Watching protein crystal growth in living cells in real time
In vivo protein crystallization offers exciting new possibilities for proteins that do not form crystals in vitro.
Jul 9th, 2015
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Researchers develop basic computing elements for bacteria
Sensors, memory switches, and circuits can be encoded in a common gut bacterium.
Jul 9th, 2015
Read moreA graphene-based high-sensitivity tunable plasmonic biosensor
Researchers have harnessed graphene's unique optical and electronic properties to develop a reconfigurable highly sensitive molecule sensor.
Jul 9th, 2015
Read moreTunneling out of the surface
Scientists have discovered a new chemical reaction pathway on titanium dioxide (TiO2), an important photocatalytic material.
Jul 9th, 2015
Read moreLayered semiconducting black arsenic phosphorus as an alternative to silicon
Chemists have developed a semiconducting material in which individual phosphorus atoms are replaced by arsenic and engineers have built the first field-effect transistors from the new material.
Jul 9th, 2015
Read more'Women in Graphene' network launched
Graphene Week 2015 in Manchester last month saw the launch of Women in Graphene, a support network for women in graphene and related 2D materials research. As in other areas of science and engineering, women make up significant proportion of the 2D materials workforce, but they face a number of gender-specific barriers to career progression.
Jul 9th, 2015
Read moreNew thermoelectric materials based on thin films of chromium nitride
Scientists report a 250% increase of the thermoelectric conversion efficiency of a CrN thin film compared with the bulk material. This work paves the way for a new generation of thermoelectric materials based on oxides and nitrides.
Jul 9th, 2015
Read moreResearch alliance produces working test chips in 7-nm technology
Researchers from IBM Research, SUNY Polytechnic Institute's Colleges of Nanotech Science and Engineering and partners including GlobalFoundries and Samsung have produced advances that will enable the semiconductor industry to pack about twice as many transistors on the chips that power everything from data-crunching servers to mobile devices.
Jul 9th, 2015
Read moreGraphene coating could help boost chemotherapy's effects
Silver is often used as a coating on medical equipment used for chemotherapy. The problem is that this silver coating can break down drugs. Now, researchers have found a graphene coating that will help boost chemotherapy's effects.
Jul 9th, 2015
Read moreNanoscale physics explains why puddles stop spreading
Simple everyday phenomenon was unexplained by physics - until now.
Jul 9th, 2015
Read moreBonelike 3-D silicon synthesized for potential use with medical devices
Researchers have developed a new approach for better integrating medical devices with biological systems. They developed the first skeleton-like silicon spicules ever prepared via chemical processes.
Jul 8th, 2015
Read moreNanocomposite film keeps the smell of stinky foods under wraps
Researchers have developed a new film that could finally neutralize the odors of even the most pungent fare.
Jul 8th, 2015
Read moreNanoparticle-stabilized capsules for the treatment of bacterial biofilms
Scientists have found a way to package antimicrobial compounds from peppermint and cinnamon in tiny capsules that can both kill biofilms and actively promote healing. The researchers say the new material could be used as a topical antibacterial treatment and disinfectant.
Jul 8th, 2015
Read moreA nanotechnology solution to neutralize bad cigarette smoke
New air cleaning equipment can purify 100 percent of cigarette smoke within 1 hour in a 30 square meter smoking room, where 10 people are simultaneously smoking.
Jul 8th, 2015
Read moreUltra-thin, all-inorganic molecular nanowires
The development of metal oxide-based molecular wires is important for fundamental research and potential practical applications. However, examples of these materials are rare. Researchers now successfully created ultrathin all-inorganic molecular nanowires, composed of a repeating hexagonal molecular unit made of Mo and Te; the diameters of these wires were only 1.2 nm.
Jul 8th, 2015
Read moreNanocavites on sensor chip can improve accuracy of prostate cancer diagnosis
New research has shown how a smart sensor chip, able to pick up on subtle differences in glycoprotein molecules, can improve the accuracy and efficiency of prostate cancer diagnosis.
Jul 8th, 2015
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