Fighting forgetfulness with nanotechnology
An international team of researchers is working on a nanomedicine treatment for Alzheimer's disease.
Oct 10th, 2018
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Heusler, Weyl and Berry
A new review paper about magnetic topological materials in the family of Heusler compounds explains the connection between topology, symmetry and magnetism at a level suitable for undergraduate students in physics, chemistry and materials science with a basic knowledge of condensed matter physics.
Oct 10th, 2018
Read moreNext-gen ultrafast optical fiber-based electron gun to reveal atomic motions during transition state
Ultrabright electron pulses and a streak camera will enable researchers to directly observe and capture atomic motions at surfaces and interfaces in real time.
Oct 9th, 2018
Read moreScientists forge ahead with electron microscopy to build quantum materials atom by atom
A novel technique that nudges single atoms to switch places within an atomically thin material could bring scientists another step closer to realizing theoretical physicist Richard Feynman's vision of building tiny machines from the atom up.
Oct 9th, 2018
Read moreHarvesting solar fuels through a bacterium's unusual appetite for gold
The bacterium Moorella thermoacetica has an appetite for gold. And in exchange for this special treat, the bacterium has revealed a more efficient path to producing solar fuels through artificial photosynthesis.
Oct 9th, 2018
Read moreChemists create nanoreactors to synthesize organic substances under visible light
Hollow nanocubes of titanium dioxide with ultra-thin walls act like nanoreactors and provide for 28 fold more effective organic reactions at room temperature under the influence of visible light.
Oct 9th, 2018
Read moreUnzip, turn around, rezip
Scientists have long known that double-stranded DNA can be unwound into single-stranded DNA by molecular motor proteins called helicases, just like pulling a zipper. But researchers have discovered that the same machinery, after changing its shape, can also put the unwound DNA back together into double-stranded DNA.
Oct 9th, 2018
Read moreFree online course on plasmonics - from fundamentals to modern applications
The course starts on edX on November 1st, 2018. Listeners will learn the latest achievements and modern applications about plasmonics.
Oct 9th, 2018
Read moreResearchers uncover new insights about polymer nanoparticles
The team's findings include properties such as surface mobility, glass transition temperature and elastic modulus.
Oct 8th, 2018
Read moreStudy opens route to flexible electronics made from exotic materials
Cost-effective method produces semiconducting films from materials that outperform silicon.
Oct 8th, 2018
Read moreCopper ions flow like liquid through crystalline structures
Atomic insights into superionic crystals could lead to safer, more efficient rechargeable batteries.
Oct 8th, 2018
Read moreEngineers build smallest integrated Kerr frequency comb generator
Low-power chip unites lasers and frequency combs for the first time and can be powered by an AAA battery, opening the door to portable devices for a wide range of applications from spectroscopy to optical communications to LIDAR.
Oct 8th, 2018
Read moreA MOF rack for ammonia
Metal-organic framework as a robust material for the uptake and storage of ammonia at densities that come close to that of the liquefied gas.
Oct 8th, 2018
Read moreGraphene controls surface magnetism at room temperature
Researchers found that the proximity effects of graphene on a magnetic semiconducting substrate affect the substrate's magnetism down to several layers below the surface.
Oct 8th, 2018
Read moreNovel method determines catalytic active sites using carbon nanotubes
Catalytic research has developed a new and more definitive way to determine the active site in a complex catalyst.
Oct 6th, 2018
Read moreNanopore technology with DNA computing easily detects microRNA patterns of lung cancer
Researchers have developed a simple technique that allows detection of two independent microRNAs as an early diagnosis marker of Small Cell Lung Cancer , which is very aggressive. In this technique, they combined nanopore and DNA computing technologies as rapid and label-free detection.
Oct 5th, 2018
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