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ACS Nanotation Lu et al. tackle an open question in molecular electronics: how are electrons transported in molecular wires? They show that new hybrid transport modes in medium-length OPE wires are important, and incorporate conducting AFM, break junction STM, and theoretical calculations to guide their analysis.
From Tunneling to Hopping: A Comprehensive Investigation of Charge Transport Mechanism... | ACS Nano
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The charge transport mechanism of oligo(p-phenylene ethynylene)s...was investigated... A new transitional zone was observed in the long length molecular wires compared to short ones...
ACS Nanotation Materials Today & Sigma-Aldrich are hosting a self-assembly webinar today: 9am (PDT), 12pm (EDT), 5pm (GMT).
www.materialstoday.com
We are pleased to announce that Materials Today in partnership with Sigma-Aldrich, are staging a live educational webinar on: From Molecules to Monolayers:Self-Assembly and Analysis, Molecule by Molecule
ACS Nanotation Felice Frankel and George Whitesides just published a second book on intrinsic beauty at the nanoscale.
www.hup.harvard.edu
A small revolution is remaking the world. The only problem is, we can’t see it. This book uses dazzling images and evocative descriptions to reveal the virtually invisible realities and possibilities of nanoscience....
ACS Nanotation The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies just released an iPhone app that lists their complete nano-product database. Uploads welcome, too!
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...With findNano, it’s a piece of cake to search or browse through the 1000+ manufacturer-identified nanotechnology-enabled products in the inventory, directly from an iPhone or iPod Touch....
ACS Nanotation ...mmm...coffee.....used in nanoscience....wait, what? Layani et al. show that silver nanoparticles can be patterned in nano-sized "coffee rings" using inkjet printing to make transparent, conductive coatings. Neat!
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We report here a concept for utilization of the “coffee ring effect” and inkjet printing to obtain transparent conductive patterns, which can replace the widely used transparent conductive oxides, such as ITO....
ACS Nanotation Does detailed, scientific information about nanotechnology and nanotechnological products help societal and individuals' acceptance of the same? Maybe, but maybe not. Satterfield and coworkers survey perceptions of risks vs. benefits in a thought–provoking Nature Nanotech. article.
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...The results of recent work indicate that these characteristics influence risk perceptions through affective and cognitive processes: certain characteristics endow individuals with positive or negative affect — a rapid and intuitive, even visceral response — which in turn shapes risk perceptions b...
ACS Nanotation Do you think a space elevator is possible? (Also, mention of 'nano' is curiously absent in the article itself, but appears in the comments.)
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...The first [challenge], scientists say, is that there's currently not a viable material strong enough to make the cables that will support heavy loads of passengers or cargo into orbit...
ACS Nanotation The first ASAP letters for The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters have just been posted today, in advance of the first issue to be published Jan. 2010. Congrats! (We're happy to see that nanoparticles and nanowires are already well–represented.)
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All new letters from the Journal of Physical Chemistry A, B, and C will be combined into a single, all-electronic journal highlighting the most urgent research results in physical chemistry.
ACS Nanotation Interfacial properties are often *more* important than bulk properties in nanoscale device design and manufacture. Krogstrup and co-workers report a novel method to control the growth of nanowires, with the ability to join semiconducting metals with atomically–defined precision.
Junctions in Axial III−V Heterostructure Nanowires Obtained via an Interchange of Group III Elements
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[Nano Letters] We present an investigation of the morphology and composition of novel types of axial nanowire heterostructures where Ga_x_In_1-x_As is used as barrier material in InAs nanowires....
ACS Nanotation We found the other sock!
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...The impact of increased amounts of silver in the environment is subject to study and debate; among the concerns are that silver may kill beneficial bacteria and other small organisms....