Precious metals like silver and gold have biomedical properties that have been used for centuries, but how do these materials effectively combat the likes of cancer and bacteria without contaminating the patient and the environment?
May 27th, 2015
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Superconductivity is a rare physical state in which matter is able to conduct electricity without any resistance. It can only be found in certain materials, and even then it can only be achieved under controlled conditions of low temperatures and high pressures. New research hones in on the structural changes underlying superconductivity in iron arsenide compounds - those containing iron and arsenic.
May 27th, 2015
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Physicists simulate for the first time charged Majorana particles - elementary particles, which are not supposed to exist.
May 27th, 2015
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Researchers develop a novel device to image the minute forces and actions involved in cell membrane hemifusion.
May 27th, 2015
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Fundamental science effort aims to reveal maximum information contained in photons to guide development of future imaging technologies.
May 26th, 2015
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Researchers reach deep into their bag of tricks to create so-called 'squeezed Schrodinger cats'. These quantum systems could be extremely useful for future technologies.
May 26th, 2015
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A new paper demonstrates the feasibility of replacing the substrate, or support layer, of a computer chip, with cellulose nanofibril, a flexible, biodegradable material made from wood.
May 26th, 2015
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Scientists around the world are using the programmability of DNA to assemble complex nanometer-scale structures. Until now, however, production of these artificial structures has been limited to water-based environments, because DNA naturally functions inside the watery environment of living cells. Researchers have now shown that they can assemble DNA nanostructures in a solvent containing no water.
May 26th, 2015
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Multiplexing technique for nanoscale magnetic resonance imaging developed by researchers in Switzerland cuts normal scan time from two weeks to two days.
May 26th, 2015
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One-dimensional material has a diamond-like building block.
May 26th, 2015
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If laboratory research with mice is borne out in human studies, the results could be used to deliver nano-scale drugs that can distinguish and fight tumor cells in the brain without resorting to surgery.
May 26th, 2015
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Computational physicists have developed a novel method that accurately reveals how electrical vortices affect electronic properties of materials that are used in a wide range of applications, including cell phones and military sonar.
May 26th, 2015
Read moreA new formulation of quantum mechanics has been developed, called the 'Signed Particle Formulation'.
May 26th, 2015
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Polymer solar cells are a hot area of research due to both their strong future potential and the significant challenges they pose. Using carefully designed materials and an 'inverted' architecture, a team of scientists has achieved efficiency of 10 percent, bringing these cells close to the threshold of commercial viability.
May 25th, 2015
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Scientists have found a way to use tiny diamonds and graphene to give friction the slip, creating a new material combination that demonstrates the rare phenomenon of 'superlubricity'.
May 25th, 2015
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Researchers first to create a single-molecule diode - the ultimate in miniaturization for electronic devices - with potential for real-world applications.
May 25th, 2015
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