CRISPR-carrying nanoparticles edit the genome
New delivery system deletes disease-causing genes and reduces cholesterol.
Nov 13th, 2017
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Zipping DNA
Researchers have developed a method that allows large amounts of genetic information to be compressed and then decompressed again in cells. This could aid in the development of new therapies.
Nov 13th, 2017
Read moreLearning from photosynthesis
A new study outlines the design of a synthetic system for energy gathering, conversion and transport that may point the way to innovations in solar energy, materials science, nanotechnology and photonics.
Nov 13th, 2017
Read moreScientists create a prototype neural network based on memristors
Living cell culture learning process to be implemented for the first time.
Nov 13th, 2017
Read moreA new spin on old technique to engineer better absorptive materials
A team of bioengineers has taken a new look at an old tool to help characterize a class of materials called metal organic frameworks.
Nov 13th, 2017
Read morePhotopolymerization-triggered molecular motion for flexible liquid crystal display
Researchers have reported the development of a new method of scanning wave photopolymerization that utilizes spatial and temporal scanning of focused guided light.
Nov 13th, 2017
Read moreResearchers fold a protein within a protein
Sourced from the rapidly expanding field of synthetic biology, this protein-in-a-protein technology can improve functional protein yields by 100-fold and protect recombinant proteins from heat, harsh chemicals and proteolysis.
Nov 13th, 2017
Read moreGraphene water filter turns whisky clear
In the newly developed ultrathin membranes, graphene-oxide sheets are assembled in such a way that pinholes formed during the assembly are interconnected by graphene nanochannels, which produces an atomic-scale sieve allowing the large flow of solvents through the membrane.
Nov 13th, 2017
Read moreBright and shining molecules for OLEDs and new drugs
An effective method for synthesizing thiophene-containing fluorophores.
Nov 13th, 2017
Read moreFuel cell x-ray study details effects of temperature and moisture on performance
X-ray experiments help scientists shed light on fuel-cell physics.
Nov 13th, 2017
Read more3...2...1...Launch! Graphene goes zero G!
After a long summer of hard work in the laboratories, researchers in the Graphene Flagship are ready for two experiments this week, testing graphene technologies for space-related applications in collaboration with the European Space Agency.
Nov 13th, 2017
Read moreMonopole current offers way to control magnets
Using numerical simulations, the group showed how a magnetic field could be used to control the properties of north and south poles, which are fractionalized from magnetic moments of electrons, on a frustrated magnet called a quantum spin ice.
Nov 13th, 2017
Read moreSemiconductors with an aligned interface
Researchers have determined the electronic characteristics of an interface between two wide bandgap semiconductors - an insight that will help improve the efficiency of light-emitting and high-power electronic devices.
Nov 13th, 2017
Read moreA simple soak for a solar tune-up
Researchers have developed a method that enhances the ability of colloidal quantum dot solar cells to convert the sun?s energy into electricity by altering the surface chemistry of their functional layers in a noninvasive way.
Nov 13th, 2017
Read moreHow bacteria get their groove: Mechanism behind flagellar motility
A new study with high-speed AFM sheds light on mechanism underlying the assembly and activation of flagellar motor in the bacteria Bacillus subtilis.
Nov 13th, 2017
Read moreThe end of 'Pump Fiction'
New basic insights into the workings of a biomolecular mechanism crucial to life: the calcium pumps in our cells.
Nov 10th, 2017
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