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DNA nanotech safe for medical use, new study suggests

Researchers found that while high amounts of DNA nanotechnology devices can cause a slight immune response, it isn't marked enough to be dangerous. Their findings also suggest that different shapes may be more conducive to different therapeutic applications.

June 14, 2022 Read more

New, highly tunable composite materials - with a twist

Mathematicians have found that they can design a range of composite materials from moire patterns created by rotating and stretching one lattice relative to another. Their electrical and other physical properties can change - sometimes quite abruptly, depending on whether the resulting moire patterns are regularly repeating or non-repeating.

June 14, 2022 Read more

Real-time imaging of dynamic atom-atom interactions

In a breakthrough, researchers have managed to observe and characterize dynamic assembly of metallic atoms using an ingenious combination of scanning transmission electron microscopy and a video-based tracking.

June 14, 2022 Read more

Participants wanted for study on the regulation of what future AI-driven nanomedicines should look like

The research is part of the SWARM study - Small robots With collective behaviour as AI-driven cancer therapies; building Regulations for future nanoMedicines.

June 14, 2022 Read more

Nanoparticle sensor can distinguish between viral and bacterial pneumonia

Using this diagnostic, doctors could avoid prescribing antibiotics in cases where they won't be effective.

June 13, 2022 Read more

Nanopore sequencing quickly and accurately diagnoses rare genetic disorders

This third-generation sequencing tool may simplify genetic sample processing and decrease analysis time resulting in improved patient care.

June 13, 2022 Read more

Physicists build an atom laser that can stay on forever

A team of physicists has managed to solve the difficult problem of creating a continuous Bose-Einstein Condensate.

June 13, 2022 Read more

Nanoparticle technology provides healthy trans, saturated fat alternative

An innovative emulsification process could help scientists develop a healthier shelf-stable fat for food manufacturing.

June 13, 2022 Read more

Engineers build LEGO-like artificial intelligence chip

The new design is stackable and reconfigurable, for swapping out and building on existing sensors and neural network processors.

June 13, 2022 Read more

Researchers produce identical photons with different quantum dots

Identical light particles (photons) are important for many technologies that are based on quantum physics. A team of researchers has now produced identical photons with different quantum dots - an important step towards applications such as tap-proof communications and the quantum internet.

June 13, 2022 Read more

All-attosecond pump-probe spectroscopy

Researchers demonstrated attosecond-pump attosecond-probe spectroscopy to study non-linear multi-photon ionization of atoms. The obtained results provide insights into one of the most fundamental processes in non-linear optics.

June 13, 2022 Read more

Ionofibres a new track for smart and functional textiles

Ionofibres achieve higher flexibility, durability and match the type of conduction our body uses. In the future they may be used for such items as textile batteries, textile displays and textile muscles.

June 13, 2022 Read more

Insight into the mystery of magnetism

Scientists have shed light on one of the most intriguing questions of magnetism: How fast can magnetization be created in a material?

June 13, 2022 Read more

Researchers solve mystery surrounding dielectric properties of unique metal oxide

New research solved a longstanding mystery surrounding strontium titanate, an unusual metal oxide that can be an insulator, a semiconductor, or a metal. The research provides insight for future applications of this material to electronic devices and data storage.

June 13, 2022 Read more

Building up new data-storage memory

Researchers have fabricated three-dimensional vertically formed field-effect transistors to produce high-density data storage devices by ferroelectric gate insulator and atomic-layer-deposited oxide semiconductor channel.

June 13, 2022 Read more

Could gold nanoparticles help treat cancer?

Researchers are rethinking how they can overcome this limitation by repurposing a well-known geology phenomenon of gold biomineralization for cancer therapy applications.

June 10, 2022 Read more