Tag: Nanotechnology/Micromachines

Water in zeolites saves energy in the conversion of biomass into biofuelCredit: Andreas Heddergott / TUM Zeolites are extremely porous ...

University of Colorado Boulder researchers have discovered that minuscule, self-propelled particles called "nanoswimmers" can escape from mazes as much as ...

Scientists at Berkeley Lab, UC Berkeley design 3D-grown material that could speed up production of new technologies for smart buildings ...

Nanowire network trained to solve simple problem mimicking neural pathways Scientists at the University of Sydney and Japan's National Institute ...

The ability to precisely control the various properties of laser light is critical to much of the technology that we ...

In cancer therapy, the effectiveness of an approach is determined by its ability to preserve the non-cancerous cells. Simply put, ...

Record-high electron doping in a layered ferromagnet A RMIT-led international collaboration published this week has achieved record-high electron doping in ...

New combined synthesis method an exciting breakthrough in the construction of nanographene libraries A group of researchers at Nagoya University, ...

Researchers study the conditions under which aqueous solutions in a supercooled state rapidly freeze, and find certain nanoparticles stimulate crystallization ...

Fluorescent sensors glow brightly under UV light if infection starts to set in Researchers have developed smart wound dressings with ...

Three years ago, Arthur Ashkin won the Nobel Prize for inventing optical tweezers, which use light in the form of ...

The LIGHT-CAP project has received a 3.18 million euros funding from the European Union. Its main goal is developing innovative ...

Scientists demonstrate the relationship between optoelectronic performance and size uniformity in perovskite colloidal quantum dots Quantum dots (QDs) are semiconductor ...

A sharp-edged aperture is a promising solution for eliminating side lobes from superoscillatory waves Optical superoscillation refers to a wave ...

Safe and localized delivery of nanoparticle-based anti-inflammatory cytokines programs a specific T cell response that strengthens muscles affected by Duchenne ...

The new carbon-based material could be a basis for lighter, tougher alternatives to Kevlar and steel A new study by ...

Columbia and Northwestern engineers use electric fields to induce oscillations in tiny particles; this motion could be used by researchers ...

Researchers developed the coatings for titanium implants Researchers from Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) in collaboration with colleagues ...

Antiferromagnetic-based memory device could bolster computing applications and answers fundamental questions A research team from Northwestern Engineering and the University ...

A research team led by Professor Jang-Sik Lee of Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) has successfully developed the ...