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Highlights

Soft matter: energy landscapes of clay

Jan 17, 2012

Researchers observe counterintuitive shearing behaviour of glassy clay suspensions under high shear.

IOP Publishing in Vietnam: Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi

Jan 4, 2012

IOP Publishing representatives participate in Hanoi conference on scientific publishing.

Fluorescent probes: Loading silica nanoparticles

Dec 23, 2011

Synthesis of novel optically stable fluorescent silica nanoparticles for both diagnosis and therapy.

Atmospheric plasma

Dec 19, 2011

Inexpensive method for generating atmospheric plasma for applications including treatment of human skin aliments.

Quantum computation

Dec 14, 2011

Systems consisting of natural and artificial atoms

Featured journal

Advances in Natural Sciences: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology is an international, peer-reviewed journal published on behalf of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST). All articles in this journal are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication.

Lab talk

Nanowires: brittle or ductile?

Jan 18, 2012

Microstructures have the final say

Doped nanotubes detect hydrogen over a wide range at room temperature

Jan 4, 2012

Nb-doped titania nanotube-based sensor tested in dilute and high-concentration hydrogen atmospheres ranging from 50 ppm to 2% H2

The electronic properties of Cl in SiC explained

Nov 10, 2011

Chlorine is incorporated during growth but how does it affect the electronic properties of SiC?

Isolated anodic alumina nanochannel allows team to study branch behaviour

Oct 31, 2011

Lithographic method for growing single isolated nanochannels highlights morphological evolution of porous nanostructures and paves the way for fabricating advanced composites

Nanomaterials design in supercomputers

Oct 21, 2011

A new ab initio simulation method proves suitable for investigating nanostructures with high-performance computers.