Researchers develop large-scale stretchable and transparent electrodes
Wavy silver nanowire network on stretchable substrate were fabricated for large-scale stretchable and transparent electrodes.
May 6th, 2020
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Gene-disabling nanoparticles prevent obesity in mice
Disabling a gene in specific mouse cells, researchers have prevented mice from becoming obese, even after the animals had been fed a high-fat diet.
May 5th, 2020
Read moreNanoparticles break down explosives in wastewater
An activated carbon filter can purify your drinking water, but it's no match for wastewater that contains military-grade explosives. To clean wastewater from munitions processing and demilitarization, engineers are testing a novel technology using iron nanoparticles.
May 5th, 2020
Read moreScientists take steps to create a 'racetrack memory', potentially enhancing digital data storage
'Racetrack memory', which reconfigures magnetic fields in innovative ways, could supplant current methods of mass data storage, such as flash memory and disk drives, due to its improved density of information storage, faster operation, and lower energy use.
May 5th, 2020
Read moreTowards metallic polymers by exploiting two faces of the same coin: topological order and pi-conjugation
Researchers present a new strategy to fabricate quasi-metallic 1D polymers with atomic precision. These findings advance the possibility to design stable organic polymers with vanishing electronic bandgaps, whose applications range from molecular optoelectronics to quantum information technology.
May 5th, 2020
Read moreAn artificial 'tongue' of gold to taste maple syrup
It's said that maple syrup is Quebec's liquid gold. Now scientists have found a way to use real gold -- in the form of nanoparticles -- to quickly find out how the syrup tastes.
May 5th, 2020
Read moreDrops of nanoparticles self-stir and communicate
Researchers have discovered a new mechanism of self-organization of active matter. When photochemically active nanoparticles are enclosed at high density within a drop and are exposed to UV light, a self-organized flow pattern emerges by spontaneous symmetry breaking. Furthermore, each drop communicates with neighbouring drops by exchanging chemicals, and coordination of their internal flows occurs - even when far apart.
May 5th, 2020
Read moreHydrogen and nanomaterials may transform energy industry
Scientists argue that hydrogen, used as a zero-carbon energy carrier, has the potential to significantly transform the global energy landscape.
May 5th, 2020
Read moreNew imaging technology allows visualization of nanoscale structures inside whole cells and tissues
New technology allows scientists to measure wavefront distortions induced by the specimen, either a cell or a tissue, directly from the signals generated by single molecules - tiny light sources attached to the cellular structures of interest.
May 4th, 2020
Read moreCrystal power
A single-crystal electrode that promises to yield pivotal discoveries for advanced batteries under development worldwide for electric vehicles, consumer electronics and other applications.
May 4th, 2020
Read moreWater-splitting module a source of perpetual energy
Researchers have created an efficient, low-cost device that splits water to produce hydrogen fuel.
May 4th, 2020
Read morePreventing cancer recurrence thanks to nanotechnologies
The project XtraUS - Fighting cancer relapse with remote activation of smart and targeted nanoconstructs - is aimed at testing and validating an innovative technology to contrast the presence of circulating cancer cells in the bloodstream and to consequently reduce recurrences.
May 4th, 2020
Read moreTo make an atom-sized machine, you need a quantum mechanic
Researchers turn a single atom into a quantum engine and a quantum fridge.
May 4th, 2020
Read moreControlling the movements of molecular machines
Researchers report that they have found a way to control molecular machines so that they move in a certain direction - for example, into the bloodstream.
May 4th, 2020
Read moreThe smallest microelectronic robot in the world
Researchers report the development of the smallest microelectronic robot in the world, which is driven and controlled by a twin-jet-engine.
May 4th, 2020
Read moreHow to put neurons into cages
Nerve cells have now been introduced into spherical cage structures using acoustic bioprinting technology, so that multicellular nerve tissue can develop there.
May 4th, 2020
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