Aleksandr V. Yakovlev, Alexandr V. Vinogradov and colleagues at ITMO University wanted to
develop a nanostructure color printing technology that is «greener» and can be printed on a wide variety of surfaces.
Over the last decade, applied physicists have
developed nanostructured materials that can produce completely new states of light exhibiting strange behavior, such as bending in a spiral, corkscrewing and dividing like a fork.
Not exact matches
If scientists «start too early to specialize in biomaterials, there is a risk that they... would know all the possible applications but they will maybe not have the basis to be able to
develop new ideas or new systems,» says Christine Dupont - Gillain, who leads the
Nanostructured Surfaces for Cell Engineering group at the Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences of the Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium.
Previously, Darling and fellow Argonne chemist Jeff Elam had
developed a technique called sequential infiltration synthesis, or SIS, which can be used to infuse hard metal oxide atoms within complicated
nanostructures.
Researchers at Northwestern University and the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign have
developed a simple new fabrication technique to create beautiful and complex 3 - D micro - and
nanostructures with many advantages over 3 - D printing.
At LENS, Emiliani says, «I was in charge of forming a research team dedicated to
developing high - resolution optical approaches to study single
nanostructures.»
A
nanostructured composite material
developed at UC Santa Cruz has shown impressive performance as a catalyst for the electrochemical splitting of water to produce hydrogen.
A zoom through the
nanostructure also reveals the presence of pores, which help a
developing chick breathe.
By the integration of smallest carbon nanotubes into a
nanostructured waveguide, they have
developed a compact miniaturized switching element that converts electric signals into clearly defined optical signals.
The group also has
developed universal design rules — that is, those that are applicable to a number of different types of surfaces and polymers — to understand key factors that link surface characteristics to
nanostructure formation.
Fischer is
developing new techniques for making graphene
nanostructures that display unusual quantum properties that could make them useful in nano - scale electronic devices.
«Nature's blueprint for fracture - resistant cement: Based on the
nanostructure of the sea urchin spines, scientists
develop fracture - resistant cement.»
One, A123 Systems in Watertown, Mass., is a three - year - old firm that builds batteries that use electrodes made from
nanostructured iron phosphates, an innovation
developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.), according to Whittingham.
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign have
developed a unique process for geometrically transforming two dimensional (2D) micro /
nanostructures into extended 3D layouts by exploiting mechanics principles similar to those found in children's «pop - up» books.
To fill this gap, Bharathi Srinivasan and co-workers from the A * STAR Institute of High Performance Computing have
developed a computational approach that sheds light on the self - assembly of these
nanostructures on multi-sided, or polygonal, nanowires.
Yager then discusses the light - based techniques and laser tools he has
developed to arrange molecules into ordered patterns and specific shapes to fabricate more perfect, complex
nanostructures.
The good news is that a nonlinear light scattering theory,
developed for
nanostructures by Dutch scientist Sylvie Roke, does.
Combining innovative nanoscale electrochemistry approaches with advanced analytical techniques, he
develops nanoporous materials,
nanostructured carbons and nanocomposites.
However, this situation could change as a result of research at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), where scientists have
developed the diagnostic tools that are being used to advance an improved and integrated understanding of plasma - based synthesis — a widely used but poorly understood tool for creating
nanostructures.
Recently highlighted in a C&EN article titled Simple Process Creates Near - Perfect Mirrors Out of a Metamaterial, researchers out of Vanderbilt University
developed a method to self - assemble silicon
nanostructures -LSB-...]
Our teams
develop novel approaches as well as utilize routine routes to synthesize molecular,
nanostructured, and solid - state systems; analyze the samples with multiple instruments; and model the results for detailed insight and to predict new systems for synthesis and analysis.
Our scientists used advanced imaging techniques to see how the atoms are aligned and then manipulated the
nanostructure to
develop the new alloy.
Using a technique known as thermochemical nanolithography (TCNL), researchers have
developed a new way to fabricate nanometer - scale ferroelectric structures directly on flexible plastic substrates that would be unable to withstand the processing temperatures normally required to create such
nanostructures.
Leica Microsystems
develops and manufactures microscopes and scientific instruments for the analysis of microstructures and
nanostructures.
In order to make these materials more competitive, scientists need to
develop a better understanding of organic polymers»
nanostructures.
«The techniques we are
developing enable us to see organic
nanostructures at a scale we otherwise would not be able to see,» Collins said.
The five - year, $ 750,000 grant will support Collins and his team of graduate and undergraduate students in their research
developing and testing new resonant X-ray scattering techniques that reveal how organic, carbon - based molecules assemble, orient and conform into
nanostructures.
Park Systems» advanced AFM know - how and a self -
developed and especially accurate feedback control system in their AFM products allow their customers to both image and manipulate
nanostructures with increased accuracy and with higher productivity.
One of the biggest challenges in
developing effective catalysts is designing the
nanostructured porous solids on and in which reactions take place.
A
nanostructured composite material
developed at UC Santa Cruz has shown impressive performance as a catalyst for the electrochemical splitting of water to produce...
UCSC team
develops high - performance
nanostructured composite catalyst for water - splitting to produce hydrogen
Inspired by the natural
nanostructures that keep the insect's eyes from being shiny, a team from the University of Central Florida has
developed an antireflective film for phone screens.
A low - cost,
nanostructured composite material
developed by researchers at UC Santa Cruz has shown performance comparable to Pt / C as a catalyst for the electrochemical splitting of water to produce hydrogen.
The main objective of AMBIO (Advanced
Nanostructured Surfaces for the Control of Biofouling) is similar to that of PICADA in that it seeks to
develop antifouling coatings which work through their nanoscale physico - chemical properties.