Catalyzing the conversion of biomass to biofuel
Water in zeolites saves energy in the conversion of biomass into biofuelCredit: Andreas Heddergott / TUM Zeolites are extremely porous ...
Tag: Nanotechnology/Micromachines
Speedy nanorobots could someday clean up soil and water, deliver drugs
Credit: Haichao Wu University of Colorado Boulder researchers have discovered that minuscule, self-propelled particles called "nanoswimmers" can escape from mazes ...
This crystal impurity is sheer perfection
Scientists at Berkeley Lab, UC Berkeley design 3D-grown material that could speed up production of new technologies for smart buildings ...
‘Edge of chaos’ opens pathway to artificial intelligence discoveries
Nanowire network trained to solve simple problem mimicking neural pathwaysCredit: Adrian Diaz-Alvarez/NIMS Japan (for nanowire image) Scientists at the University ...
New type of metasurface allows unprecedented laser control
Credit: (Credit: Christina Spägele/Harvard SEAS) The ability to precisely control the various properties of laser light is critical to much ...
Striking gold: Synthesizing green gold nanoparticles for cancer therapy with biomolecules
Credit: Tokyo Tech In cancer therapy, the effectiveness of an approach is determined by its ability to preserve the non-cancerous ...
Transforming the layered ferromagnet F5GT for future spintronics
Record-high electron doping in a layered ferromagnetCredit: FLEET A RMIT-led international collaboration published this week has achieved record-high electron doping ...
A template for fast synthesis of nanographenes
New combined synthesis method an exciting breakthrough in the construction of nanographene librariesCredit: Issey Takahashi A group of researchers at ...
A way to surmount supercooling
Researchers study the conditions under which aqueous solutions in a supercooled state rapidly freeze, and find certain nanoparticles stimulate crystallization ...
Advanced care: Smart wound dressings with built-in healing sensors
Fluorescent sensors glow brightly under UV light if infection starts to set inCredit: RMIT University Researchers have developed smart wound ...
Optical tweezer technology tweaked to overcome dangers of heat
Credit: The University of Texas at Austin Three years ago, Arthur Ashkin won the Nobel Prize for inventing optical tweezers, ...
The LIGHT-CAP project will focus on new solutions for solar energy conversion and storage
The LIGHT-CAP project has received a 3.18 million euros funding from the European Union. Its main goal is developing innovative ...
Pushing the boundaries of colloidal quantum dots by making their sizes equal
Scientists demonstrate the relationship between optoelectronic performance and size uniformity in perovskite colloidal quantum dotsCredit: DGIST Quantum dots (QDs) are ...
Optical superoscillation without side waves
A sharp-edged aperture is a promising solution for eliminating side lobes from superoscillatory wavesCredit: Credit: Yanwen Hu. Optical superoscillation refers ...
Muscling up with nanoparticle-based anti-inflammatory therapy
Safe and localized delivery of nanoparticle-based anti-inflammatory cytokines programs a specific T cell response that strengthens muscles affected by Duchenne ...
Ultralight material withstands supersonic microparticle impacts
The new carbon-based material could be a basis for lighter, tougher alternatives to Kevlar and steelCredit: Courtesy of Carlos Portela ...
Microspheres quiver when shocked
Columbia and Northwestern engineers use electric fields to induce oscillations in tiny particles; this motion could be used by researchers ...
Scientists to develop the coatings for titanium implants to fasten osseointegration
Researchers developed the coatings for titanium implantsCredit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University Researchers from Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic ...
A more robust memory device for AI systems
Antiferromagnetic-based memory device could bolster computing applications and answers fundamental questionsCredit: Northwestern University and the University of Messina A research ...
Perovskite memory devices with ultra-fast switching speed
Credit: POSTECH A research team led by Professor Jang-Sik Lee of Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) has successfully ...