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Soft nanotechnology is a rapidly developing area of research that exploits principles such as self-assembly, entropy, swelling and collapse transitions, and polymeric building blocks to emulate actuation principles observed in natural systems.
A notable trend these days amongst academics is the increasing tendency to transfer the fruits of their research to the marketplace through a large number of spin-off companies, all racing to develop, manufacture, and commercialize products.
Geoffrey A. Ozin and Andre C. Arsenault
The first wave of nanotechnology has concerned itself with what is in effect an incremental continuation of long-existing trends in materials science, in which ever-greater control over the nanoscale structure of materials leads to better properties and more functionality.
Anthony J. Ryan and Richard A.L. Jones
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of Medicine have determined how a biological motor called
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Over the last few years, scientists have been working hard
to develop dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) that are both
cheaper and easier to manufacture than conventional
photovoltaic cells.
Predictions about the phenomenal strength of
defect-free graphene appear to be well-founded,
according to new experimental data from
researchers at Columbia University.
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Interdisciplinarity lies at the core of nanoscience and nanotechnology. A great deal of the most groundbreaking developments within this exciting, new, and emerging field occur at boundaries between the traditional disciplines of physics, chemistry, molecular biology, and medicine.
Trolle R. Linderoth, Tina Fredsted and Flemming Besenbacher
Cu promises cheaper solar cells
Graphene goes from strength to strength
