in the prestigious science magazine, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental , which reveals the emission of nanomaterials caused by water runoff on sur ... more | .. |
 Precision Motion Tracking - Thousands of Cells at a Time Researchers have developed a new way to observe and track large numbers of rapidly moving objects under a microscope, capturing precise motion paths in three dimensions. Over the course of the study ... more | .. |
 Nanoengineers can print 3D microstructures in mere seconds Nanoengineers at the University of California, San Diego have developed a novel technology that can fabricate, in mere seconds, microscale three dimensional (3D) structures out of soft, biocompatibl ... more |
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US-China: the clash of the titans
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 Improved nanoparticles deliver drugs into brain The brain is a notoriously difficult organ to treat, but Johns Hopkins researchers report they are one step closer to having a drug-delivery system flexible enough to overcome some key challenges po ... more | .. |
 Penn Researchers Make First All-optical Nanowire Switch Computers may be getting faster every year, but those advances in computer speed could be dwarfed if their 1's and 0's were represented by bursts of light, instead of electricity. Researchers at the ... more | .. |
 NTNU researchers commercialize semiconductors grown on graphene NTNU researchers have patented and are commercializing GaAs nanowires grown on graphene, a hybrid material with competitive properties. Semiconductors grown on graphene are expected to become the ba ... more | .. |
 Researchers Develop New, Less Expensive Nanolithography Technique Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new nanolithography technique that is less expensive than other approaches and can be used to create technologies with biomedical ap ... more |
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 Nano machine shop shapes nanowires, ultrathin films A new "nano machine shop" that shapes nanowires and ultrathin films could represent a future manufacturing method for tiny structures with potentially revolutionary properties. The structures might ... more | .. |
  Drexel-Penn Partnership to Develop More Efficient Dye-Sensitized Solar Panels Solar panels, like those commonly perched atop house roofs or in sun-drenched fields, quietly harvesting the sun's radiant energy, are one of the standard-bearers of the green energy movement. But c ... more | .. |
 Breakthrough in nanotechnology material science A University of Central Florida assistant professor has developed a new material using nanotechnology, which could help keep pilots and sensitive equipment safe from destructive lasers. UCF Assistan ... more | .. |
 New wave of technologies possible after ground-breaking analysis tool developed A revolutionary tool created by scientists at the University of Sheffield has enabled researchers to analyse nanometer-sized devices without destroying them for the first time, opening the door to a ... more |
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