Flexible metallic wires, only three atoms wide, produced with scanning transmission electron microscope.
Month: April 2014
The 2014 EMRS Spring Conference: May 26th – 30th
This year’s EMRS Spring Conference will be held in Lille, in the northwest of France, and will be the largest yet.
Assessing Water Issues in China’s Coal Industry
Some sectors in the Chinese coal industry are highly water intensive, and water shortages could become a major barrier for further development.
Fluorescence shows real-time nanoparticle biodegradation
New method allows researchers to directly measure nanoparticle degradation in real time within biological environments.
Nissan unveil self-cleaning prototype
Nissan in Europe has begun tests on super-hydrophobic and oleophobic paint technology that repels mud, rain and everyday dirt.
Exploring the reaction dynamics of c-reactive protein
Research mimic the progression of inflammation/infection on a sensor to investigate how biomolecular dynamics change in the local microenvironment.
Fabricating semiconductor heterostructured photocatalysts
Researchers from Tianjin University describe the fabrication of an efficient nanostructured heterojunction photocatalyst.
Photonics Europe 2014: the highlights
A report from the 2014 Photonics Europe meeting, held in Brussels, Belgium from the 14th to the 17th of April.
AFM-based nanoindentation reveals the inner workings of cryogels
Researchers from the IPF Dresden have developed and applied a nanoindentation method to quantify the stiffness of a sponge-like biohybrid hydrogel material.
Wiley editors awarded multiple professorships from leading Chinese institutes
Top institutions recognise editors’ outstanding contributions to the fields of chemistry, materials science, physics and nanotechnology.
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