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Nanoparticles take a bite out of infections

Researchers are working with a smart polymer that changes color and activates natural antimicrobial enzymes when bacterial contamination is detected.

Jul 9th, 2017

Tuning thermal expansion with origami metamaterials

Scientists have combined experiments and simulations to demonstrate that origami metamaterials provide a new platform for the design of systems with a wide range of coefficients of thermal expansion.

Jul 8th, 2017

Nanogenerator-powered acceleration sensor

Researchers have demonstrated a self-powered acceleration sensor based on liquid metal triboelectric nanogenerator, which was composed of an inner liquid metal droplet (mercury) and an outer acrylic shell.

Jul 8th, 2017

Killing cancer in the heat of the moment

Researchers have developed a new method that modifies the surface of nanorods, making them more efficient in transporting cancer-killing genes into cells.

Jul 8th, 2017

Powerful new photodetector can enable optoelectronics advances

In a nanoscale photodetector that combines a unique fabrication method and light-trapping structures, a team of engineers has overcome obstacles to increasing performance in optoelectronic devices - like camera sensors or solar cells - without adding bulk.

Jul 8th, 2017

Researchers develop tumor-targeting MRI contrast based on human protein

Researchers have designed a human protein-based, tumor-targeting magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast that can be easily cleared by the body.

Jul 8th, 2017

Scientists have demonstrated the shape memory effect in gold particles for the first time

Achieved through defects-mediated diffusion in the particle, the discovery could one day lead to development of micro- and nano-robots capable of self-repair; mechanically stable and damage-tolerant components and devices; and targeted drug delivery.

Jul 8th, 2017

Nanoscale forces measured in aortic smooth muscle cells tell story of disease

Researchers have employed a novel nanoscale fibrous system that can measure the tiny forces exerted by and upon individual cells with extreme precision.

Jul 7th, 2017

Flexible and cost-effective fabrication of nature inspired structural colors

Scientists have successfully developed a new and cost-effective method for obtaining biomimetic structural colors with the ability to finely tune the completed structures.

Jul 7th, 2017

Nanoscale motion sends light into overdrive

Researchers demonstrate record strong conversion of motion into light.

Jul 7th, 2017

Majorana-highway on a chip

Researchers have combined novel nanowires with a high-quality interface to other required materials on a chip. This allows for bullet-like collisionless quantum transport of charges through the nanowires: a requirement for larger-scale Majorana-based experiment.