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Technology Research News August 10, 2005 Eric Smalley	Ice transforms chipmaking Spraying water vapor onto cold silicon could be a simple way to make computer chips. The key is etching nanoscale lines into the resulting ice to make microscopic computer circuits. The process is environmentally friendly to boot.
Chemistry World September 20, 2012 Hayley Birch	Lift off for nanoscale printing A new printing technique developed by US scientists allows them to transfer a pattern with nanoscale features from a stamp onto a surface, achieving surprisingly sharp results. The technique could help bring down the cost of high resolution lithography.
Chemistry World July 30, 2009 Phillip Broadwith	Smoothing out plasmonic surfaces US scientists have found a simple way to make smooth metal films with nano-scale patterns in a variety of shapes that could one day be used in plasmonic devices that manipulate electromagnetic waves.
Technology Research News July 13, 2005	Self-Assembly Goes Around Bends Researchers have found a way a way to make polymer chains automatically assemble in non-regular patterns, including sharp angles. The method could eventually be used to build precise features as small as ten nanometers.
Chemistry World January 12, 2012 Simon Hadlington	Composites Reinforced in 3D A method that uses magnetic fields to align tiny structural elements within a polymer matrix has been developed by scientists in Switzerland.
Chemistry World August 18, 2008	Patterning Promise for Next-Gen Computers Breakthroughs in controlling the way polymers self-assemble on surfaces could be key to making the next generation of computer components, say two teams in the US.
Technology Research News September 22, 2004	Microscope Etches Ultrathin Lines Researchers have shown that it is possible to match electron beam resolution for organic materials using an ultraviolet laser shown through a near-field optical microscope.
Technology Research News June 1, 2005	Nano LEDs Made Easier Researchers have devised a relatively simple method of making arrays of nanoscale light-emitting diodes. The light-emitting diodes could eventually be used in lasers and in nanoscale lamps used in sensors and microscopes, according to the researchers.
IndustryWeek December 1, 2004 Tim Stevens	Technologies Of The Year -- IBM Corp.'s Nanotechnology For Semiconductor Processing Polymer molecules that self-assemble will enable smaller, more powerful semiconductor devices for the future. The technology promises significantly reduced feature size, higher component density, improved performance and lower voltage requirements for microelectronic devices.
Chemistry World November 17, 2010 Jon Cartwright	DNA origami meets low-cost lithography Chemists in the US have developed an easy way to integrate the 'bottom up' assembly of DNA origami with the 'top down' patterning of low cost lithography.
Chemistry World February 3, 2014 Simon Hadlington	Laser writing makes 'bone like' material Researchers in Germany have used 3D laser lithography to engineer polymer microstructures that mimic the lightweight yet strong properties of cellular materials like wood and bone.
Chemistry World October 9, 2014 James Urquhart	Designer nanoparticles cast in DNA molds German researchers have developed a DNA origami approach to produce custom-made inorganic nanoparticles with programmable, pre-designed shapes.
IEEE Spectrum March 2008 Prachi Patel-Predd	A Nanometer-Scale Etch A Sketch Scientists use a microscope to write and erase nanowires.
Chemistry World November 18, 2014 Matthew Gunther	Hollow oxide can take the heat Researchers have developed a twin-layer insulating coating made up of hollow aluminum oxide spheres which could protect industrial parts, such as steam turbine components, from both heat and oxidation damage.
Technology Research News April 7, 2004	Simulation maps nano patterns Researchers from the University of Michigan have used a computer simulation to develop a method of chemically building nanoscale patterns on a surface.
IEEE Spectrum November 2008 Chris A. Mack	Seeing Double Someday, chips might be made with X-rays. Until then, double-patterning lithography will be the only game in town.
Chemistry World December 4, 2008 Lewis Brindley	Nacre-inspired composite is toughest ever ceramic A hybrid composite inspired by the structures of bone and mother-of-pearl is the toughest ceramic-based material ever made, say US scientists.
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Chemistry World August 5, 2015 Simon Hadlington	New two-dimensional tin material created Two-dimensional tin has been predicted to exhibit a range of unusual electronic phenomena, such as topological insulation.
IEEE Spectrum August 2007	Material By Design: Future Science or Science Fiction? Hit-or-miss approaches to large-scale commercial nanotechnology look more promising for now, but even here our ability to manipulate materials at the nanoscale for commercial applications may come down to serendipity rather than scientific method and design.
Chemistry World September 22, 2006	Monitoring Environmental Risks of Nanotech The UK government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has launched a scheme to assess the potential risks of nanotechnology.
Chemistry World July 22, 2008	Weighing Molecules with Nanotubes US scientists have made a nanoscale mass sensor which can weigh molecules with atomic precision.
Chemistry World January 13, 2009 Lewis Brindley	Micro-machines get a grip Crab-like microscopic robots can be used to grip cells in response to chemical triggers, US scientists have shown.
Chemistry World December 19, 2012	Overcoming small obstacles What if photolithography hits a barrier it cannot breach? That question has motivated scientists to recruit chemistry to a series of printing methods with the power to engineer nanometre-scale materials.
IEEE Spectrum April 2009 Bill Arnold	Shrinking Possibilities Lithography will need multiple strategies to keep up with the evolution of memory and logic
Technology Research News March 12, 2003	Warping yields better light chip Light can transmit information and it can sense chemicals and microbes. The critical device for controlling light for these uses is the resonator, which briefly stores light of a specific frequency, or color. A newly developed resonator is nearly 10,000 times more efficient than previous designs.
Chemistry World April 16, 2014 Jennifer Newton	DNA cube programmed for an exclusive reveal Scientists in Canada have made DNA cubes that are programmed to unzip and reveal molecules locked inside them in response to a carefully chosen trigger.