A team of researchers has developed macrophage 'nanosponges', which are nanoparticles cloaked in the cell membranes of macrophages, that can safely absorb and remove molecules from the bloodstream that are known to trigger sepsis.
Jan 4th, 2018
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Delicate hybrid organic-inorganic crystals open new possibilities for light-based technologies.
Jan 3rd, 2018
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Carbon nanotubes bound for electronics not only need to be as clean as possible to maximize their utility in next-generation nanoscale devices, but contact effects may limit how small a nano device can be.
Jan 3rd, 2018
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A combined strategy of polymerization and electrostatic self-assembly to synthesize low-dimensional polyion complex nanomaterials with various morphologies.
Jan 3rd, 2018
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An electricity-conducting, environment-sensing, shape-changing machine the size of a human cell? Is that even possible?
Jan 3rd, 2018
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Implications of this finding can apply to a wide array of fields ranging from life sciences and biotechnologies to material sciences and engineering.
Jan 2nd, 2018
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Survival rates in pancreatic cancer linked to inverse correlation between specific oncogene and tumor suppressant.
Jan 2nd, 2018
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A new way of organizing nanostructures has boosted Raman signals by a hundred thousand times to better identify and characterize different molecules.
Jan 2nd, 2018
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Engineered quantum dots could bring down the cost of solar electricity.
Jan 2nd, 2018
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Researchers have developed a quantum sensor that will be able to precisely measure the tiny magnetic fields we can expect to see in the next generation of hard discs. The sensor itself is just slightly larger than a nitrogen atom, with a synthetic diamond to act as a substrate.
Jan 2nd, 2018
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Lens opens new possibilities in virtual and augmented reality.
Jan 2nd, 2018
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Scientists have successfully demonstrated exciting findings on the realization of field-driven ultrafast photo electron emission, in a system capable of much higher phase synchronization than its photon-driven counterpart.
Jan 2nd, 2018
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An easy and reliable assembly approach, inspired by building blocks, challenges the current fabrication of electronic systems.
Dec 28th, 2017
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Ultrafast laser pulses offer insights into the role water plays in transport through biological membranes.
Dec 28th, 2017
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Viewing atomic structures of dopant atoms in 3D relating to electrical activity in a semiconductor.
Dec 27th, 2017
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Researchers have published the first part of what they expect to be a database showing the kinetics involved in producing colloidal metal nanocrystals - which are suitable for catalytic, biomedical, photonic and electronic applications - through an autocatalytic mechanism.
Dec 27th, 2017
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