Printing with nanomaterials a cost-friendly, eco-friendly alternative

When compared to traditional methods used in microelectronics fabrication, using inkjet technology to print electronic nanomaterials onto flexible substrates conserves material and is more environmentally friendly.

With 300 kilometres per second to new electronics

A material with superfast electrons that exhibits extremely large magnetoresistance may be suitable for use in electronic components.

Scientists use nanotechnology to grow living E.coli bacteria into very different shapes: squares, triangles, circles

Scientists have found a way to use nanotechnology to grow living E.coli bacteria into very different shapes: squares, triangles, circles, and even as letters. They also managed to grow supersized E.coli with a volume thirty times larger than normal. These living oddly-shaped bacteria allow studies of the internal distribution of proteins and DNA in entirely new ways.

Pimp up my nacre

Hydrogen bonds in the polymer phase boost important properties of nacre mimetics.

A simple reversible process that changes friction in the nanoworld

It is possible to vary (even dramatically) the sliding properties of atoms on a surface by changing the size and 'compression' of their aggregates.

Plasmonics: revolutionizing light-based technologies via electron oscillations in metals

Plasmonics demonstrates how light can be guided along metal surfaces or within nanometer-thick metal films. It works like this: on an atomic level, metal crystals have a very organized lattice structure. The lattice contains free electrons, not closely associated with the metal atoms, that interact with the light that hits them.

Soft core, hard shell - the latest in nanotechnology

Medical science is placing high hopes on nanoparticles as in future they could be used, for example, as a vehicle for targeted drug delivery. An international team of researchers has for the first time succeeded in assaying the stability of these particles and their distribution within the body. Their results show that a lot of research is still needed in this field.