In a new study, researchers show that engineered nanosponges that are encapsulated in the membranes of red blood cells can reduce the severity of infections caused by group A Streptococcus, the bacteria responsible for strep throat and life-threatening infections.
Apr 24th, 2017
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Using an atomic quantum simulator, scientists have achieved the first-ever direct observation of chiral currents in the model topological insulator, the 2-D integer quantum Hall system.
Apr 24th, 2017
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Scientists created several types of building blocks based on nanostructured high-strength lightweight concrete, reinforced with skew-angular composite coarse grids. The development has unique characteristics, enabling the increase of load-carrying capability by more than 200% and decrease in specific density of the construction by 80%.
Apr 24th, 2017
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Researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind nanoparticle vaccine immunotherapy that targets several different cancer types.
Apr 24th, 2017
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Scientists have discovered how to take hydrocarbon molecular components, dress them with electrons, each of which carries a small compass - an unpaired spin - and pack them together like cookies in a box to create a quantum spin liquid - a long-sought hypothetical state of matter.
Apr 24th, 2017
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A newly designed metamaterial that expands with increasing hydrostatic pressure may advance what 3-D printers are capable of producing beyond what occurs in nature.
Apr 24th, 2017
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Physicists have developed a photonic chip that makes it possible to carry out super-resolution light microscopy, also called nanoscopy, with conventional microscopes. In nanoscopy, the position of single fluorescent molecules can be determined with a precision of just a few nanometers.
Apr 24th, 2017
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New light-based technology could one day make battery chargers obsolete.
Apr 24th, 2017
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A new solar cell design could raise the energy conversion efficiency to over 50% by absorbing the spectral components of longer wavelengths that are usually lost during transmission through the cell.
Apr 24th, 2017
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Researchers have engineered a self-sustaining sensor platform to continuously monitor the surrounding environment without having an external power source.
Apr 24th, 2017
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A team of researchers has developed a single-unit, photo-rechargeable portable power source based on high-efficiency silicon solar cells and lithium-ion batteries.
Apr 24th, 2017
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Engineers use ice-templating to control electrolyte structure in lithium batteries; solid-state is non-flammable, non-toxic and flexible with longer battery life.
Apr 24th, 2017
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DNA self-assembly allows the unprecedented control of the optical properties of plasmonic metamolecules.
Apr 24th, 2017
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In his work, Geoffrey Beach combines the deep, theoretical understanding of a physicist with an engineer's passion for building and refining the devices needed to carry out his investigations.
Apr 24th, 2017
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Used in filtration membranes, ultrathin material could help make desalination more productive.
Apr 24th, 2017
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Physicists and mathematicians have discovered by advanced calculations that a thin diamond-like photonic nanostructure reflects a surprisingly broad range of colors of light omnidirectionally.
Apr 24th, 2017
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