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Quantum nanodevice can be both a heat engine and a fridge at the same time

The device is one of the first to test how quantum effects, which govern the behavior of particles on the smallest scale, might one day be exploited to enhance the performance of nanotechnologies.

Dec 25th, 2020

A very special (and tiny) Christmas tree

The structure and all details are made of polymer hardened by the scanning of a focused laser beam.

Dec 24th, 2020

Atomic-scale nanowires can now be produced at scale

Researchers have discovered a way to make self-assembled nanowires of transition metal chalcogenides at scale using chemical vapor deposition. By changing the substrate where the wires form, they can tune how these wires are arranged, from aligned configurations of atomically thin sheets to random networks of bundles.

Dec 24th, 2020

Theory describes quantum phenomenon in nanomaterials

Theoretical physicists have developed mathematical formulas that describe a physical phenomenon happening within quantum dots and other nanosized materials. The formulas could be applied to further theoretical research about the physics of quantum dots, ultra-cold atomic gasses, and quarks.

Dec 23rd, 2020

Record-setting thermoelectric figure of merit achieved for metal oxides

Scientists have developed a layered cobalt oxide with a record-setting thermoelectric figure of merit, which can be used to enhance thermoelectric power generation.

Dec 23rd, 2020

Japanese art technique can be used to create 3D microstructures and nanotools

Engineers are using ideas taken from paper-folding practices to create a sophisticated alternative to 3D printing.

Dec 22nd, 2020

New electron microscopy technique offers first look at previously hidden processes

Researchers can now fill in missing information about nanoscale polymerization and 'smart' materials for medicine and the environment.

Dec 22nd, 2020

Chemists synthesize 'flat' silicon compounds

Chemists have synthesized extremely unusual compounds. Their central building block is a silicon atom. Different from usual, however, is the arrangement of the four bonding partners of the atom, which are not in the form of a tetrahedron around it, but flat like a trapezoid.

Dec 22nd, 2020

New imaging method views soil carbon at near-atomic scales

A new study describes a breakthrough method for imaging the physical and chemical interactions that sequester carbon in soil at near atomic scales, with some surprising results.

Dec 22nd, 2020

'Soft' nanoparticles give plasmons new potential

Scientists show how coated nanoantennas retain energy to potentially catalyze chemical reactions.

Dec 22nd, 2020

A 10-second COVID-19 antibody test with 3D-printed high-performance sensors

Researchers have developed one of the fastest known COVID-19 antibody tests. The test results are available in 10 to 15 seconds and detect the presence of two of the antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19.

Dec 22nd, 2020

BioAFMviewer software for simulated atomic force microscopy of biomolecules

The newly developed BioAFMviewer software opens the opportunity to use the enormous amount of available high-resolution protein data to better understand experiments. Within an interactive interface with rich functionality, the BioAFMviewer computationally emulates tip-scanning of any biomolecular structure to generate simulated AFM graphics and movies.