The possibility to obtain work from nanomachines is a step closer to reality as scientists provide a quantitative framework describing interfacial interactions in a nanobiomolecular system.
Month: July 2011
A Physical Route to Highly Crystalline Graphene
A new method to produce purer, more conductive graphene sheets has been developed by a Korean research team
Surface Functionalization of Nanotube Fillers: A Review
Professor Dmitri Golberg reviews the first volume of the new Polymer Nano, Micro- & Macrocomposites series, edited by Dr. Vikas Mittal.
Nanocontrol using Peptides
Small changes can have a big effect; a very small change in molecular structure can have a profound controlling effect on the size of gold nanoparticle superstructures.
Limoges ceramics for aeronautics applications
French researchers have coupled the excellent mechanical properties of zirconium and silicon carbide, in the first step to a high performance ceramic resistant to high temperatures in an oxidizing atmosphere.
The power is within you: Composite biofuel cells
Carbon nanotube-enzyme composite electrodes are applied in glucose biofuel cells.
Multimetallic Nanomachines: Magnetic and Chemical Power Combine
Scientists at University of California, San Diego, USA, led by Joseph Wang, have put together a multisegment nanomotor that contains components responsive to magnetic and to chemical stimuli.
The Power of Nuclear: Testing Irradiated Materials on the Nanoscale
A new method for testing irradiated materials on the nanoscale could reduce the risk of a repeat of the recent events in Fukushima
Forces Combine to Make DNA Arrays
Ring-shaped arrays of DNA by using a simple self-assembly process driven by a balance of different forces, by scientists in the USA and S. Korea.
Video Abstract: 3D Microvascular Fiber-Reinforced Composites
Jeffrey Moore and Scott White talk us through their newest publication, “Three-Dimensional Microvascular Fiber-Reinforced Composites”.
Bragging about Nanoparticles
Professor Geoffrey Ozin brags about nanoparticles and the interesting things they can accomplish in Bragg mirrors.
Teaching a New Dog, Old Tricks: Inorganic Devices Mimicking Biological Synapses
Biological synaptic behaviour related to short- and long-term memory creation is mimicked by inorganic devices.
Ceramics from Preceramic Paper for Lightweight Applications
Preceramic paper offers a novel approach for manufacturing of lightweight ceramic structures applying versatile paper shaping technologies.
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