Science

Production of Anticorrosive Chromate Nanocoatings in Iran

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Rosetta to deploy lander on 12 November

The European Space Agency’s Rosetta mission will deploy its lander, Philae, to the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko on 12 November.

World's smallest reference material is big plus for nanotechnology

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A structural model of a typical silicon nanocrystal (yellow) was stabilized within an organic shell of cyclohexane (blue).

On the Road to Artificial Photosynthesis: Berkeley Lab Study Reveals Key Catalytic Factors in Carbon Dioxide Reduction

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This TEM shows gold–copper bimetallic nanoparticles used as catalysts for the reduction of carbon dioxide, a key reaction for artificial...

Penn Team Studies Nanocrystals by Passing Them Through Tiny Pores

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An illustration of a nanocrystal passing through a nanopore.

Smallest-possible diamonds form ultra-thin nanothread

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"Diamond nanothreads" promise extraordinary properties, including strength and stiffness greater than that of today's strongest nanotubes...

Nanotechnology leads to better, cheaper LEDs for phones and lighting

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U.S. Releases Enhanced Shuttle Land Elevation Data

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Elevation data at the highest possible resolution from NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission in February 2000...