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Creating nanoscale rainbows

November 22, 2012
News
King’s College London scientists have discovered how to separate colours – “creating rainbows” using nanoscale structures on a metal surface. The findings may have applications in improved solar cells, television...
Materials
Materials Science, Nanotechnology
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Nanoparticles combat ageing

November 9, 2012
News
Spanish scientists have developed a nanodevice that may have applications in the future development of therapies against ageing and provides promise for the treatment of age-related diseases such as cancer...
Life Sciences, Materials
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Nanotechnology
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Super nanoparticles assemble

October 25, 2012
News
Chemists from the University of Florida have developed a technique for growing new materials from nanorods.The study marks a breakthrough in the field, demonstrating how thermodynamic forces can manipulate nanoparticle...
Chemistry, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology
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Laser beam 3D “painting” technique developed

October 17, 2012
News
A new method, developed at the Vienna University of Technology, uses laser beams to fix molecules at exactly the right position in a three-dimensional material. The technology will have a...
Materials, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Materials Science
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Controlled wrinkling

September 17, 2012
News
By stretching and releasing material in a controlled and orderly way, researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have discovered a way of making perfectly ordered and repeatable wrinkled surfaces.The...
Materials
Materials Science
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New technique shines light on nanomaterials

September 3, 2012
News
Advances in X-ray imaging have shone light on the three-dimensional shape of gold nanoparticles, and could be used to reveal the structure of other nanoscale materials.The new technique – developed...
Materials
Nanotechnology
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Light as a graphite tube

July 20, 2012
News
At just 0.2mg per cubic centimetre, Aerographite is the lightest material in the world.Aerographite is a network of porous carbon tubes three-dimensionally interwoven at nano and micro levels; it’s lightweight;...
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Materials Science
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New class of porous material stores carbon dioxide

July 4, 2012
News
A novel material with unique carbon dioxide retention properties could play a role in reducing emissions from fossil fuel processes say researchers in Nottingham.The material – a unique partially interpenetrated...
Materials
Materials Science
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