Bioinspired process makes materials light, robust, programmable at nano- to macro-scale
Ultralight web of silk nanofibers withstands load 4,000 times its weight.
Feb 27th, 2017
Read moreUltralight web of silk nanofibers withstands load 4,000 times its weight.
Feb 27th, 2017
Read moreThe mode of packaging of the genomic DNA in the cell nucleus determines patterns of gene expression. Researchers have used DNA-based nano-tweezers to measure the forces between nucleosomes, the basic packing units of nuclear DNA.
Feb 27th, 2017
Read moreA super-material that bends, shapes and focuses sound waves that pass through it has been invented by scientists.
Feb 27th, 2017
Read moreNeutrons, simulation analysis of tRNA-nanodiamond combo could transform drug delivery design principles.
Feb 24th, 2017
Read moreUse of electric fields to reversibly change a material's hardness by up to 30 percent promises new functionalities for microphones and sensors.
Feb 24th, 2017
Read moreGraphene-based transistors could soon help diagnose genetic diseases. Researchers have developed an improved method for using graphene-based transistors to detect disease-causing genes.
Feb 24th, 2017
Read moreScientists have succeeded in creating fiber-reinforced soft composites, or tough hydrogels combined with woven fiber fabric. These fabrics are highly flexible, tougher than metals, and have a wide range of potential applications.
Feb 24th, 2017
Read moreScientists have developed an efficient hydrogen storage system that could be a boon for hydrogen powered vehicles.
Feb 24th, 2017
Read moreNew technology creates color 3-D images that don't require special viewing devices.
Feb 23rd, 2017
Read moreScientists examine the deliberate switching of individual photochromic molecules. Their findings are opening up new research possibilities for visualizing the structures of complex molecules and even entire biological systems.
Feb 23rd, 2017
Read moreResearchers report evidence of strong electronic interactions and quantum Hall ferromagnetism seen in Bernal-stacked trilayer graphene.
Feb 23rd, 2017
Read moreScientists have discovered that oxide nanostructures with a diameter below 3 nm could exhibit an oxidation resistance much more superior than larger nanostructures.
Feb 23rd, 2017
Read moreDiscovery helps develop a new kind of electrically switchable memories.
Feb 23rd, 2017
Read moreThe development of hyperspectral infrared nanoimaging is based on Fourier transform infrared nanospectroscopy (nano-FTIR) and enables highly sensitive spectroscopic imaging of chemical composition with nanoscale spatial resolution.
Feb 23rd, 2017
Read moreIlluminated rhodium nanoparticles catalyze key chemistry.
Feb 23rd, 2017
Read moreOrganic material self-assembles next to borophene with nearly perfect interface.
Feb 22nd, 2017
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