Two nanotechnology approaches converge by employing a new generation of fabrication technology. It combines the scalability of semiconductor technology with the atomic dimensions enabled by self-assembly.
Researchers demonstrated the first true supermirrors in the mid-infrared spectral region. These mirrors are key for many applications, such as optical spectroscopy for environmental sensing and nanofabrication.
The simultaneous and independent transport of colloidal particles over magnetic patterns can be of great use in various fields of science and technology to produce customised materials, improve biomedical applications, perform laboratory tests or investigate fundamental scientific questions.
Researchers developed a scalable approach to manufacture intricate, electrochemically actuated carbon nanotube structures that can reversibly change shape through lithium alloying reactions controlled by simple electrical signals.
