Virulence factor of the influenza A virus mapped in real-time
Credit: Kanazawa University The influenza A viruses, which have instigated deadly pandemics in the past, still remain a major global ...
Tag: Nanotechnology/Micromachines
Toy transformers and real-life whales inspire biohybrid robot
Heart tissue and 3D printing combine to build a microscopic motorCredit: City University of Hong Kong HANOVER, N.H. - May ...
Researchers develop novel framework for tracking developments in optical sensors
SUTD researchers together with international researchers conduct develop a 3D technology map which systematically compares optical sensors, providing a much ...
UBC researchers create washable sensor that can be woven into materials
Device will impact composites manufacturing and health-monitoring industriesCredit: UBCO Okanagan Forget the smart watch. Bring on the smart shirt. Researchers ...
Scientists develop technology to capture tumor cells
Microfluidic device may help researchers better understand metastatic cancerCredit: UGA Athens, Ga. - Instead of searching for a needle in ...
NIST team demonstrates heart of next-generation chip-scale atomic clock
Credit: Hummon/NIST Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and partners have demonstrated an experimental, next-generation atomic ...
Manipulating atoms one at a time with an electron beam
New method could be useful for building quantum sensors and computers CAMBRIDGE, MA -- The ultimate degree of control for ...
Ultra-clean fabrication platform produces nearly ideal 2D transistors
Columbia engineers develop a clean, damage-free fabrication process that creates pristine transistors made from 2D material stacksCredit: Min Sup Choi/Columbia ...
Washable, wearable battery-like devices could be woven directly into clothes
Wearable electronic components incorporated directly into fabrics have been developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge. The devices could ...
New surface treatment could improve refrigeration efficiency
A slippery surface for liquids with very low surface tension promotes droplet formation, facilitating heat transferCredit: Karim Khalil et al. ...
Machine learning predicts mechanical properties of porous materials
Credit: David Fairen-Jimenez Machine learning can be used to predict the properties of a group of materials which, according to ...
Applying precious metal catalysts economically
This new method makes it possible to save materialCredit: RUB, Marquard Researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum and the Fritz Haber Institute ...
Electrode’s ‘hot edges’ convert CO2 gas into fuels and chemicals
The bowl-shaped design can efficiently convert CO2 gas into carbon based fuels and chemicals, helping combat the climate change threat ...
Accelerating quantum technologies with materials processing at the atomic scale
Credit: Oxford University 'Quantum technologies' utilise the unique phenomena of quantum superposition and entanglement to encode and process information, with ...
Common food additive found to affect gut microbiota
Titanium dioxide nanoparticles E171 may impact human health University of Sydney research provides new evidence that nanoparticles, which are present ...
Manipulating superconductivity using a ‘mechanic’ and an ‘electrician’
Credit: NINS/IMS In the strongly correlated materials such as cuprate high-temperature superconductors, superconductivity can be controlled either by changing the ...
Smallest pixels ever created could light up color-changing buildings
Credit: NanoPhotonics Cambridge/Hyeon-Ho Jeong, Jialong Peng The smallest pixels yet created - a million times smaller than those in smartphones, ...
Better microring sensors for optical applications
Credit: Ramy El-Ganainy and Qi Zhong Optical sensing is one of the most important applications of light science. It plays ...
A surprising experiment opens the path to new particle manipulation methods
Unexpected result from acoustics experiment could have applications in biomedical and microsystems researchCredit: Aalto University Researchers at Aalto University have ...
New efficient way to engineer nanostructures mimicking natural immune response complexes
Novel method to engineer large multi-antibody-like nanostructures using DNA nanotechnology; the results demonstrate the potential for assembly of multiple proteins ...
