Researchers have succeeded in creating a surface on nano-sized cellulose crystals that imitates a biological structure. The surface adsorbs viruses and disables them. The results can prove useful in the development of antiviral ointments and surfaces, for instance.
Apr 15th, 2014
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The researchers showed that they could load their particles with three drugs commonly used to treat ovarian cancer.
Apr 15th, 2014
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A common assumption is that once a nanocarrier is created, it maintains its size and shape on the shelf as well as in the body. However, recent work has shown that routine procedures in handling and processing nanocarrier solutions can have a significant influence on the size and shape of these miniscule structures.
Apr 14th, 2014
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Strain-induced polarization charges in piezoelectric semiconductors can effectively modulate the electronic and optoelectronic processes of charge carriers at the metal-semiconductor interface and p-n junction, which has resulted in both novel fundamental phenomenon and unprecedented device applications. The increasing research interests in the emerging field of piezotronics and piezo-phototronics has opened up opportunities for implementing novel applications such as adaptive human-electronics interfacing, active flexible/stretchable electronics, sensing, energy harvesting, biomedical treatments and optical MEMS.
Apr 14th, 2014
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A house window that doubles as a solar panel could be on the horizon, thanks to recent quantum-dot work. The project demonstrates that superior light-emitting properties of quantum dots can be applied in solar energy by helping more efficiently harvest sunlight.
Apr 14th, 2014
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By depositing an array of tiny, metallic, U-shaped structures onto a dielectric material, a team of researchers has created a new artificial surface that can bend and focus electromagnetic waves the same way an antenna does.
Apr 14th, 2014
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Miniaturized optical frequency comb sources allow for transmission of data streams of several terabits per second over hundreds of kilometers - this has now been demonstrated by researchers in a recent experiment.
Apr 14th, 2014
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The complexity of biology can befuddle even the most sophisticated light microscopes. Biological samples bend light in unpredictable ways, returning difficult-to-interpret information to the microscope and distorting the resulting image. New imaging technology rapidly corrects for these distortions and sharpens high-resolution images over large volumes of tissue.
Apr 13th, 2014
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Switchable material could harness the power of the sun - even when it's not shining.
Apr 13th, 2014
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Researchers have invented a new type of tiny, smartphone-readable particle that they believe could be deployed to help authenticate currency, electronic parts, and luxury goods, among other products. The particles, which are invisible to the naked eye, contain colored stripes of nanocrystals that glow brightly when lit up with near-infrared light.
Apr 13th, 2014
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UCLA researchers overturn conventional wisdom on nanowire-based diagnostic devices.
Apr 11th, 2014
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Scientists have demonstrated for the first time that both, efficient light emission and detection functionalities can be achieved in the very same nanowire material by applying mechanical strain.
Apr 11th, 2014
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Hot foam may soon send criminals running if they damage ATM. Researchers have developed a special film that triggers an intense reaction when destroyed. The idea originates from a beetle that uses a gas explosion to fend off attackers.
Apr 11th, 2014
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Changes at the atom level in nanowires offer vast possibilities for improvement of solar cells and LED light. Researchers have discovered that by tuning a small strain on single nanowires they can become more effective in LEDs and solar cells.
Apr 11th, 2014
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Researchers create a unique semiconductor of near perfect quality with embedded nanostructures that can manipulate infrared and terahertz light.
Apr 11th, 2014
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Researchers have created a technique called light-directed electrophoretic deposition, which uses photoconductive electrodes and DC electrical fields to dynamically and arbitrarily pattern 3D nanocomposite material.
Apr 11th, 2014
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