Scientists have found a way to use nanotechnology to grow living E.coli bacteria into very different shapes: squares, triangles, circles, and even as letters. They also managed to grow supersized E.coli with a volume thirty times larger than normal. These living oddly-shaped bacteria allow studies of the internal distribution of proteins and DNA in entirely new ways.
Jun 22nd, 2015
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A material with superfast electrons that exhibits extremely large magnetoresistance may be suitable for use in electronic components.
Jun 22nd, 2015
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Hydrogen bonds in the polymer phase boost important properties of nacre mimetics.
Jun 22nd, 2015
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It is possible to vary (even dramatically) the sliding properties of atoms on a surface by changing the size and 'compression' of their aggregates.
Jun 22nd, 2015
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Medical science is placing high hopes on nanoparticles as in future they could be used, for example, as a vehicle for targeted drug delivery. An international team of researchers has for the first time succeeded in assaying the stability of these particles and their distribution within the body. Their results show that a lot of research is still needed in this field.
Jun 22nd, 2015
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Plasmonics demonstrates how light can be guided along metal surfaces or within nanometer-thick metal films. It works like this: on an atomic level, metal crystals have a very organized lattice structure. The lattice contains free electrons, not closely associated with the metal atoms, that interact with the light that hits them.
Jun 22nd, 2015
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New project to study the possibility that eating food nanoemulsions found in dressings, dips or sauces might increase the amount of pesticides absorbed from co-ingested fruits and vegetables, thus increasing risk of adverse health effects.
Jun 19th, 2015
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Researchers have developed a biosensor that can detect listeria bacterial contamination within two or three minutes.
Jun 19th, 2015
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X-ray laser measures atomic-scale details of how ring-shaped gas molecule breaks open, unravels.
Jun 19th, 2015
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Scientists conduct experiments with highly reactive nitric oxide to form N-heterocyclic carbine nitric oxide radicals.
Jun 19th, 2015
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Both outputs support the Nanotechnology Signature Initiative 'Nanotechnology for Sensors and Sensors for Nanotechnology: Improving and Protecting Health, Safety, and the Environment'.
Jun 19th, 2015
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The materials in most of today's residential rooftop solar panels can store energy from the sun for only a few microseconds at a time. A new technology is capable of storing solar energy for up to several weeks - an advance that could change the way scientists think about designing solar cells.
Jun 19th, 2015
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Researchers model phenomena collectively known as 'dewetting' in microscale to nanoscale thin films.
Jun 19th, 2015
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A quantum mechanical transport phenomenon demonstrated for the first time in synthetic, atomically-thin layered material at room temperature could lead to novel nanoelectronic circuits and devices.
Jun 19th, 2015
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Researchers have developed a material suited for photovoltaics. For the first time, a functioning organic solar cell consisting of a single component has been produced on the basis of metal-organic framework compounds (MOFs). The material is highly elastic and might also be used for the flexible coating of clothes and deformable components.
Jun 19th, 2015
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Technique enables production of pure, uniform coatings of metals or polymers, even on contoured surfaces.
Jun 19th, 2015
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