Researchers gauge quantum properties of nanotubes, essential for next-gen electronics
(a, b) MIM capacitance images overlaid on top of AFM 3-D surface topography of an array of CVD grown aligned…
New technique could facilitate use of gold nanoparticles in electronic, medical applications
A gold nanoparticle, brought into contact to a DNA nanostructure, sticks to chemical patches. Scientists then dissolve the assembly, separating…
Mexico begins extradition proceedings against drug lord Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman
MEXICO has begun the process of extraditing drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to the United States after the famed…
Mechanical properties of nanomaterials are altered due to electric field, researchers find
TeYu Chien, a UW assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, uses a low-temperature scanning tunneling microscope in…
Unique two-level cathode structure improves battery performance
Scanning and transmission electron micrographs of the cathode material at different magnifications. These images show that the 10-micron spheres (a)…