Brookhaven Lab scientists discover a way to create billionth-of-a-meter structures that snap together in complex patterns with unprecedented efficiency To continue advancing, next-generation... Read more
Researchers in Germany studied how a multitude of electronic interactions govern the encounter between a molecule called porphine and copper and silver surfaces – information that could one... Read more
Such materials could seal blood vessels during surgery and re-open them subsequently. Materials that self-assemble and self-destruct once their work is done are highly advantageous for a num... Read more
Berkeley Lab Study Reveals Key Details in Formation of S-layer Nanosheets Imagine thousands of copies of a single protein organizing into a coat of chainmail armor that protects the wearer f... Read more
This concept opens up new avenues in large area nanoconstruction, for example in templating nanowires, which is currently under investigation. To ensure the survival of Moore’s law and... Read more
The days of self-assembling nanoparticles taking hours to form a film over a microscopic-sized wafer are over. Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley Nation... Read more
Imagine a tower builds itself into the desired structure only by choosing the appropriate bricks. Absurd – and however, in the nano world this is reality: There an unordered crowd of compone... Read more
The 4D printing concept allows materials to “self-assemble” into 3D structures Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have successfully added a fourth dimension to their printing... Read more
University of Akron researchers have developed new materials that function on a nanoscale, which could lead to the creation of lighter laptops, slimmer televisions and crisper smartphone vis... Read more
This is the first time researchers have demonstrated reversible switching between static and dynamic self-assembly. Researchers from Aalto University and Paris Tech have placed water droplet... Read more
Just imagine buying some flat-pack furniture, bringing it home and enjoying a coffee whilst you watch it assemble itself Molecular self-assembly, whereby molecules position themselves into d... Read more
PRAM’s operating speed is 1,000 times faster than that of flash memory Nonvolatile memory that can store data even when not powered is currently used for portable electronics such as s... Read more
The big idea is to create objects that can change after they are printed, making them self-adapting. There are 3D printers that build things up, adding one sliver of plastic at a time, and 3... Read more
Imagine being able to store thousands of songs and high-resolution images on data devices no bigger than a fingernail. Researchers from A*A*STAR’s Institute of Materials Research and Enginee... Read more
Devices a thousand times smaller than those of today’s microtechnologies could be mass-produced Scientists with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the Univers... Read more
