Secure nano-carrier delivers medications directly to cells
A stable nano-carrier for medications with a special mechanism that makes sure the drugs are only released in diseased cells.
Sep 25th, 2020
Read moreA stable nano-carrier for medications with a special mechanism that makes sure the drugs are only released in diseased cells.
Sep 25th, 2020
Read moreResearchers have found a drastically amplified ring-opening reaction yield in aqueous nanoparticle colloids of a photochromic diarylethene when induced by an intense nanosecond laser pulse, and clarified its amplification mechanism.
Sep 25th, 2020
Read moreIndividual platinum atoms participate in catalytic reaction to faciitate the electrode process by up to 10 times. Single-atom platinum catalysts are stable at 700 degrees Celsius and expected to stimulate the commercialization of next-gen reversible fuel cells.
Sep 25th, 2020
Read moreMetallic carbon circuit element enables work on faster, efficient carbon-based transistors.
Sep 24th, 2020
Read moreScientists shed light on the relationship between the magnetic properties of topological insulators and their electronic band structure. Their experimental results shed new insights into recent debates regarding the evolution of the band structure with temperature in these materials, which exhibit unusual quantum phenomena and are envisioned to be crucial in next-generation electronics, spintronics, and quantum computers.
Sep 24th, 2020
Read moreYou can't walk into a doctor's office and get a dynamic tattoo yet, but they are on the way. Early proof-of-concept studies provide convincing evidence that tattoos can be engineered, not only to change color, but to sense and convey biomedical information, including the onset of cancer.
Sep 24th, 2020
Read moreResearchers report the creation of a 3D active nematic. The material passes through several spatial patterns, from collapsing into a ribbon to wrinkling in 3D.
Sep 24th, 2020
Read moreMagnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) is the forerunning candidate for the next generation digital technology. However, manipulating MRAM efficiently and effectively has been challenging. A revolutionary breakthrough generates spin current to switch the pinned magnetic moments at will.
Sep 24th, 2020
Read moreAn ingenious device, only a few micrometers in size, enables to study the reaction of individual biological cells to mechanical stress.
Sep 24th, 2020
Read moreMultiple echoes as a result of a strong link between spins and microwave photons - this effect presents exciting, new opportunities for working with quantum information.
Sep 24th, 2020
Read moreAfter revealing the realistic strength and stretchability of graphene, researchers have carried forward the success by unveiling the high defect tolerance and elasticity of hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN), another 2D material known as 'white graphene'. This follow-up study will promote future development and applications of strain engineering, piezoelectronics and flexible electronics.
Sep 24th, 2020
Read moreWith this innovation, smartphones, smart watches or fitness wristbands can for the first time measure the quality of the ambient air in real time and sound the alarm in the event of increased fine dust values.
Sep 24th, 2020
Read moreThese systems could potentially overcome computational hurdles faced by current digital technologies.
Sep 24th, 2020
Read moreResearchers have made magnetically propelled microbots derived from tea buds, which they call 'T-Budbots', that can dislodge biofilms, release an antibiotic to kill bacteria, and clean away the debris.
Sep 23rd, 2020
Read moreFor the first time, researchers have managed to create and identify antiferromagnetic skyrmions with a unique property: critical elements inside them are arranged in opposing directions. Scientists have succeeded in visualising this phenomenon using neutron scattering.
Sep 23rd, 2020
Read moreResearchers are developing a new type of imaging that does not require a lens and uses reconfigurable particle-based masks to take multiple shots of an object.
Sep 23rd, 2020
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