Researchers present a new strategy to fabricate quasi-metallic 1D polymers with atomic precision. These findings advance the possibility to design stable organic polymers with vanishing electronic bandgaps, whose applications range from molecular optoelectronics to quantum information technology.
May 5th, 2020
Read more
It's said that maple syrup is Quebec's liquid gold. Now scientists have found a way to use real gold -- in the form of nanoparticles -- to quickly find out how the syrup tastes.
May 5th, 2020
Read more
Researchers have discovered a new mechanism of self-organization of active matter. When photochemically active nanoparticles are enclosed at high density within a drop and are exposed to UV light, a self-organized flow pattern emerges by spontaneous symmetry breaking. Furthermore, each drop communicates with neighbouring drops by exchanging chemicals, and coordination of their internal flows occurs - even when far apart.
May 5th, 2020
Read more
Scientists argue that hydrogen, used as a zero-carbon energy carrier, has the potential to significantly transform the global energy landscape.
May 5th, 2020
Read more
New technology allows scientists to measure wavefront distortions induced by the specimen, either a cell or a tissue, directly from the signals generated by single molecules - tiny light sources attached to the cellular structures of interest.
May 4th, 2020
Read more
A single-crystal electrode that promises to yield pivotal discoveries for advanced batteries under development worldwide for electric vehicles, consumer electronics and other applications.
May 4th, 2020
Read more
Researchers have created an efficient, low-cost device that splits water to produce hydrogen fuel.
May 4th, 2020
Read more
The project XtraUS - Fighting cancer relapse with remote activation of smart and targeted nanoconstructs - is aimed at testing and validating an innovative technology to contrast the presence of circulating cancer cells in the bloodstream and to consequently reduce recurrences.
May 4th, 2020
Read more
Researchers turn a single atom into a quantum engine and a quantum fridge.
May 4th, 2020
Read more
Researchers report that they have found a way to control molecular machines so that they move in a certain direction - for example, into the bloodstream.
May 4th, 2020
Read more
Researchers report the development of the smallest microelectronic robot in the world, which is driven and controlled by a twin-jet-engine.
May 4th, 2020
Read more
Nerve cells have now been introduced into spherical cage structures using acoustic bioprinting technology, so that multicellular nerve tissue can develop there.
May 4th, 2020
Read more
Researchers have created a biphasic luminescent material that changes color when exposed to mechanical stress. This work has many applications in the field of smart materials, which includes sensors for monitoring the strain on objects.
May 1st, 2020
Read more
From snowflakes to quartz, nature's crystalline structures form with a reliable, systemic symmetry. Researchers have shown that it's now possible to control how crystals grow - including interrupting the symmetrical growth of flat crystals and inducing them to form hollow crystal spheres.
May 1st, 2020
Read more
Scientists demonstrated that 'nanostimulators' - nanoparticles seeded with a molecule the body naturally produces to prompt stem cells to heal wounds - can amp up stem cells' regenerative powers in a targeted limb in mice.
May 1st, 2020
Read more
An international research team is the first to successfully separate two ions with very, very small size differences, a major advancement in separation science with widespread potential application.
May 1st, 2020
Read more