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Feb 5, 2010 3 comments
New device fastest in the world at 100 GHz
TiO2 nanotubes make good stents
Feb 4, 2010
Titanium dioxide nanostructures could be ideal for medical implants
Laser-etched CNT array delivers uniform yarn
Feb 2, 2010
Continuous process spins out hundreds of metres of high-strength material
Important advance for graphene electronics
Jan 29, 2010
IBM researchers open up a large electrical bandgap in graphene at room temperature
Organic transistor mimics brain synapse
Jan 28, 2010
'NOMFET' does the work of seven conventional devices
Jostling balls reveal secrets of ultrathin films
Jan 26, 2010
Plastic colloidal spheres simulate epitaxial growth on the atomic scale
Nanopores could unravel RNA
Jan 22, 2010
Delft University team unveils technique to determine structure of double-stranded RNA molecules
Smallest carbon nanoprobes pierce cells with ease
Jan 21, 2010
Fabrication scheme yields integrated pipettes with tip diameters as small as 15 nm
Magnetic field assembles lithography mask
Jan 19, 2010
Self-generating patterns of iron oxide nanoparticles enhance manufacturing platform
Nanosensor detects cancer in whole blood
Jan 14, 2010
Fluidic chip identifies tiny amounts of biomarkers in non-purified samples
Graphene heats up
Jan 8, 2010
Heat transfer from biased graphene higher than in conventional silicon devices
DNA helps detect enzymes
Jan 7, 2010
New technique could be important for diagnosing cancer and in gene therapy
Evanescent waves bring new window into the nanoworld
Dec 18, 2009
Electrons and light team up in new microscopy technique to image nanostructures
Silver nanorings behave as molecular sensors
Dec 16, 2009
Arrangement maximizes number of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy hotspots
Nanofibre forests make connections
Dec 11, 2009
Flexible carbon nanofibres could bind electronic components together on curved surfaces
Twisting time for graphene
Dec 10, 2009
"Van Hove" singularities seen for first time in wonder material