Researchers develop elastic conductors made from silver nanowires that can be used to develop stretchable electronic devices.
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Researchers Create Highly Conductive and Elastic Conductors Using Silver Nanowires
July 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Researchers Find Gold Nanoparticles Capable of ‘Unzipping’ DNA
June 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Gold nanoparticles with a slight positive charge work collectively to unravel DNA’s double helix.
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“Bulky” molecules control size of gold nanoparticles
June 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The “bulkiness” of molecules commonly used in the creation of gold nanoparticles actually dictates the size of the nanoparticles.
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Researchers Demonstrate Technique To Give Us Better Understanding of Human Tissues
June 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A new microscopy technique can be used to improve our understanding of human tissues and other biomedical materials.
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Precision Matters: Measuring Young’s Modulus
June 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Clamping down a nanowire with a different material allows researchers to make more precise measurements of the nanowire’s Young’s modulus.
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