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Study probes how nanoparticles bind to blood proteins at interfaces

New research indicates that nanoparticles are able to change their binding at surfaces to proteins abundant in the blood depending on whether the protein is bound to fat molecules at the time. The findings indicate how nanoparticles interact with blood proteins in the body by influencing the efficiency of the nanoparticle transport to surfaces.

Feb 26th, 2014

Superabsorbing design may lower manufacturing cost of thin film solar cells

Researchers have developed a 'superabsorbing' design that may significantly improve the light absorption efficiency of thin film solar cells and drive down manufacturing costs.

Feb 26th, 2014

Electron on the scale

A measurement of electron mass which is more precise by a factor of 13 could have an impact on the fundamental laws of physics.

Feb 26th, 2014

Creating complex nanoparticles in one easy step

Researchers report on a breakthrough in synthesizing biomedically relevant nanoparticles.

Feb 26th, 2014

Enhancing data storage by mixing hard and soft magnetic materials

Data storage capacity is enhanced by mixing hard and soft magnetic materials to combine their beneficial properties.

Feb 26th, 2014

Battery research - there is no place like foam

A nickel-foam-supported carbon-nanotube electrode offers improved performances for lightweight lithium batteries.

Feb 26th, 2014

New approach to chip design could yield light speed computing

Every second, your computer must process billions of computational steps to produce even the simplest outputs. Imagine if every one of those steps could be made just a tiny bit more efficient.

Feb 25th, 2014

How do you build a large-scale quantum computer?

Physicists propose a modular quantum computer architecture that offers scalability to large numbers of qubits.

Feb 25th, 2014

Scientists twist sound with metamaterials

The world's first acoustic field rotator may help to improve the imaging capabilities of medical ultrasound devices.

Feb 25th, 2014

A cavity that you want

Engineers are developing an optical 'nanocavity' to boost light absorption in semiconductors; it could improve solar cells, cameras and more.

Feb 25th, 2014

Nanoparticles and magnetic fields train immune cells to fight skin cancer in mice

Using tiny particles designed to target cancer-fighting immune cells, Johns Hopkins researchers have trained the immune systems of mice to fight melanoma, a deadly skin cancer.

Feb 25th, 2014

Nanowires on silicon get three times faster

The integration of semiconductor nanowires with conventional silicon electronics has overcome a major hurdle thanks to researchers at the London Centre for Nanotechnology.

Feb 25th, 2014

How to use light to manipulate the spin in topological insulators

Researchers investigated the topological insulator bismuth selenide by spin-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy. They found an astonishing difference depending on whether it is illuminated by circularly polarized light in the vacuum ultraviolet and in the ultraviolet spectral range. This result could help explaining how spin currents can be generated in topological insulators.