Sentences with phrase «into nanoscale»

The solution was then hit with ultrasound, which forced the liquid metal to burst into nanoscale droplets approximately 100 nanometers in diameter.

These investments, made under the auspices of the NNI, have enabled groundbreaking discoveries that have revolutionized science; established world - class facilities for the characterization of nanoscale materials and their fabrication into nanoscale devices; educated tens of thousands of individuals from undergraduate students to postdoctoral researchers; and fostered the responsible incorporation of nanotechnology into commercial products.

Atomic Force Microscopes (AFMs) give us a window into this nanoscale world.

These studies will provide significant insights into nanoscale catalysts, sensors and electrochromic applications such as smart glass where light or heat transmission properties of the glass are changed by applying voltage.

A unique defect in diamonds grown using nickel precursors can turn the gems into nanoscale thermometers with unmatched precision.

The liquid is a solution of small protein pieces that assemble into nanoscale fibers on contact, creating a gel that stops the flow of blood without clotting or pressure.

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The initiative seeks to export the business model used to develop the nanotechnology sector in Albany, which has grown the past 12 years to include some 13,000 jobs at more than 60 companies and the development of the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of SUNY Albany into a world - class university program.

With no apparent long - term replacement for Sammakia waiting in the wings, Johnson was asked if the plan was to merge SUNY Poly's Colleges of Nanoscale of Science and Engineering back into UAlbany after being spun off several years ago by Kaloyeros and merged with SUNY IT in Utica.

Nanoscale entities made of DNA that can perform the same logic operations as a silicon - based computer have been introduced into a living animal.

In the late 1980s, the book Engines of Creation by the nanotechnologist K. Eric Drexler put forth the terrifying idea of nanoscale self - replicating robots that grow into clouds of «gray goo» and devour the world.

Our nickel oxide anode only transforms into metallic nickel through nanoscale inhomogeneities or defects in the surface structure, a bit like chinks in the anode's armor.»

To gain this new understanding into the behavior of matter at the nanoscale, García - Garibay's research group designed three rotating nanomaterials known as MOFs, or metal - organic frameworks, which they call UCLA - R1, UCLA - R2 and UCLA - R3 (the «r» stands for rotor).

One new study found that nanoscale particles can cross into the womb through the placenta.

The results will allow, for the first time, the imaging of nanoscale processes, such as the engulfment of nanoparticles into cells.

Wilson, the sporting goods manufacturer, has nanoengineered layers of clay to double the playing life of its Double Core tennis balls; L'Oréal uses nanoscale particles and capsules in their cosmetic creams that allow replenishing ingredients to penetrate deep into the skin; and the Australian company Advanced Powder Technology has created Zinclear, a translucent zinc oxide sunblock composed of nanoparticles as small as the tiniest known viruses.

«Materials change properties when you enter into this new world,» says James Yardley, director of the Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center at Columbia University.

Essentially, it is extremely difficult to squeeze and blend different elements into individual particles at the nanoscale.

A team of researchers led by the University of California San Diego has for the first time observed nanoscale changes deep inside hybrid perovskite crystals that could offer new insights into developing low - cost, high - efficiency solar cells.

The team shows that a nanoscale metal rod on graphene (acting as an antenna for light) can capture infrared light and transform it into graphene plasmons, analogous to a radio antenna converting radio waves into electromagnetic waves in a metal cable.

The new study builds on a technique developed in 2013 by Sleiman's research group to make nanoscale «cages» from strands of DNA, and stuff them with lipid - like polymer chains that fold together into a ball - shaped particle that can contain cargo such as drug molecules.

Nanoscale cracks resembling the spider's slit organs break up the metal film into tiny tiles.

«We were making small, easily synthesized, programmable molecules» — molecules designed and synthesized with parts that control their behavior — «which assembled on the nanoscale into highly functional materials,» Smith says.

This research into real - time, micro - and nanoscale mechanisms of corrosion provides valuable information that the scientists can build upon, which may lead to models and predictions of how and when materials in confined spaces are likely to corrode.

«Assembling nanoscale features into billets of materials through multi-leveled 3 - D architectures, you begin to see a variety of programmed mechanical properties such as minimal weight, maximum strength and super elasticity at centimeter scales.»

Top - down approaches, on the other hand, start with a much larger chunk of material and sculpt it into silicon chips, circuit boards and other microelectronic components with nanoscale features, by cutting or etching it.

Some examples of these nanoscale protein materials are scaffolds to anchor cellular activities, molecular motors to drive physiological events, and capsules for delivering viruses into host cells.

$ 20 million for the National Science Foundation (NSF), to support research into the development of nanoscale probes that can record the activity of neural networks; information processing technology that can handle the flood of data generated by BRAIN research; and better understanding of the neural representation of thoughts, emotions, actions, and memories

By setting off ribbon formation in careful patterns, the sheets could be turned into sensors and even transistors, allowing for nanoscale electronics.

The development of synthetic nanoscale motors, capable of converting energy into movement and forces, represents one of the most fascinating topics of nanotechnology.

When released into a patient's bloodstream, these pseudo-platelets can circulate for up to 30 hours — as compared to approximately six hours for the nanoscale vehicles without the coating.

At temperatures below 300 degrees Celsius (572 degrees Fahrenheit), the tiny gold - alloy particles, now swathed with water molecules, etch nanoscale pits into the indium phosphide.

With the advent of powerful new tools like femtosecond (10 - 15 second) lasers and nanoscale - precision positioning, life's quantum dance is finally coming into view.

Scott's team designed a nanocarrier formulation that — after quickly forming into a gel inside the body at the site of injection — can continuously release nanoscale drug - loaded vehicles for months.

As we learn to shape carbon on the nanoscale — into tubes and sheets, balls and ribbons — entirely new and unexpected vistas are opening up.

To reduce the remote toxicity inherent to chemotherapy, the drugs can be administered into solid tumors by using liposomes, which are nanoscale vesicles made from fats and loaded with anti-cancer drugs.

In March of 2003, Lindquist published a paper in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in which she described how amyloid fibers can become the core of nanoscale electrical wires, opening the possibility of one day incorporating them into integrated circuits.

Park Systems, world - leader in atomic force microscopy (AFM) is hosting a webinar to provide advanced scientific research into new classes of Nanoscale Graphene - based materials poised to revolutionize industries such as semiconductor, material science, bio science and energy.

However, to date it has been difficult for science and industry to transfer the extraordinary characteristics at the nanoscale into a functional industrial application.

By applying pressure at the nanoscale with an indenter to two layers of graphene, each one - atom thick, CUNY researchers transformed the honeycombed graphene into a diamond - like material at room temperature.

Other useful properties of synchrotron light are: - high energy beams to penetrate deeper into matter - small wavelengths permit the studying of tiny features, e.g. bonds in molecules; nanoscale objects - synchrotron beams can be coherent and / or polarised, permitting specific experiments - the synchrotron beam can be made to flash at a very high frequency, giving the light a time structure.

Yes, nanotechnology is becoming ubiquitous in our daily lives and has found its way into many commercial products, for example, strong, lightweight materials for better fuel economy; targeted drug delivery for safer and more effective cancer treatments; clean, accessible drinking water around the world; superfast computers with vast amounts of storage; self - cleaning surfaces; wearable health monitors; more efficient solar panels; safer food through packaging and monitoring; regrowth of skin, bone, and nerve cells for better medical outcomes; smart windows that lighten or darken to conserve energy; and nanotechnology - enabled concrete that dries more quickly and has sensors to detect stress or corrosion at the nanoscale in roads, bridges, and buildings.

In a study to be published in the May 23 print issue of the journal Small (and currently available online [abstract]-RRB-, they demonstrate the ability to package drug - loaded «nanodisks» into vault nanoparticles, naturally occurring nanoscale capsules that have been engineered for therapeutic drug delivery.

CINT is one of five Office of Science supported Nanoscale Science Research Centers in the nation, housing state - of - the - art capabilities for the integration of nanoscience concepts and structures into the micro and macro worlds.

Cumulatively totaling nearly $ 21 billion since the inception of the NNI in 2001 (including the 2015 request), this support reflects nanotechnology's potential to significantly improve our fundamental understanding and control of matter at the nanoscale and to translate that knowledge into solutions for critical national issues.

The resulting measurements have altered dramatically our understanding of nanoscale interactions, and have provided new insights into altering material properties.

Dr. Maria DeRosa's research examines a type of nucleic acid called «aptamers» that can fold into 3D nanoscale shapes capable of binding tightly to a specific molecular target.

This project seeks to develop methods for orienting, assembling, and interconnecting nanoscale functional assemblies containing catalysts, light absorbers, and support matrices, into fully functional photoelectrochemical systems.

To address these challenges, the Molecular and Nanoscale Interfaces Project aims to couple light absorbers, catalysts, and half - reactions for optimal control of the rate, yield, and energetics of electron and proton flow at the nanoscale, so that complete macroscale artificial photosynthetic systems can achieve maximum conversion of solar photon energy into the chemical energy oNanoscale Interfaces Project aims to couple light absorbers, catalysts, and half - reactions for optimal control of the rate, yield, and energetics of electron and proton flow at the nanoscale, so that complete macroscale artificial photosynthetic systems can achieve maximum conversion of solar photon energy into the chemical energy onanoscale, so that complete macroscale artificial photosynthetic systems can achieve maximum conversion of solar photon energy into the chemical energy of a fuel.