Corn protein nanoparticles customized for better therapeutic drug transport
Researchers have unveiled an extremely compact yet fully loaded vehicle that can brave conditions and navigate terrain its predecessors could not.
Mar 4th, 2015
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Flexible sensors turn skin into a touch-sensitive interaction space for mobile devices (w/video)
Computer scientists are studying the potential use of the human body as a touch sensitive surface for controlling mobile devices. They have developed flexible silicone rubber stickers with pressure-sensitive sensors that fit snugly to the skin. By operating these touch input stickers, users can use their own body to control mobile devices.
Mar 4th, 2015
Read moreSolar cells get growth boost
Researchers have found that growing a type of film used to manufacture solar cells in ambient air gives it a growth boost. The finding could make manufacturing solar cells significantly cheaper.
Mar 4th, 2015
Read moreCheap, environmentally friendly solar cells are produced by minimizing disruptive surface layers
By tailoring the interface between the two sections of a solar cell, researchers have produced a high-performance solar cell from the abundant and cheap materials of copper oxide and silicon.
Mar 4th, 2015
Read moreNanoparticles - Shaken, not stirred, is best for cancer imaging
Tiny conjugated polyelectrolyte-nanoparticle probes produced by ultrasonication prove superior to commercial products.
Mar 4th, 2015
Read moreA new thermoelectric material to generate electric power from waste heat
The material, germanium-doped magnesium stannide, has a peak power factor of 55, with a figure of merit -a key factor to determine efficiency - of 1.4.
Mar 3rd, 2015
Read moreEnergy level modification shows promise for higher efficiency quantum dot solar cells
Solar cells made out of lead sulfide quantum dots could eventually offer a cheaper, more flexible alternative to ones made using silicon, but they are currently much less efficient. However, altering the chemical composition of quantum-dot solar cells offers a way of tuning them to reach higher efficiencies.
Mar 3rd, 2015
Read moreFlower-like magnetic nanoparticles target difficult tumors
Researchers aim to treat deep-seated tumors, such as those found in pancreatic cancer, by using a flower-shaped magnetic nanoparticle capable of reaching deeper within the human body than currently available methods.
Mar 3rd, 2015
Read moreSupersonic electrons could produce future solar fuel
Researchers have taken a step closer to producing solar fuel using artificial photosynthesis. In a new study, they have successfully tracked the electrons' rapid transit through a light-converting molecule.
Mar 3rd, 2015
Read moreResearchers uncover news rules of friction at the microscopic level
Scientists explored friction at the microscopic level. They discovered that the force generating friction is much stronger than previously thought. The discovery is an important step toward understanding the physics of the cellular and molecular world and designing the next generation of microscopic and nanotechnologies.
Mar 3rd, 2015
Read moreResearchers show that electrons in graphene can be moved along a predefined path
Physicists have shown for the first time that electrons in graphene can be moved along a predefined path. This movement occurs entirely without loss and could provide a basis for numerous applications in the field of electronics.
Mar 3rd, 2015
Read moreMagnetic vortices in nanodisks reveal information
Researchers have found a new way to electrically read out the orientation of magnetic vortices in nanodisks. Their method relies on measuring characteristic microwaves emanating from the vortices. Knowledge about these signals could be used for constructing extremely small components for novel memory technology or wireless data transmission.
Mar 3rd, 2015
Read moreOLED-based large-surface light-emitting plastic film
Based on OLED technology and implemented by means of a printing machine, this method developed by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd provides an opportunity to create patterned and flexible light-emitting surfaces on advertising displays, info signs and lighting fixtures, for instance. The method also enables transparent smart surfaces to be attached to window panels or packaging.
Mar 3rd, 2015
Read moreThe taming of magnetic vortices - a unified theory for skyrmion-materials
For the first time, a team of physicists succeeded in characterizing the electromagnetic properties of insulating, semiconducting and conducting skyrmion-materials and developed a unified theoretical description of their behavior. This lays the foundation for future electronic components with purpose-designed properties.
Mar 3rd, 2015
Read moreGraphene and glass coating improves battery performance
To improve lithium-sulfur batteries, researchers added glass cage-like coating and graphene oxide.
Mar 2nd, 2015
Read moreNew nanodevice defeats drug resistance
Chemotherapy often shrinks tumors at first, but as cancer cells become resistant to drug treatment, tumors can grow back. A new nanodevice can help overcome that by first blocking the gene that confers drug resistance, then launching a new chemotherapy attack against the disarmed tumors.
Mar 2nd, 2015
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