Controlling artificial cilia with magnetic fields and light
Credit: Jessica A.-C. Liu Researchers from North Carolina State University and Elon University have made artificial cilia, or hair-like structures, ...
Tag: Chemistry/Physics/Materials Sciences
Triggered by light, a novel way to switch on an enzyme
Biotechnology: Researchers identify enzyme which becomes catalytically active by light; study published in 'Nature Communications'Credit: Steffen L. Drees Enzymes: they ...
Photoelectron Momentum Microscope for µm-material electronic structure visualization
A new imaging electron analyzer that visualizes the electronic structure of micrometer-scale functional materials in both real space and momentum ...
Nanoneedles to increase the capacity and robustness of digital memories
Applying a localized pressure improves the control of metamagnetic materials at the nanoscaleCredit: ICMAB-CSIC Some memory devices where information from ...
Ultrafast optical response and ablation mechanisms of molybdenum disulfide
Credit: by Changji Pan, Lan Jiang, Jingya Sun, Qingsong Wang, Feifei Wang, Kai Wang, Yongfeng Lu, Yeliang Wang, Liangti Qu ...
Exchange of arms between chromosomes using molecular scissors
CRISPR/Cas revolutionizes crop cultivation by specific combination of properties -- new genome modification technology presented in Nature PlantsCredit: Angelina Schindele, ...
Controlling angular dispersions in optical metasurfaces
Credit: by Xiyue Zhang, Qi Li, Feifei Liu, Meng Qiu, Shulin Sun, Qiong He, Lei Zhou Despite of impressive successes ...
A nice day for a quantum walk
Researchers at Osaka University use their ability to precisely control the vibrations of coupled ions to demonstrate a "quantum random ...
High-speed femtosecond laser plasmonic lithography of graphene oxide film
Credit: by Tingting Zou, Bo Zhao, Wei Xin, Ye Wang, Bin Wang, Xin Zheng, Hongbo Xie, Zhiyu Zhang, Jianjun Yang, ...
Increased usability and precision in vascular imaging
Credit: Willy Kuo, University of Zurich Various diseases in humans and animals - such as tumors, strokes or chronic kidney ...
Kirigami/origami: Unfolding the new regime of advanced 3D micro-/nanofabrication with ‘folding’
Credit: by Shanshan Chen, Jianfeng Chen, Xiangdong Zhang, Zhi-Yuan Li, and Jiafang Li 3D micro-/nanofabrication holds the key to build ...
Worth their salt: Skoltech and MIPT researchers report first case of hexagonal NaCl
Credit: Pavel Odinev / Skoltech Skoltech and MIPT scientists have predicted and then experimentally confirmed the existence of exotic hexagonal ...
Exotic properties of helium-methane compounds inside giant planets
Credit: ©Science China Press National Key R&D Program of China, National Natural Science Foundation of China, The Fundamental Research Funds ...
Synthesis of prebiotic peptides gives clues to the origin of life on Earth
A paper by Kazan Federal University appeared in Amino AcidsCredit: Kazan Federal University Coordination Compounds Lab of Kazan Federal University ...
Performing optical logic operations by a diffractive neural network
Credit: by Chao Qian, Xiao Lin, Xiaobin Lin, Jian Xu, Yang Sun, Erping Li, Baile Zhang, and Hongsheng Chen Optical ...
Towards visible-wavelength passively mode-locked lasers in all-fibre format
Credit: by Jinhai Zou, Chuchu Dong, Hongjian Wang, Tuanjie Du, and Zhengqian Luo Mode-locked fibre lasers generating ultrashort pulses with ...
Chirality-assisted lateral momentum transfer for bidirectional enantioselective separation
Credit: by Cheng-Wei Qiu Light carrying photon momentum can push and pull microparticles through momentum exchange. This momentum exchange progress ...
High-security identification that cannot be counterfeited
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba create millimeter-size chips with unique color patterns that cannot be forgedCredit: University of Tsukuba ...
Next-gen laser facilities look to usher in new era of relativistic plasmas research
Laser beams with power up to 10 petawatts will create plasmas with energy levels to be studied with quantum electrodynamics, ...
Critical transition theory shows flickering in heart before atrial fibrillation
Newly proposed way to define cardiac state looks to provide a warning sign of the disease, with implications for wearable ...
