Surface deep: Light-responsive top layer of plastic film induces movement
Scientists show that azobenzene-containing film, important for many industries, does not need to be made entirely of light-sensitive material to ...
Tag: Nanotechnology/Micromachines
Harvard’s Wyss Institute launches Torus Biosystems
Nucleic acid detection technology enables rapid, quantitative, and highly multiplexed detection of microbial pathogens and host immune-response markers, facilitating precision ...
Microfluidic chip technology enables rapid multiplex diagnosis of plant viral diseases
Early detection of diseases of crops at a gene level and protection of food safetyCredit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF ...
New ‘molecular computers’ find the right cells
A laboratory breakthrough in cell targeting may improve the safety of cancer-killing CAR T cellsCredit: UW Medicine Institute for Protein ...
Trapping and controlling light at the interface of atomically thin nanomaterials
Scientists at Cornell University propose a new method to confine light in an atomically thin graphene layer by leveraging topological ...
CU student helps bridge teams at Clemson
Student co-authors paper on discovery in nanocrystalsCredit: College of Science CLEMSON, South Carolina - Three teams of researchers at Clemson ...
Aerogel – the micro structural material of the future
Thermal insulation for miniature components -printed in 3DCredit: EMPA Behind the simple headline "Additive manufacturing of silica aerogels" - the ...
Making the DNA melt curve more accurate
NIST researchers find a new (mathematical) twist to improve DNA origamiCredit: NIST DNA is not only the blueprint of life, ...
New ‘nanopores’ technique offers proof-of-concept of earlier, safer tumor detection
Credit: Ryuji Kawano, TUAT In recent years, a non-invasive biopsy method called liquid biopsy has shown promise as a potential ...
New superlattice by CCNY team could lead to sustainable quantum electronics
Credit: Image by Lukas Zhao A team of international physicists led by Lia Krusin-Elbaum of the City College of New ...
The easy way to get a square deal
Scientists at Osaka University demonstrate a simple method for inserting high-energy cubane molecules into an existing single-crystal supramolecular framework, work ...
Insect wings inspire new ways to fight superbugs
Scientists reveal how nanomaterials inspired by insect wings are able to destroy bacteria on contact - by stretching, slicing or ...
No limit yet for carbon nanotube fibers
Rice lab makes case for high-performance carbon nanotube fibers for industryCredit: Pasquali Research Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (Aug. 17, 2020) ...
Wearable sensors printed on natural materials analyze substances present in sweat
Applied to skin as a piece of sticking plaster, the device developed by Brazilian researchers can be used to monitor ...
Swimming microparticles may help improve coolant performance
Credit: George Mason University Your computer, car battery, or cell phone may one day be cooled down by swimming nanoparticles. ...
Regulation of cancer stemness by the best combination of nanotech and genetic engineering
Credit: JAIST The development of chemotherapeutic agents with selective anti-cancer activities is increasingly unattractive due to the emergence of resistance, ...
Scientists use photons as threads to weave novel forms of matter
Credit: University of Southampton New research from the University of Southampton has successful discovered a way to bind two negatively ...
First ever observation of ‘time crystals’ interacting
Credit: Aalto University/Mikko Raskinen For the first time ever, scientists have witnessed the interaction of a new phase of matter ...
Unexpectedly-fast conduction electrons in Na3Bi
Exchange, correlation effects crucial to electron speed and mobilityCredit: FLEET An Australian-led study uses a scanning-tunnelling microscope 'trick' to map ...
2D materials for ultrascaled field-effect transistors
One hundred candidates under the ab initio microscopeCredit: Mathieu Luisier/ETH Zurich With the increasing miniaturization of electronic components, researchers are ...
