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• Eindhoven University of Technology opens new incubator facility for breakthrough research
  

  The Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS) at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) opens its new facility. The university has transformed its former boilerhouse dating back to 1959 into an architecturally special building for a special user: ICMS. Named the Ceres building, this highly t more

• Chiral asymmetry can emerge from maximal symmetry
  

  Researchers at Chalmers have shown that maximally symmetric systems of particles can spontaneously produce two different patterns, which are mirror images of each other. The results have been published in Physical Review Letters. The research group is working towards a mathematical design of self-as more

• Carbon nanotache with 3D Symmetry
  

  Researchers at the University of Surrey show the controlled synthesis of nanomaterials by subjecting pure organic molecular gas to high temperatures and pressures that allow symmetry breaking events to create the different carbon nanostructures.  Spheres, nanotubes and mirrored spirals can be create more

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• Measurement of Nano particles and Proteins
  

  Colloid emulsions in their native environment require particle size determination in high concentration since there are concerns about changes in sample morphology upon dilution eg break up of aggregates. For proteins and other samples with very low concentration and for weakly scattering samples high sensitivity is required. New technologies offer both. more

Publications Self-Assembly

• Self-templating amphiphilic polysiloxanes to design nanostructured silica-based architectures

  The self-assembly and sol–gel polymerisation of novel alkoxysilane-functionalized polymethylsiloxanes provide versatile access to nano-assembled containers, silica-based micro- and nano-architectures and dispersed mixed metal oxide hybrid materials. more

• Solvent-shielding allows the self-assembly of supramolecular 1D barium vanadate chains

  A proof of principle study is reported which introduces a new synthetic route for the assembly of 1-dimensional barium-linked polyoxovanadate chains. Bulky coordinating solvents featuring a binding site and a blocking site are employed and allow the controlled linkage of decavanadate clusters, [V10O more

• Self-assembly of a molecular crown as a structural analogue of calix[4]arene to modify Keggin anions

  Four AgI ions are linked by four 5-phenyl-1H-tetrazole (Hptz) to form a molecular crown [Ag4(ptz)4] as a structural analogue of calix[4]arene, which are further supported by Keggin anions to build a 2D layer containing two kinds of cycles, [Ag8(ptz)4(HPWV2WVI10O40)]•2H2O (1). more

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