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26
Mar
Nanomaterilas and Pigments

Nanomaterials colouring the world: (Nano)pigments

Several different types of nanomaterials have been utilized as pigments since time immemorial. For instance, in ancient Egypt, the soot from oil lamps was used to make black pigments of high opacity and stability. These were ideal as black ink for writing on papyrus scrolls. These soot particles or pigments, as we would call them…

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Jan
Microscope

nAnoFacts: Nanomaterial characterization – huge technological leap to understand the tiny world of nanotechnology

„Nanotechnology will, once it gets under way, depend on the tools we have then and our ability to use them, and not on the steps that got us there“ – Dr. Eric Drexler (US engineer known as pioneer and visionary in the field of molecular nanotechnology (MNT)). Nanotechnology deals with manipulation of matter at a…

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