In the quest to shrink motors so they can maneuver in tiny spaces like inside and between human cells, scientists have taken inspiration from millions of years of plant evolution and incorporated, for the first time, corkscrew structures from plants into a new kind of helical 'microswimmer'.
Dec 18th, 2013
Read moreThe world's largest scientific centers are losing some of their prominence due to geographical decentralization at the global scale, according to a team of researchers who conducted a systematic statistical analysis of millions of articles and papers published in thousands of scientific reviews between 1987 and 2007.
Dec 18th, 2013
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The new Australian Research Council (ARC) Center of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics will cross the boundaries of biology, lasers and nanoscience, using light-based sensors to probe molecular processes within living systems.
Dec 18th, 2013
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Experiments at NIST may help scientists devise better tests to make sure aging plastics won't turn into environmental or health hazards as time goes by.
Dec 18th, 2013
Read moreSheets of carbon just one atom thick could make effective transparent electrodes in certain types of photovoltaic cells.
Dec 18th, 2013
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A novel method enables manufacturing of polymer layers with tailor-made properties and multiple functions: A stable porous gel for biological and medical applications is obtained from a metal-organic framework grown up on a substrate.
Dec 18th, 2013
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Molecularly thin two-dimensional crystals can alleviate the lattice matching restrictions of epitaxial crystalline thin film growth, as reported by researchers in Japan.
Dec 17th, 2013
Read moreInnovation could lead to faster drug therapies and increased understanding of proteins on the microscopic level.
Dec 17th, 2013
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Researchers have created a new type of molecular motor made of DNA and demonstrated its potential by using it to transport a nanoparticle along the length of a carbon nanotube.
Dec 17th, 2013
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Scientists have discovered that during the early stages of development, the bulk of dendrite material lies below the surface of the lithium electrode, underneath the electrode/electrolyte interface.
Dec 17th, 2013
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Experiments underway to validate topologically insulating stanene as first room temperature lossless conductor.
Dec 17th, 2013
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A new infrared spectroscopy technique, called nano-FTIR, has now enabled nanoscale chemical imaging and probing of protein's secondary structure with enormous sensitivity.
Dec 17th, 2013
Read moreA new protocol makes it possible to improve the accuracy of photolithography by addressing its physical limitations.
Dec 17th, 2013
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The PHOCAM project focused on two core techniques - 3D printing for high-performance ceramics and 3D printing with ultra-high resolution - and achieved remarkable results. It improved processes so significantly that its printed ceramic parts now measure up to the most stringent criteria for high-precision engineering, and it set a new speed record for printing in nanoscale resolution.
Dec 17th, 2013
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Graphene holds potential for diverse applications, including battery materials, electrodes, high-speed electronics, water filtration, and solar energy harvesting.Little media attention, however, has been paid to a young and exciting application of graphene - oil exploration.
Dec 17th, 2013
Read moreResearchers have long thought that biological molecules and synthetic nanocrystals were similar only in size. Now, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign chemists have found that they can add reactivity to the list of shared traits. Atoms in a nanocrystal can cooperate with each other to facilitate binding or switching, a phenomenon widely found in biological molecules.
Dec 17th, 2013
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