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Speedy and precise multicolor imaging of biomolecules now possible

For the first time, researchers can track biological molecules with unprecedented speed and precision thanks to the use of multi-metallic nanoparticles.

Dec 9th, 2019

Electronics integrated to the muscle via kirigami

Donut-shaped kirigami device enabling accurate and robust signal acquisition from the muscle.

Dec 9th, 2019

Liquid flow is influenced by a quantum effect in water

A study sheds new light on the viscosity of aqueous solutions. It shows that, contrary to the traditional view that repulsive interactions between polymers are solely responsible for the increase in viscosity, a nuclear quantum effect between water molecules also has a part to play.

Dec 9th, 2019

Nanocontainer ships titan-size gene therapies and drugs into cells

Researchers have created a tiny, nanosize container that can slip inside cells and deliver protein-based medicines and gene therapies of any size - even hefty ones attached to the gene-editing tool called CRISPR.

Dec 9th, 2019

Nanowire captures Abrikosov vortices

Scientists have demonstrated the possibility of detecting the penetration of Abrikosov vortices through the superconductor/ferromagnet interface. The device is a ferromagnetic nanowire bonded to superconductive electrodes.

Dec 9th, 2019

A sustainable new material for carbon dioxide capture

The new material offers many benefits: it is sustainable, has a high capture rate, and has low operating costs.

Dec 9th, 2019

Self-cleaning solar panels with nanotextured surfaces

Researchers look to the lotus leaf for self-cleaning innovation.

Dec 9th, 2019

Electronic map reveals 'rules of the road' in superconductor

Using a clever technique that causes unruly crystals of iron selenide to snap into alignment, physicists have drawn a road map that reveals the quantum 'rules of the road' that electrons must follow in the enigmatic superconductor.

Dec 7th, 2019

Microcavities save organic semiconductors from going dark

Researchers found a way to keep these organic semiconductors from going dark. They used tiny sandwich structures of mirrors, called microcavities, to trap light and force it to interact with a layer of molecules, forming a new hybrid state, known as a polariton, that mixes light and matter.This approach could lead to brighter, more efficient LEDs, sensors and solar cells.

Dec 6th, 2019

A new view for glasses

Scientists used computer simulations to demonstrate how the dynamics of a glassy liquid can be predicted based on the local structural ordering at the atomic level. This work may lead to a deeper understanding of glass transition.

Dec 6th, 2019

Ultrafast x-ray optics

Scientists have demonstrated a new micro-electro-mechanical-system (MEMS) resonator. By using this device with a hard (higher energy) X-ray, scientists can now control how long the X-ray pulses are, down to 300 picoseconds long.

Dec 5th, 2019

Super nanoparticle superlattices

Nanoparticle superlattices have properties that are different from both the individual particles and the bulk material. Ions and molecules called ligands bind particles together in these superlattices. New research shows how the ligands affect key structural and mechanical properties of the superlattices.