A new force for optical tweezers awakens
Researchers have discovered a new type of force that will greatly reduce the amount of light used by optical tweezers - and improve the study of all kinds of cells and particles.
Jun 18th, 2019
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Engineers demonstrate superstrong, reversible adhesive that works like snail slime
Snails can anchor themselves in place using a structure known as an epiphragm. The snail's slimy secretion works its way into the pores found on even seemingly smooth surfaces, then hardens, providing strong adhesion that can be reversed when the slime softens. Engineers have developed a new material that works in a similar way.
Jun 18th, 2019
Read moreGold adds the shine of reversible assembly to protein cages
An international team reports the gold led reversible self-assembly of 3D cages from engineered proteins.
Jun 18th, 2019
Read moreGold nanoparticle clusters for simultaneous photo-thermal imaging and therapy
Chemists have found that gold nanoparticle clusters can be used in photo-thermal therapy for imaging and treatment of human prostate cancer.
Jun 18th, 2019
Read moreRing resonators corner light
Researchers have created the first silicon chip that can reliably constrain light to its four corners. The effect, which arises from interfering optical pathways, isn't altered by small defects during fabrication and could eventually enable the creation of robust sources of quantum light.
Jun 17th, 2019
Read moreA new 2D magnet draws future devices closer
Scientists have discovered a new type of 2D magnetic material that can be integrated into spintronic devices.
Jun 17th, 2019
Read moreSpintronic revolution in data storage
Newly developed technology represents a major step toward to replace the current magnetic hard disk drive head with the spintronic physics.
Jun 17th, 2019
Read moreStem cell transplantation with scaffold microrobots
Successful development of magnetically-actuated microrobots as a platform for stem cell transplantation.
Jun 17th, 2019
Read moreUsing waves to move droplets
Self-cleaning surfaces and laboratories on a chip become even more efficient if we are able to control individual droplets. Researchers show that this is possible by using a technique named mechanowetting.
Jun 17th, 2019
Read moreDecorating iron nanocubes with gold increases their functionality
Researchers revealed that hybrid Au/Fe nanoparticles can grow in an unprecedentedly complex structure with a single-step fabrication method.
Jun 17th, 2019
Read moreA rapid, easy-to-use DNA amplification method at 37 C
Study could advance molecular diagnosis and robotics.
Jun 14th, 2019
Read moreA new study reveals 'hidden' phases of matter through the power of light
New chemistry research demonstrates how 'hidden' phases of matter can be activated by extremely fast pulses of light. This fundamental scientific breakthrough paves the way for creating materials that can be imbued with new properties, such as conducting electricity or making it magnetic.
Jun 14th, 2019
Read moreConcert of magnetic moments
An international collaboration between researchers has uncovered a new way how the electron spins in layered materials can interact. They report a hitherto unknown chiral coupling that is active over relatively long distances.
Jun 13th, 2019
Read moreResearch reveals liquid gold on the nanoscale
Scientists have discovered what liquid gold looks like on the nanoscale - and in doing so have mapped the way in which nanoparticles melt, which is relevant to the manufacturing and performance of nanotechnology devices such as bio-sensors, nanochips , gas sensors, and catalysts.
Jun 13th, 2019
Read moreNew quantum dot microscope shows electric potentials of individual atoms
Researchers developed a new method to measure the electric potentials of a sample at atomic accuracy. The new scanning quantum dot microscopy method could open up new opportunities for chip manufacture or the characterization of biomolecules such as DNA.
Jun 13th, 2019
Read moreResearchers create uniform-shape polymer nanocrystals
Researchers have demonstrated a new aqueous polymerization procedure for generating polymer nanoparticles with a single chain and uniform shape, which, as another difference to previous methods, involves high particle concentrations.
Jun 13th, 2019
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