Researchers propose an alternate fabrication method for diamond probes with greater control over probe shape, higher sensitivity, and broader applications.
Jan 13th, 2022
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Researchers have developed a platform that uses machine learning to program the transformation of 2D stretchable surfaces into specific 3D shapes.
Jan 12th, 2022
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As superbugs become increasingly dangerous to human health, researchers have developed a soft material that preserves medicines capable of treating infections without the risk of antimicrobial resistance.
Jan 12th, 2022
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An ultrathin, super-lubricating layer of water on the ice's surface is essential for skaters' graceful glides. Inspired by this surface, researchers have developed a treatment for osteoarthritis that enhances lubrication and reduces friction and inflammation in a rat model of the disease.
Jan 12th, 2022
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These MOF nanoparticles, made of iron triazolate, are adaptable: they behave differently at different sizes and even at different temperatures.
Jan 12th, 2022
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Researchers have perfected a technique for embedding single atoms in a silicon wafer one-by-one. Their technology offers the potential to make quantum computers using the same methods that have given us cheap and reliable conventional devices containing billions of transistors.
Jan 12th, 2022
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Scientists have found a new way to create disturbances that do not fade away. Instead of relying on disorder to freeze things in place, they tipped a quantum container to one side - a trick that is easier to conjure in the lab.
Jan 12th, 2022
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With a little twist and the turn of a voltage knob, researchers have shown that a single material system can toggle between two of the wildest states in condensed matter physics: the quantum anomalous Hall insulator and the two-dimensional topological insulator.
Jan 12th, 2022
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Dressing the atoms with radio-frequency fields allows to tune the strength and sign of their interactions, and to create correlated atom pairs.
Jan 12th, 2022
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Researchers create first nano-sized, molecular device potentially capable of sensing and altering the cell's electric field, ushering in new possibilities for basic research.
Jan 12th, 2022
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Researchers applied complementary many-body theoretical methods at multiple computing facilities to obtain new insights into VO2's interactions with different types of point defects. The researchers created the most complete picture of this complex compound's transformation to date.
Jan 11th, 2022
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Chemists have synthesised materials that were used for constructing a record-breaking perovskite solar module, with an efficiency of 21.4 per cent.
Jan 11th, 2022
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New technique uses complement inhibitor Factor I to prevent proteins from attacking treatment-carrying nanoparticles.
Jan 11th, 2022
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Catalyst surfaces have rarely been imaged in such detail before. And yet, every single atom can play a decisive role in catalytic activity.
Jan 10th, 2022
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Researchers have created a nanoantenna to monitor the motions of proteins. The device is a new method to monitor the structural change of proteins over time - and may go a long way to helping scientists better understand natural and human-designed nanotechnologies.
Jan 10th, 2022
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Scientists have explored the use of natural proteins to grow gold nanoclusters, resulting in hybrid bionanomaterials with tunable photoluminescent properties and with a plethora of potential applications.
Jan 10th, 2022
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