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March 26, 2013

Smallest Vibration Sensor in the Quantum World
Karlsruhe, Germany (SPX) Mar 20, 2013
Carbon nanotubes and magnetic molecules are considered building blocks of future nanoelectronic systems. Their electric and mechanical properties play an important role. Researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and French colleagues from Grenoble and Strasbourg have now found a way to combine both components on the atomic level and to build a quantum mechanical system with novel properties. It is reported now in the print version of nature nanotechnology journal (DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2012.25 ... read more

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Researchers create nanoscale spinning magnetic droplets Researchers have successfully created a magnetic soliton - a nano-sized, spinning droplet that was first theorized 35 years ago. These solitons have implications for the creation of magnetic, spin-b ... more		Nanoparticles show promise as inexpensive, durable and effective scintillators A team of industrial and university researchers has shown that nanoparticles with sizes smaller than 10 nanometers - approximately the width of a cell membrane - can be successfully incorporated int ... more		Glass-blowers at a nano scale Have you ever thrown into the fire - even if you shouldn't have - an empty packet of crisps? The outcome is striking: the plastic shrivels and bends into itself, until it turns into a small crumpled ... more
				Electrical signals dictate optical properties Researchers at the University of Southampton's Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) have created an artificial material, a metamaterial, with optical properties that can be controlled by electric s ... more		Quantum computers counting on carbon nanotubes Carbon nanotubes can be used as quantum bits for quantum computers. A study by physicists at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) has shown how nanotubes can store information in the form of v ... more

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Scientists develop innovative twists to DNA nanotechnology In a new discovery that represents a major step in solving a critical design challenge, Arizona State University Professor Hao Yan has led a research team to produce a wide variety of 2-D and 3-D st ... more		Toronto breakthrough promises much more efficient solar cells A new technique developed by University of Toronto Engineering Professor Ted Sargent and his research group could lead to significantly more efficient solar cells, according to a recent paper publis ... more		Microbial traces found in desert rocks hint at unknown life form New material captures CO2 to produce sustainable construction supplies Pixxel satellites deliver groundbreaking hyperspectral imaging milestone		New technique could improve optical devices A multi-university research team has used a new spectroscopic method to gain a key insight into how light is emitted from layered nanomaterials and other thin films. The technique, called ener ... more
				Silver nanoparticles may adversely affect environment In experiments mimicking a natural environment, Duke University researchers have demonstrated that the silver nanoparticles used in many consumer products can have an adverse effect on plants and mi ... more		Scientists delve deeper into carbon nanotubes The outer walls of both double- and triple-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) protect the innermost tubes from interacting with their environment. That is the key finding of a study by researchers in th ... more

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New taxonomy of platinum nanoclusters Physicists have gained new insights into the inner intricacies of the structural variations of metallic nanoclusters. This work by Luca Pavan, Cono Di Paola and Francesca Baletto from King's College ... more		X-ray imaging on the attosecond timescale In the blink of an eye, more attoseconds have expired than the age of Earth measured in - minutes. A lot more. To be precise, an attosecond is one billionth of a billionth of a second. The att ... more		What to know about the satellite communications race Sidus Space launches third LizzieSat satellite with enhanced onboard AI Smiles, thumbs ups and a safe return for 'stranded' NASA astronauts		Nano-machines for 'bionic proteins' Physicists of the University of Vienna together with researchers from the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna developed nano-machines which recreate principal activities of prot ... more
				Forging a new periodic table using nanostructures Northwestern University's Chad A. Mirkin, a world-renowned leader in nanotechnology research and its application, has developed a completely new set of building blocks that is based on nanoparticles ... more		Team Creates MRI for the Nanoscale Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) reveals details of living tissues, diseased organs and tumors inside the body without x-rays or surgery. What if the same technology could peer down to the level of ... more

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	Artificial atoms allow for magnetic resonance on individual cells Researchers from the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO), in collaboration with the CSIC and Macquarie University in Australia, have developed a new technique, similar to the MRI but with a much h ... more		Widely used nanoparticles enter soybean plants from farm soil Two of the most widely used nanoparticles (NPs) accumulate in soybeans - second only to corn as a key food crop in the United States - in ways previously shown to have the potential to adversely aff ... more		Boston College researchers' unique nanostructure produces novel 'plasmonic halos' Using the geometric and material properties of a unique nanostructure, Boston College researchers have uncovered a novel photonic effect where surface plasmons interact with light to form "plasmonic ... more		Giving transplanted cells a nanotech checkup Researchers at Johns Hopkins have devised a way to detect whether cells previously transplanted into a living animal are alive or dead, an innovation they say is likely to speed the development of c ... more

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Innovative uses of nanotechnology in food and agriculture		DNA and quantum dots: All that glitters is not gold		Notre Dame studies benefits and threats of nanotechnology research		A nano-gear in a nano-motor inside		NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph Mission Satellite Completed

New Research Gives Insight into Graphene Grain Boundaries

Chemistry resolves toxic concerns about carbon nanotubes

Engineer making rechargeable batteries with layered nanomaterials

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Nanoparticles reach new peaks

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Britain to fund graphene research efforts

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