A new agent for the brain diseases: mRNA
Credit: Department of Biofunction Research,TMDU Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) demonstrate an mRNA delivery system that effectively ...
Tag: Nanotechnology/Micromachines
For highly active, sustainable catalysts, just add phosphorus
A game-changer for the reductive amination of carbonyl compounds: Researchers from Osaka University develop an air-stable reusable metal-phosphide catalyst for ...
The spintronics technology revolution could be just a hopfion away
Pioneering study co-led by Berkeley Lab has significance for next-gen information technologiesCredit: Peter Fischer and Frances Hellman/Berkeley Lab A decade ...
A breakthrough that enables practical semiconductor spintronics
Credit: Peter Modin/LiU It may be possible in the future to use information technology where electron spin is used to ...
Entropy measurements reveal exotic effect in “magic-angle” graphene
Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology discover a surprising phase transition in twisted ...
Designing selective membranes for batteries using a drug discovery toolbox
By binding specific ions in specially designed cages within its pores, a new membrane could enable more efficient flows in ...
Visionary bone damage study
X-rays confirm promise of new luminescent markersCredit: Flinders University A novel way to pinpoint and illuminate bone damage promises to ...
Nanoparticles reveal their location via mirror SELFI
Can a mirror turn an orange into a doughnut?Credit: Dr Fan Wang Can a mirror turn an orange into a ...
Spin defects under control
Credit: (Image: Andreas Gottscholl / University of Wuerzburg) Boron nitride is a technologically interesting material because it is very compatible ...
Origins of life could have started with DNA-like XNAs
Credit: Keiji Murayama Nagoya University scientists in Japan have demonstrated how DNA-like molecules could have come together as a precursor ...
Tattoo made of gold nanoparticles revolutionizes medical diagnostics
Color changes of gold nanoparticles under the skin reveal concentration changes of substances in the bodyCredit: ill./©: Nanobiotechnology Group, JGU ...
UMass Amherst team discovers use of elasticity to position microplates on curved 2D fluids
Research is a leap forward in the quest for flexible ultrathin materialsCredit: Weiyue Xin of Santore lab. AMHERST, Mass. - ...
Less than a nanometer thick, stronger and more versatile than steel
Credit: (Image by Qiucheng Li and Chaitanya Kolluru.) Scientists create stable nanosheets containing boron and hydrogen atoms with potential applications ...
This hydrogen fuel machine could be the ultimate guide to self-improvement
Study co-led by Berkeley Lab uncovers secret behind humble material's surprise performance as an artificial photosynthesis deviceCredit: Thor Swift/Berkeley Lab ...
A new, positive approach could be the key to next-generation, transparent electronics
Filling a crucial gap in the materials spectrumCredit: RMIT University A new study, out this week, could pave the way ...
New ‘quantum’ approach helps solve an old problem in materials science
Scientists develop a framework based on quantum calculations to solve a long-standing problem in materials scienceCredit: Ryo Maezono from JAIST ...
DNA methylation from bacteria & mircobiome using nanopore technology discovered
Credit: Mount Sinai Health System Journal Name: Nature Methods Title of the Article: Discovering multiple types of DNA methylation from ...
Science snapshots from Berkeley Lab — April 1, 2021
X-rays accelerate battery R&D; infrared microscopy goes off grid; substrates support 2D techCredit: Jacqueline Orrell/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory X-Ray Experiments, ...
Qubits comprised of holes could be the trick to build faster, larger quantum computers
Electron holes could be the solution to operational speed/coherence trade-offCredit: FLEET A new study indicates holes the solution to operational ...
Smart glass has a bright future
Light modulation via optical MEMS microshutter and micromirror arrays could provide huge energy savingsCredit: Hillmer et al. Buildings are responsible ...