Researchers created an artificial chemical sensor based on one of the human body's most important receptors - one that is critical in the action of painkillers and anesthetics. In these devices, the receptors' activation produces an electrical response rather than a biochemical one, allowing that response to be read out by a computer.
May 6th, 2014
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Researchers succeeded in the production of a type of nanocomposite that helps higher removal of organic pollutants up to three times in comparison with pure titania.
May 6th, 2014
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A new, absorbable material from Empa wood research could be of assistance in future oil spill accidents: a chemically modified nanocellulose sponge. The light material absorbs the oil spill, remains floating on the surface and can then be recovered.
May 5th, 2014
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A specially formed material that can provide custom broadband absorption in the infrared can be identified and manufactured using 'genetic algorithms', according to engineers, who say these metamaterials can shield objects from view by infrared sensors, protect instruments and be manufactured to cover a variety of wavelengths.
May 5th, 2014
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Researchers report on several new discoveries that could lead to electronics that are 'molecularly stretchable'.
May 5th, 2014
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Scientists studying graphene's properties are using a new mathematical framework to make extremely accurate characterizations of the two-dimensional material's shape.
May 5th, 2014
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Researchers have developed a new technique to examine how proteins interact with each other at the level of a single HIV viral particle. The technique allows scientists to study the life-threatening virus in detail and makes screening potential anti-HIV drugs quicker and more efficient. The technique can also be used to study other diseases.
May 5th, 2014
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A unique collaboration between chemists and mathematicians at Eindhoven University of Technology has led to a new imaging technique that enables the study of molecular self-assembly with an unprecedented level of detail.
May 5th, 2014
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Environmentally friendly solar cell pushes forward the 'next big thing in photovoltaics'.
May 4th, 2014
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Pioneering nanotechnology research has now developed a method to accurately measure the surface temperature of nanoscale objects when they have a different temperature than their environment.
May 4th, 2014
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Antimicrobial agents incorporated into edible films applied to foods to seal in flavor, freshness and color can improve the microbiological safety of meats.
May 4th, 2014
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Micromechanical model predicts mechanical properties of various types of polymeric and metallic base nanocomposites.
May 3rd, 2014
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The icing on the cake for semiconductor nanocrystals that provide a non-damped optoelectronic effect may exist as a layer of tin that segregates near the surface.
May 2nd, 2014
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Scientists have developed the Battelle Smart Corrosion Detector bead, that not only detects corrosion but delivers a payload to help heal the microscopic cracks that rust creates.
May 2nd, 2014
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The nanoporous graphene is constructed by a single layer graphene sheet that is continuously inter-connected to form a complex 3D network structure. This free-standing nanoporous graphene with an excellent crystallinity possesses high mobility, holding great promise for the applications in electronic devices.
May 2nd, 2014
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Researchers have made the first direct measurements of a small and extremely rapid atomic rearrangement, associated with a class called martensitic transformations, that dramatically changes the properties of many important materials, such as doubling the hardness of steel and causing shape-memory alloys to revert to a previous shape.
May 2nd, 2014
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