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A dash of gold improves microlasers
Gold. The word brings to mind wedding rings, buried treasure and California in the 1840's. But when gold is reduced to 1/100,000 the size...
Oct 6, 20173 min read


Nanoscale islands dot light-driven catalyst
Individual nanoscale nuggets of gold, copper, aluminum, silver and other metals that capture light's energy and put it to work are being...
Oct 5, 20173 min read


Tiny aquariums put nanoparticle self-assembly on display
Seeing is believing when it comes to nanoparticle self-assembly. A team of University of Illinois engineers is observing the interactions...
Oct 3, 20172 min read


Unexpected discovery leads to new theory of liquid streaming
Researchers at the University of Houston were studying the nonlinear transmission of light through an aqueous suspension of gold...
Sep 27, 20173 min read


Metallurgy breakthrough
HRL engineers 3-D print high-strength aluminum, solve ages-old welding problem using nanoparticles HRL Laboratories, LLC, has made a...
Sep 27, 20173 min read


Nanoparticle supersoap creates 'bijel' with potential as sculptable fluid
Berkeley Lab-led research simplifies process for emulsion that could lead to liquid circuitry, soft robotics A new two-dimensional film,...
Sep 25, 20174 min read
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