A highly sensitive glucose sensor with sugar receptors on nanospheres
A highly sensitive and specific biological assay requires only a tiny sample volume to monitor glucose levels in patients with diabetes.
Apr 9th, 2014
Read moreA highly sensitive and specific biological assay requires only a tiny sample volume to monitor glucose levels in patients with diabetes.
Apr 9th, 2014
Read moreFlexible plastics that turn mechanical vibrations into electrical energy could spur the development of self-powered sensors and devices.
Apr 9th, 2014
Read moreA landmark experiment on wave interference from the early 1800s is revisited using gold nanoparticles.
Apr 9th, 2014
Read moreA clever chemical transformation yields surface-bound microstructures that efficiently drive away oil- and water-based contaminants.
Apr 9th, 2014
Read moreScientists in Singapore have successfully designed and fabricated electrical circuits that can operate at hundreds of terahertz frequencies, which is tens of thousands times faster than today's state-of-the-art microprocessors. This scientific breakthrough has the potential to revolutionise high-speed electronics, nanoscale opto-electronics and nonlinear optics.
Apr 9th, 2014
Read moreResearchers have found a simple technique that can strengthen steel without sacrificing ductility. The new technique could produce steel that performs better in a number of structural applications.
Apr 8th, 2014
Read moreMaterials scientists have long known that introducing defects into three-dimensional materials can improve their mechanical and electronic properties. Now a new study finds how defects affect two-dimensional crystalline structures, and the results hold information for designing new materials.
Apr 8th, 2014
Read moreA new study from MIT and the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) suggests that certain nanoparticles can also harm DNA.
Apr 8th, 2014
Read moreSpintronics-based technology may replace volatile memory and enable extremely energy-efficient, hand-cranked or solar-powered devices.
Apr 8th, 2014
Read moreNew research reveals that the scientists place great emphasis on behaving responsibly; they just disagree on what social responsibility in science entails. Responsibility is, in other words, a matter of perspective.
Apr 8th, 2014
Read moreResearchers have achieved a major breakthrough in the development of methods of information processing in nanomagnets. Using a new trick, they have been able to induce synchronous motion of the domain walls in a ferromagnetic nanowire.
Apr 8th, 2014
Read moreScientists at the University of Southampton are aiming to develop a handheld testing device to provide same day diagnosis from a patient's bedside.
Apr 8th, 2014
Read moreResearchers have unveiled a potentially scalable method for making one-atom-thick layers of molybdenum diselenide - a highly sought semiconductor that is similar to graphene but has better properties for making certain electronic devices like switchable transistors and light-emitting diodes.
Apr 8th, 2014
Read moreThis evolving treatment approach involves the injection of nanoparticles into the tumor, which are then activated with magnetic energy. Once activated the nanoparticles produce heat inside the cancer cell. The heat kills the cancer cell with minimal damage to surrounding tissue.
Apr 8th, 2014
Read moreA new theoretical study shows the conductivity conditions under which graphene nanoribbons can become switches in externally controlled electronic devices.
Apr 8th, 2014
Read moreForscher beobachten die Entstehung einer goldenen Nanohuelle um kleine Glaskugel - Grundlage f�r gezielte Partikelherstellung.
Apr 8th, 2014
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