nanostructures Archives – Gizmodo Australia

Science & Health

2 years ago

Here’s How Scientists Bent Diamonds

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

These Sugar-Based Anti-Reflective Fake Moth Eyeballs Are Not For Eating

Science & Health

5 years ago

These Sugar-Based Anti-Reflective Fake Moth Eyeballs Are Not For Eating

Esther Inglis-Arkell

Gold Molecules Make Like A Snow-Blower To Carve Nano-Scale Pathways

Science & Health

5 years ago

Gold Molecules Make Like A Snow-Blower To Carve Nano-Scale Pathways

Esther Inglis-Arkell

These perfectly straight trenches were dug by molecules of gold. Under just the right conditions, gold will act like a mini-snow blower. It will pry molecules out of a material, puff away the detritus, and then move on to the next. One day, we could use this to make entire…

New Li-Ion Batteries Charge 70 Per Cent In 2 Minutes, Last For 20 Years

Gadgets

6 years ago

New Li-Ion Batteries Charge 70 Per Cent In 2 Minutes, Last For 20 Years

Adam Clark Estes

New Ultralight Ceramic Cubes Can Be Squished And Recover Like A Sponge

Science & Health

6 years ago

New Ultralight Ceramic Cubes Can Be Squished And Recover Like A Sponge

Adam Clark Estes

A CalTech scientist and her team just announced the development of one of the strongest and lightest materials ever created. It’s light enough to float like a feather, and so uniquely strong, it can be crushed and completely recover its shape. And — get this — it’s made of ceramic.

8 Tiny Sculptures You Can Only See With An Electron Microscope

Science & Health

6 years ago

8 Tiny Sculptures You Can Only See With An Electron Microscope

Adam Clark Estes

nanostructures

Here’s How Scientists Bent Diamonds

These Sugar-Based Anti-Reflective Fake Moth Eyeballs Are Not For Eating

Gold Molecules Make Like A Snow-Blower To Carve Nano-Scale Pathways

New Li-Ion Batteries Charge 70 Per Cent In 2 Minutes, Last For 20 Years

New Ultralight Ceramic Cubes Can Be Squished And Recover Like A Sponge

8 Tiny Sculptures You Can Only See With An Electron Microscope

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