Polymer film developed in Langer lab could be used in artificial muscle and to power micro- and nanoelectronic devices.
First multipart molecular motor created by international research team
Study offers blueprint for creating machines at the nanoscale and is essential step towards new class of nanodevices.
Monolayers to lubricate the next generation of nanomachinery
The Maurer Lab at Washington University in St. Louis has developed a new class of self-assembled monolayers that could be used in MEMS and NEMS.
Polymer electrolyte films for energy applications
MIT researchers change film morphologies by making simple changes in LbL assembly conditions.
Hierarchical structures make superomniphobic surfaces
American researchers develop structured surface that repels virtually all liquids.
Making conductive CNTs easy
New nanotube fibers have unmatched combination of strength, conductivity, flexibility.
Micro- and Nanoengineering of Biomaterials for Healthcare Applications
The future of nano and micromaterials for healthcare, described by Ali Khademhosseini and Nicholas Peppas as part of an Advanced Healthcare Materials special issue.
Call for Papers "Focus Issue Semiconductor Nanowires" in physica status solidi
Physica status solidi RRL have issued a call for papers for their focus issue on semiconductor nanowires.
Potential REP Lab-on-a-Chip System for Medicine and Research
New technology combines a laser and electric fields to separate particles and microbes by size.
Nanoparticles reach new peaks
Rice University researchers show short laser pulses selectively heat gold nanoparticles.