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April 14, 2014

Virus structure inspires novel understanding of onion-like carbon nanoparticles
York, UK (SPX) Apr 15, 2014
Symmetry is ubiquitous in the natural world. It occurs in gemstones and snowflakes and even in biology, an area typically associated with complexity and diversity. There are striking examples: the shapes of virus particles, such as those causing the common cold, are highly symmetrical and look like tiny footballs. A research programme led by Reidun Twarock at the University of York, UK has developed new mathematical tools to better understand the implications of this high degree of symmetry in the ... read more

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The Motion of the Medium Matters for Self-assembling Particles By attaching short sequences of single-stranded DNA to nanoscale building blocks, researchers can design structures that can effectively build themselves. The building blocks that are meant to conne ... more		Never say never in the nano-world Objects with sizes in the nanometer range, such as the molecular building blocks of living cells or nanotechnological devices, are continuously exposed to random collisions with surrounding molecule ... more		Nanosheets and nanowires Researchers in China, have found a convenient way to selectively prepare germanium sulfide nanostructures, including nanosheets and nanowires, that are more active than their bulk counterparts and c ... more
				Fabricating Nanostructures with Silk Could Make Clean Rooms Green Rooms Tufts University engineers have demonstrated that it is possible to generate nanostructures from silk in an environmentally friendly process that uses water as a developing agent and standard fabric ... more		Scientists watch nanoparticles grow With DESY's X-ray light source PETRA III, Danish scientists observed the growth of nanoparticles live. The study shows how tungsten oxide nanoparticles are forming from solution. These particles are ... more

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LockMart Opens Advanced Materials and Thermal Sciences Center In Palo Alto The Lockheed Martin Space Systems Advanced Technology Center (ATC) has opened a new state-of-the-art laboratories building that will enable the company to provide innovative technical solutions to c ... more		Nanotube coating helps shrink mass spectrometers Nanotechnology is advancing tools likened to Star Trek's "tricorder" that perform on-the-spot chemical analysis for a range of applications including medical testing, explosives detection and food s ... more		Electric field changes signal early warnings of extreme weather Americans face an insurability crisis as climate change worsens disasters Extreme heat disrupts land's carbon absorption abilities		Researchers Grow Carbon Nanofibers Using Ambient Air, Without Toxic Ammonia Researchers from North Carolina State University have demonstrated that vertically aligned carbon nanofibers (VACNFs) can be manufactured using ambient air, making the manufacturing process safer an ... more
				A new concept for manufacturing wrinkling patterns on hard-nano-film/soft-matter-substrate Wrinkling is a common phenomenon for thin stiff film adhered on soft substrate. Various wrinkling phenomenon has been reported previously. Wu Dan, Yin Yajun, Xie Huimin,et al from Tsinghua Universit ... more		Toward 'vanishing' electronics and unlocking nanomaterials' power potential Brain sensors and electronic tags that dissolve. Boosting the potential of renewable energy sources. These are examples of the latest research from two pioneering scientists selected as this year's ... more

UAV Payloads 2014, 24 - 25 June - London, UK

International Conference on Protection of Materials and Structures From Space Environment

Nuclear Supply Chain Summit - April 28-29 Greenville SC

Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

Nanoscale optical switch breaks miniaturization barrier An ultra-fast and ultra-small optical switch has been invented that could advance the day when photons replace electrons in the innards of consumer products ranging from cell phones to automobiles. ... more		Bionic plants Plants have many valuable functions: They provide food and fuel, release the oxygen that we breathe, and add beauty to our surroundings. Now, a team of MIT researchers wants to make plants even more ... more		SpaceX set for Starship's next flight, Trump expected to attend Can the Trump-Musk 'bromance' last? Living microbes identified in Earth's driest desert using new technique		Chelyabinsk meteor to help develop nanotechnology The Chelyabinsk meteor is full of mysteries. Scientists from Nizhny Novgorod have found natural magnesium-iron nanocrystals while studying the fragments of the meteor. This can give new information ... more
				Waterloo physicists solve 20-year-old debate surrounding glassy surfaces University of Waterloo physicists have succeeded in measuring how the surfaces of glassy materials flow like a liquid, even when they should be solid. A series of simple and elegant experiments were ... more		Optical nano-tweezers take over the control of nano-objects As science and technology go nano, scientists search for new tools to manipulate, observe and modify the "building blocks" of matter at the nanometer scale. With this in mind, the recent publication ... more

Air Force receives first production lot JASSM-ER missiles

Rolls-Royce gets new contract for engine support

Scorpion completes first 50 hours of flight testing

China launches experimental satellite

Tiangong's New Mission

"Space Odyssey": China's aspiration in future space exploration

NSA denies exploiting 'Heartbleed' vulnerability

US says cybersecurity sharing not an antitrust issue

Researchers measure smartphone malware infection rates

Gazprom Neft helps Iraqi electricity capacity

Energy change is key to meeting UN climate goal: panel

IMF, World Bank push for price on carbon

	NIST microanalysis technique makes the most of small nanoparticle samples Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have demonstrated that they can make sensitive chemical analyses of minute sampl ... more		Experts warn against nanosilver Endocrine disrupters are not the only worrying chemicals that ordinary consumers are exposed to in everyday life. Also nanoparticles of silver, found in e.g. dietary supplements, cosmetics and food ... more		Nanoscale pillars could radically improve conversion of heat to electricity University of Colorado Boulder scientists have found a creative way to radically improve thermoelectric materials, a finding that could one day lead to the development of improved solar panels, more ... more		Pinwheel 'living' crystals and the origin of life Simply making nanoparticles spin coaxes them to arrange themselves into what University of Michigan researchers call 'living rotating crystals' that could serve as a nanopump. They may also, inciden ... more

Russia says Ukraine fired US long-range missiles; Borrell urges EU states to follow US on missile use

Putin broadens rules on Russia's use of nuclear arms

NKorea to boost economic cooperation with Russia alongside growing military ties

The thousand-droplets test		Molecular Traffic Jam Makes Water Move Faster through Nanochannels		Physicists at Mainz University build pilot prototype of a single ion heat engine		Quantum dots provide complete control of photons		New boron nanomaterial may be possible
Engineers teach old chemical new tricks to make cleaner fuels, fertilizers		Layered security: Carbon nanotubes promise improved flame-resistant coating		Molecular nano-spies to make light work of disease detection		Carbon nanotube sponge shows improved water clean-up		Imec Celebrates 30 Years of Nanoelectronics Industry Innovation

Layered security: Carbon nanotubes promise improved flame-resistant coating

New patent mapping system helps find innovation pathways

New Technique for Probing Subsurface Electronic Structure

Researchers 'detune' a molecule

Understanding secondary light emissions by plasmonic nanostructures

No nano-dust danger from facade paint

Extraordinary sensors pushed to their boundaries

Penn research helps lay out theory for metamaterials that act as an analog computer

ORNL-UT researchers invent 'sideways' approach to 2-D hybrid materials

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