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New type of friction discovered in ligand-protein systems

Scientists have discovered a new, direction-dependent friction in proteins called anisotropic friction. The results provide a key piece of the puzzle for understanding friction in technical applications and biological complexes.

Mar 31st, 2023

Can we connect to a virtual world like in the movie 'The Matrix'?

Recent advancements in microrobot technology have been developed to externally connect in vivo neural networks, bringing us one step closer to this futuristic concept.

Mar 31st, 2023

A high-performance transparent-flexible electronic device based on a copper-graphene nanowire synthesized by scintillation

The world's first technology for synthesizing high-quality and low-cost copper-graphene nanowire using intense scintillation has facilitated implementation of a high-performance transparent-flexible electronic device based on copper-graphene nanowires.

Mar 31st, 2023

Connecting distant silicon qubits for scaling up quantum computers

The linking of two distant qubits will help to develop larger, more complex quantum computers based on silicon quantum dots.

Mar 31st, 2023

Thermal MXene spray coating can harness infrared radiation for heating or cooling

The discovery, which is tied to MXene's ability to regulate the passage of ambient infrared radiation, could lead to advances in thermal clothing, heating elements and new materials for radiative heating and cooling.

Mar 30th, 2023

New nanoparticles can perform gene-editing in the lungs

Using these RNA-delivery particles, researchers hope to develop new treatments for cystic fibrosis and other lung diseases.

Mar 30th, 2023

First real-time glimpse into the growth habits of nanoparticles (w/video)

For the first time ever, researchers have watched the mesmerizing process of nanoparticles self-assembling into solid materials. In the stunning new videos, particles rain down, tumble along stairsteps and slide around before finally snapping into place to form a crystal's signature stacked layers.

Mar 30th, 2023

BIGTUNA bioimaging tool helps researchers see small

Novel nano-optical technology tracks communications in living cells.

Mar 30th, 2023

Using nanodiamonds to create intracellular sensors

Optically trapped nanodiamonds could be used to measure temperature, magnetic fields and other properties inside living cells.

Mar 30th, 2023

Can a solid be a superfluid? Engineering a novel supersolid state from layered 2D materials

Physicists predict that layered electronic 2D semiconductors can host a curious quantum phase of matter called the supersolid. This counterintuitive quantum material simultaneously forms a rigid crystal, and yet at the same time allows particles to flow without friction, with all the particles belonging to the same single quantum state.

Mar 30th, 2023

Magnon-based computation could signal computing paradigm shift

A breakthrough in the field of magnonics allows researchers to send and store data using charge-free magnetic waves, rather than traditional electron flows. The discovery could solve the dilemma of energy-hungry computing technology in the age of big data.