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Controlled Release of Anticorrosive Materials in Spot by Nanocarriers

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DNA Double Helix Does Double Duty in Assembling Arrays of Nanoparticles: Synthetic pieces of biological molecule form framework and glue for making nanoparticle clusters and arrays

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Scientists built octahedrons using ropelike structures made of bundles of DNA double-helix molecules to form the frames (a). Single strands...

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Engineering Phase Changes in Nanoparticle Arrays: Scientists alter attractive and repulsive forces between DNA-linked particles to make dynamic, phase-shifting forms of nanomaterials

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Introducing "reprogramming" DNA strands into an already assembled nanoparticle array triggers a transition from a "mother phase," where...

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Basel physicists develop efficient method of signal transmission from nanocomponents

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The clever arrangement of two electrical conductors around the carbon nanotube leads to an efficient signal transmission between the...

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Iranian Scientists Use Magnetic Field to Transfer Anticancer Drug to Tumor Tissue

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Nanostructures Increase Corrosion Resistance in Metallic Body Implants

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This Slinky lookalike 'hyperlens' helps us see tiny objects: The photonics advancement could improve early cancer detection, nanoelectronics manufacturing and scientists' ability to observe single molecules

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The image shows a metamaterial hyperlens. The light-colored slivers are gold and the darker ones are PMMA (a transparent thermoplastic)....

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'Deep Web Search' May Help Scientists

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What you see when you do a basic Web search is only the tip of the iceberg. Most of the information is buried in the "...

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