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August 22, 2014

Calculations with Nanoscale Smart Particles
Moscow, Russia (SPX) Aug 21, 2014
Researchers from the Institute of General Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences and MIPT have made an important step towards creating medical nanorobots. They discovered a way of enabling nano- and microparticles to produce logical calculations using a variety of biochemical reactions. Details of their research project are given in the journal Nature Nanotechnology. It is the first experimental publication by an exclusi ... read more

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				NIST shows ultrasonically propelled nanorods spin dizzyingly fast Vibrate a solution of rod-shaped metal nanoparticles in water with ultrasound and they'll spin around their long axes like tiny drill bits. Why? No one yet knows exactly. But researchers at the Nati ... more		Nano-sized Chip Sniffs Out Explosives Far Better than Trained Dogs Security forces worldwide rely on sophisticated equipment, trained personnel, and detection dogs to safeguard airports and other public areas against terrorist attacks. A revolutionary new electroni ... more

Rice nanophotonics experts create powerful molecular sensor Nanophotonics experts at Rice University have created a unique sensor that amplifies the optical signature of molecules by about 100 billion times. Newly published tests found the device could accur ... more		"Nanocamera" takes pictures at distances smaller than light's own wavelength Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have demonstrated that an array of novel gold, pillar-bowtie nanoantennas (pBNAs) can be used like traditional photographic film to reco ... more		China to launch new crewed mission into space this week Astronomers detect exoplanet on rare perpendicular path around binary brown dwarfs China deploys three-satellite system in Earth-Moon retrograde orbit		Researchers demonstrate novel, tunable nanoantennas An interdisciplinary research team at the University of Illinois has developed a novel, tunable nanoantenna that paves the way for new kinds of plasmonic-based optomechanical systems whereby plasmon ... more
Illinois study advances limits for ultrafast nano-devices A recent study by researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign provides new insights on the physical mechanisms governing the interplay of spin and heat at the nanoscale, and addres ... more		smallest Swiss Cross made from just 20 atoms The manipulation of atoms has reached a new level: Together with teams from Finland and Japan, physicists from the University of Basel were able to place 20 single atoms on a fully insulated surface ... more		Researchers discover boron "buckyball" The discovery of buckyballs - soccer-ball-shaped molecules of carbon - helped usher in the nanotechnology era. Now, Lai-Sheng Wang's research group and colleagues from China have shown that boron, c ... more		With 'ribbons' of graphene, width matters Using graphene ribbons of unimaginably small widths - just several atoms across - a group of researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) has found a novel way to "tune" the wonder mat ... more

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