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May 03, 2013

Nanowires grown on graphene have surprising structure
Champaign IL (SPX) Apr 28, 2013
When a team of University of Illinois engineers set out to grow nanowires of a compound semiconductor on top of a sheet of graphene, they did not expect to discover a new paradigm of epitaxy. The self-assembled wires have a core of one composition and an outer layer of another, a desired trait for many advanced electronics applications. Led by professor Xiuling Li, in collaboration with professors Eric Pop and Joseph Lyding, all professors of electrical and computer engineering, the team published ... read more

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				Scientists see nanoparticles form larger structures in real time In a new study performed at the Center for Nanoscale Materials at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, researchers have for the first time seen the self-assembly of nan ... more		IRIS Solar Satellite Arrives at Vandenberg AFB for Launch Scientists will soon gain a better view into energy and plasma movement near the surface of the sun, thanks to delivery of the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) spacecraft to Vandenberg A ... more

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Nanocoating At ESA Increased efficiency in heating systems is a closer reality thanks to the work being undertaken by ESA Business Incubation Centre Harwell start-up company Oxford nanoSystems. The company is de ... more		Super-nanotubes: 'Remarkable' spray-on coating combines carbon nanotubes with ceramic Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Kansas State University have demonstrated a spray-on mixture of carbon nanotubes and ceramic that has unprecedented abi ... more		Artificial photosynthesis breakthrough replicates early plant processes EZIE satellites begin mission to map Earth's auroral electrojets FireSat Prototype Launch Advances Global Wildfire Surveillance		New device could cut costs on household products, pharmaceuticals Sometimes cost saving comes in nanoscale packages. A new procedure that thickens and thins fluid at the micron level could save consumers and manufacturers money, particularly for soap products that ... more
				High pressure gold nanocrystal structure revealed A major breakthrough in measuring the structure of nanomaterials under extremely high pressure has been made by researchers at the London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN). Described in Nature C ... more		Nanotechnology imaging breakthrough A team of researchers has made a major breakthrough in measuring the structure of nanomaterials under extremely high pressures. For the first time, they developed a way to get around the severe dist ... more

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				Imaging methodology reveals nano details not seen before A team of scientists from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Northwestern University has produced 3-D images and videos of a tiny platinum nanoparticle at atomic resolution that re ... 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

Australia unveils its F-35 JSF 'Iron Bird'

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China launches communications satellite

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