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Crystal with a twist: scientists grow spiraling new material
With a simple twist of the fingers, one can create a beautiful spiral from a deck of cards. In the same way, scientists at the University...
Jun 20, 20194 min read
Making metal with the lightness of air
Gold, silver and copper are heavy metals, but LLNL scientists can now make them nearly as light as air — in a form so tiny it can ride on...
Jun 11, 20195 min read
New nanomaterial to replace mercury
The nano research team led by professors Helge Weman and Bjørn-Ove Fimland at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology's (NTNU)...
Apr 25, 20193 min read
From 2D to 1D: Atomically quasi '1D' wires using a carbon nanotube template
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have used carbon nanotube templates to produce nanowires of transition metal...
Apr 23, 20192 min read
Electricity-conducting bacteria yield secret to tiny batteries, big medical advances
Scientists have made a surprising discovery about how strange bacteria that live in soil and sediment can conduct electricity. The...
Apr 5, 20192 min read
Bacterial nanowire mystery solved
Deep in the ocean or underground, where there is no oxygen, Geobacter bacteria “breathe” by projecting tiny protein filaments called...
Apr 4, 20192 min read
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