Scientists fold RNA origami from a single strand
RNA origami is a new method for organizing molecules on the nanoscale. Using just a single strand of RNA, this technique can produce many complicated shapes.
Aug 14th, 2014
Read moreRNA origami is a new method for organizing molecules on the nanoscale. Using just a single strand of RNA, this technique can produce many complicated shapes.
Aug 14th, 2014
Read moreA nanopore-gated optofluidic chip combines electrical and optical measurements of single molecules onto a single platform.
Aug 14th, 2014
Read moreA self-organized network of inorganic synapses provides a unique approach toward the development of brain-like computers.
Aug 14th, 2014
Read moreResearchers have achieved a breakthrough in light-driven generation of hydrogen with semiconductor nanocrystals by using a novel molecular shuttle to enhance charge-carrier transport.
Aug 14th, 2014
Read moreBy combining magnetic nanoparticles with one of the most common and effective chemotherapy drugs, researchers have created a way to deliver anti-cancer drugs directly into the nucleus of cancer cells.
Aug 14th, 2014
Read moreScientists have developed a novel cancer immunotherapy that rapidly grows and enhances a patient's immune cells outside the body using carbon nanotube-polymer composites; the immune cells can then be injected back into a patient's blood to boost the immune response or fight cancer.
Aug 14th, 2014
Read moreCornell chemical engineers have achieved a breakthrough in the race to achieve safer, longer-lasting batteries to power the world's automobiles, cell phones, computers and autonomous robots.
Aug 14th, 2014
Read moreA microscopic sliver of painted wood could hold the keys to unraveling a centuries-old mystery surrounding a portrait from 180 AD.
Aug 13th, 2014
Read moreA computer scientist reviews frontier technologies to determine fundamental limits of computer scaling.
Aug 13th, 2014
Read moreA layer of silicon nanocrystals and erbium ions may help solar cells to extract more energy from the ultraviolet (UV, high-energy) part of the solar spectrum.
Aug 13th, 2014
Read moreGene-based personalized medicine has many possibilities for diagnosis and targeted therapy, but one big bottleneck: the expensive and time-consuming DNA-sequencing process. Now, researchers have found that nanopores in the material molybdenum disulfide could sequence DNA more accurately, quickly and inexpensively than anything yet available.
Aug 13th, 2014
Read moreGraphene may be tough, but those who handle it had better be tender. The environment surrounding the atom-thick carbon material can influence its electronic performance, according to researchers who have come up with a simple way to spot contaminants.
Aug 13th, 2014
Read moreMaterials scientists have long sought to form glass from pure, monoatomic metals. Scott X. Mao and colleagues did it.
Aug 13th, 2014
Read moreCarbon nanotubes can be specifically produced with a desired structure from suitable precursor molecules.
Aug 13th, 2014
Read moreIn the future, working up a sweat by exercising may not only be good for your health, but it could also power your small electronic devices. Researchers have designed a sensor in the form of a temporary tattoo that can both monitor a person's progress during exercise and produce power from their perspiration.
Aug 13th, 2014
Read moreVia direct coupling on a silver surface, scientists successfully formed dimers and short chains of porphine molecules without contaminating by-products.
Aug 13th, 2014
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