Real-time single-molecule imaging of an entire chemical reaction
(Nanowerk Spotlight) It its more than 25 years of existence, Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) has predominantly brought us extremely detailed images of matter
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Nanotechnology
The Antibacterial, Antiviral, Smog-proof dress
Fibre2Fashion reports on a rare use of nanomaterials by a designer – rare in the sense that most of the stain resistant and
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Quantum cryptography is hacked
Most quantum networks send secret data in the polarization of photons. The sender encodes each photon’s polarization such that the receiver who tries
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Create an Alien, Win A-Prize!
RU Sirus interviews Dr. Alan Goldstein. We won’t discover the first alien lifeforms out amongst the stars, says Dr. Alan Goldstein. We will
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Smart dust to explore space
BBC reports: If they were to be used for planetary exploration, smart dust particles would have to carry sensors. But current chemical sensors
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KQED: Nanotechnology takes off
Great video about nanotechnology from KQED.
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Propellers for Microrobots
Researchers in Switzerland have developed a novel form of propulsion for microrobots that mimics the way bacteria zip about using corkscrew-like appendages called
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