A new copper coating that kills bacteria quicker and in greater amounts than current formulations could soon be available for hospitals and other high-traffic facilities.
Jul 28th, 2022
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This highly innovative nano-robot should enable closer study of the mechanical forces applied at microscopic levels, which are crucial for many biological and pathological processes.
Jul 28th, 2022
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Researchers have developed a new method to cool gases of polar molecules to near absolute zero. This paves the way for studying quantum effects of exotic forms of matter.
Jul 28th, 2022
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Scientists have measured intracellular temperature gradients in human-derived cells at unprecedented spatial, temporal, and readout resolution.
Jul 28th, 2022
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Researchers have developed an antimicrobial spray that deposits a layer of copper nanowires onto high-touch surfaces in public spaces.
Jul 28th, 2022
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Scientists have created a novel 'nano-petri dish' using two-dimensional (2D) materials to create a new method of observing how atoms move in liquid.
Jul 28th, 2022
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A new record has been set for calculating the energy distribution function, or 'density of states', for over 100,000 silicon atoms, a first in computational materials science.
Jul 27th, 2022
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The use of an imperfect 2D material, contrary to conventional approaches, was found to increase carrier mobility by two orders at room temperature. This discovery paves a smoother path to 2D materials for semiconductors.
Jul 27th, 2022
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The sophisticated artificial skin sweats where and how much the researchers want it to.
Jul 27th, 2022
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Researchers have developed nanodiamonds to detect temperatures on the nanoscale inside cells and organelles.
Jul 27th, 2022
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A novel antifouling nanofiltration membrane for various types of industrial liquid separation applies new knowledge about the role of pore size distribution in filtration.
Jul 27th, 2022
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The octahedral molecular sieve (OMS-1) is a very powerful manganese oxide-based catalyst, and researchers have found a remarkably simple way to synthesize it.
Jul 27th, 2022
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A vaccination as tumor therapy - with a vaccine individually created from a patient's tissue sample that "'attaches' the body's own immune system to cancer cells: a team of researchers has now achieved the basis for this long-term vision.
Jul 27th, 2022
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Researchers used straightforward chemical synthesis to modulate the phase transition of a thermal conductivity-switching block copolymer. Reversible changes in the nanostructured anisotropy in the material corresponded to an approximately two-fold change in the thermal conductivity.
Jul 27th, 2022
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The interface between gases and liquids is found throughout nature. It is also important to many industrial processes. To improve understanding of the gas-liquid interface, researchers have developed an apparatus to study reactions between gas molecules and highly volatile liquids with new levels of detail.
Jul 27th, 2022
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Scientists observe nanoparticles ripening in solution at record-breaking resolution.
Jul 26th, 2022
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