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Water droplets direct self-assembly process in thin-film materials (PhysOrg)
You can think of it as origami - very high-tech origami. Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a technique for fabricating three-dimensional, single-crystalline silicon structures from thin films by coupling photolithography and a self-folding process driven by capillary interactions. (read here…) Related items Water droplets direct self-assembly process in thin-film materials (EurekAlert!) High-tech origami: Water droplets... »
Scientists Develop DNA Origami Nanoscale Breadboards For Carbon Nanotube Circuits (redOrbit)
Image Caption: In (a), single-wall carbon nanotubes labeled with “red” and “blue” DNA sequences attach to anti-red and anti-blue strands on a DNA origami, resulting in a self assembled electronic switch. In (b), an atomic force microscopey image of one such structure. The blue nanotube appear brighter because it is on top of the... »
How To Spell B-Y-U With DNA (Science Daily)
DNA origami just got a new “twist” from Brigham Young University researchers who use DNA strands of customized length to spell “BYU.” The advance puts them one critical step closer to building nanoscale electronic circuits. (read on…) Related items How to spell B-Y-U with DNA (EurekAlert!) BYU team uses nanotech to put ‘lab on a chip’ (The Salt... »
