Bigger is not necessarily better: when it comes to culturing fibroblasts on nanowire substrates, there are several reasons to reconsider the use of long nanowires.
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Thermo Fisher open new R&D center in Shanghai
China Innovation Center will significantly expand its research, development and training capabilities to support growth markets in the Asia-Pacific region.
Tunnelling-induced transparency in a chaotic microcavity
A team from Peking University have reported a way to make a chaotic microcavity transparent for a free-space laser beam.
Most extreme UV microscope will help semiconductor manufacture
The world’s most advanced extreme-ultraviolet microscope is about to go online at theDOE’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
2D transistors could seed next-gen flat electronics
UC Santa Barbara researchers demonstrate first n-type field effect transistors on monolayer tungsten diselenide with record performance.
Using nanoparticles to discern chirality
A team of scientists has developed a new, simpler way to discern molecular handedness, known as chirality, using gold-and-silver cubic nanoparticles.
NCSU launches master degree in nanoengineering
Program is intended to meet the growing demand for workers who can keep pace with emerging nanotechnologies.
EPFL researchers control optical signal tranmission
Scientists have discovered how optical signal transmission can be controlled, which could lead to integration of plasmonics with electronic circuits.
Growing polymer nanofibres with ease
New research describes a device and method which enables the ambient temperature production of 100nm fibres in a commercially attractive way.
Quantum dots & nanotubes make alternative transistors
New electronics harness quantum tunnelling to create transistors without semiconductors.
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