Nanoscale
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ScienceA day before researchers announced that they had successfully used nanoscale inkjet technology to create a color image small enough to fit in the cross-section of a human hair, a different team in Denmark shared details of its laser-printing tech that could print an article within that same area.
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ScienceA new nanoscale plasmon laser changes color in real time through a process as simple as swapping one liquid dye for another. The scientists responsible for it claim this is the world's first liquid nanoscale laser, with potential uses in medical diagnostics.
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A material that has the strength and the lightness of titanium alloy and made from an amalgam of steel, aluminum, carbon, manganese, and nickel, has been developed that may see lightweight steel replace aluminum in lightweight, fuel-efficient automobiles and aircraft.
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In an effort to improve the performance of lithium-ion batteries, scientists have turned to techniques used by snails to control the growth of their shells. Combining the method with a peptide that binds with materials used in cathodes promises to make batteries smaller and have longer lifetimes.
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ScienceA long sought-after "nanograss" structure promises to significantly boost the efficiency of organic solar cells by capturing light more efficiently while also allowing the use of cheaper, lower-grade materials.
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This year's winners of the Nobel Laureates in Chemistry, Eric Betzig, Stefan W. Hell, and William E. Moerner, are honored for their discovery of two methods to bypass the physical limits of optical microscopes to create the field of nanomicroscopy.
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ScienceUsing waste hemp fibers as the starting material, researchers at the University of Alberta in Canada have developed a high-performance electrode material for supercapacitors at one thousandth the cost of the more commonly used graphene.
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Scientists at NIST have discovered that a gold nanorod submerged in water and exposed to ultrasound waves can spin at an incredible speed of 150,000 RPM. The advance could lead to powerful nanomotors with important applications in medicine, high-speed machining, and the mixing of materials.
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Scientists in the UK have developed created a prototype device that features pixels just 30 x 30 nanometers in size. The development could lead to extremely high-resolution displays that put the pixel densities found in current displays to shame.
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Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have developed an anode using pure nano-silicon made from sand that improves the performance of lithium-ion batteries threefold.
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Scientists at the Cockrell School of Engineering at the University of Texas have built and tested what appears to be the world's smallest, fastest, and longest-running nanomotor yet – so small that it could fit inside a single living cell.
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Advances in technology have enabled an abundance of ways to share our stories. Created for the Exceptional Hardware Software Meeting in Germany next month, "Juanita Knits the Planet" is the world's smallest comic strip, detailing a day in the life of a ten micron-tall girl-turned-robot.
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