What are nanoparticles?

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Can molecular mobile robots swim in water?

According to the research recently published in the journal Small, molecular mobile robots can swim in the water. The team from Hokkaido University led by Assistant Professor Yoshiyuki Kageyama had successfully created a microcrystal that utilizes...

Achromatic Flat Lenses Add More Color to the World of Optics

A new, flat lens with the ability to focus light with a higher efficiency within the visible spectrum was reported by a team of researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) last summer. In order...

Carbon nanotubes as transistors

Since the discovery of Carbon nanotubes made in 1991 scientists have tried to harness the unique properties of carbon nanotubes.  Some of them are calling it the material of 21. Century because of its extraordinary mechanical, electrical and...

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Achromatic FlatLenses Add More Color to the World of Optics A new, flat lens with the ability to focus light with a higher efficiency within the visible spectrum was reported by a team of researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of...

Nanowire Based Sensors

In this section of the blog we will describe nanowires, their properties such as electrical, optical, thermoelectric and mechanical. Then we will describe types of fabrication of nanowires and their application in sensing...

Python tutorials

We've trying to include the Python tutorials because it's most simplest tool to work with and it's free. In order to solve some problems related to nanotechnolgy and statistcal physics we've trying to include some tutorials and example algorithms...

Synthesis of Quantum Dots

Elements of quantum dot synthesis involves the combination of an appropriate metallic or organometallic precursors like zinc, cadmium or mercury species with corresponding chalcogen precursor for example sulfur, selenium or tellurium species in...

Medical and Biological Applications of Gold Nanoparticles

Gold nanoparticles have range of applications in the medical field. This could be attributed to one or a combination of multiple characteristics. First nanoparticles have the ability to be functionalized with wide range of molecules. This...

Chemiresistors Based on Molecularly Modified Metal

Chemiresistors is term which is result of combination of two words that is chemical and resistance referring to electrical resistance. Before we give some examples of chemiresistors let’s give a short explanation of working principle. The working...