Reluctant electrons enable 'extraordinarily strong' negative refraction
New technique using kinetic inductance shows promise for dramatic miniaturization of metamaterials.
Aug 1st, 2012
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DNA-based biophysics and biotechnology
Researchers initiated the 'Control of assembly and charge transport properties of immobilized DNA' (CIDNA) project in order to apply imaging technology of extremely high spatial and temporal resolution to study charge transfer through immobilized DNA.
Aug 1st, 2012
Read moreCrystal clarity for protein molecular structure
An EU-funded initiative has integrated Europe's software and infrastructure resources to create a high-tech platform for use in the area of structural genomics.
Aug 1st, 2012
Read moreSensing and detecting disease biomarkers
EU-funded researchers used the body's molecular army and nanotechnology to create a low-cost and portable immunosensor platform with infinite diagnostic possibilities.
Aug 1st, 2012
Read moreTransparent solar cells for windows that generate electricity
Scientists are reporting development of a new transparent solar cell, an advance toward giving windows in homes and other buildings the ability to generate electricity while still allowing people to see outside.
Aug 1st, 2012
Read moreSafe handling and use of carbon nanotubes in the workplace
To help people work safely with carbon nanotubes, Safe Work Australia commissioned the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) to develop the guidance document Safe Handling and Use of Carbon Nanotubes.
Aug 1st, 2012
Read moreNanotechnology silver dressings ward off infection in wounds
Applied onto the business end of artificial skin, nanofilms that release antibacterial silver over time can eradicate bacteria in full-thickness skin wounds in mice.
Aug 1st, 2012
Read moreWrinkled surfaces could have widespread applications (w/video)
MIT team discovers way of making perfectly ordered and repeatable surfaces with patterns of microscale wrinkles.
Aug 1st, 2012
Read moreData storage: Memory that does it all
Using the correct annealing temperature is key to making fast, non-volatile computer memory.
Aug 1st, 2012
Read morePhotonics: Sensing on the way
Hollow optical fibers containing light-emitting liquids hold big promises for biological sensing applications.
Aug 1st, 2012
Read moreScientists demonstrate graphene breakthrough in tunnel barrier technology
Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory have demonstrated, for the first time, the use of graphene as a tunnel barrier - an electrically insulating barrier between two conducting materials through which electrons tunnel quantum mechanically.
Aug 1st, 2012
Read morePhysicist bends light waves on surfboards
A University of Exeter scientist is bringing together his passions for Physics and surfing with research that could inspire a host of new technologies. Dr Matt Lockyear is using foam from inside surfboards to make materials that can manipulate light.
Aug 1st, 2012
Read moreNew tissue engineering tool - from microns to centimeters
Imagine a machine that makes layered, substantial patches of engineered tissue - tissue that could be used as grafts for burn victims or vascular patches. Sounds like science fiction? According to researchers at the University of Toronto, it's a growing possibility.
Jul 31st, 2012
Read moreQuantum spin liquids get a new flavor
Understanding quantum spin liquids is considered by many to be one of the grand challenges of physics and has been the focus of intense research for over 30 years. These exotic states of matter do not follow the classical rules of our everyday world. Instead, the laws of quantum mechanics define and control them, and this makes possible new and extraordinary types of behaviour.
Jul 31st, 2012
Read moreDecades-old mystery how buckyballs form has been solved
New results shed fundamental light on the self-assembly of carbon networks. The findings should have important implications for carbon nanotechnology and provide insight into the origin of space fullerenes, which are found throughout the universe.
Jul 31st, 2012
Read moreHighly sensitive detection of a high-molecular-weight ion using nanostructured superconductors
This technology is expected to contribute to the bio- and chemical industries through use in mass spectrometry of high-molecular-weight molecules such as proteins.
Jul 31st, 2012
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