Wolfgang Sigmund

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“Most people that publish in this field always go for these perfect structures, and we are the first to show that the bad ones are the better ones,” Sigmund said. “Of course this is a finding in a lab. This is not something you expect from theory.”



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Microrobot


A microrobot used at the RoboCup 2009 nanosoccer competition by the team from Switzerland’s ETH Zurich is compared in size to the head of a fruit fly. The robot, which is operated under a microscope, is 300 micrometers in length or slightly larger than a dust mite.



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Scientists create nanowires using DNA



“The process is very simple stuff. Basically you put the solution and DNA into a beaker, stir it around, and expose it to light…”



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Eyes of Science



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Nano Paste



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Nano Factory Achieved by Focused Ion Beam
Toshiaki Fujii, and Takashi Kaito, Microsc Microanal 11(Suppl 2), 2005
DOI: 10.1017/S1431927605504884



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Nanoarchitecture.net

Building on the very small…



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On February 1, Toppan Printing unveiled new nanotext printing technology for inserting microscopic text into holographic images.
[Source: Pink Tentacle]



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