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With fuzzy nanoparticles, researchers reveal a way to design tougher ballistic materials

Researchers have discovered a new method to improve the toughness of materials that could lead to stronger versions of body armor, bulletproof glass and other ballistic equipment.

December 13, 2021 Read more

Discovery of 'split' photon provides a new way to see light

Nearly a century after Italian physicist Ettore Majorana laid the groundwork for the discovery that electrons could be divided into halves, researchers predict that split photons may also exist. The finding advances the fundamental understanding of light and how it behaves.

December 13, 2021 Read more

Technique speeds up thermal actuation for soft robotics

Researchers have come up with a new design for thermal actuators, which can be used to create rapid movement in soft robotic devices.

December 13, 2021 Read more

The changing patterns of DNA microcapsules

Biophysicists have found ways to make and manipulate capsule-like DNA structures that could be used in the development of artificial molecular systems. Such systems could function, for example, inside the human body.

December 13, 2021 Read more

Artificial intelligence can help in the analysis of complex Raman spectra

Scientists for the first time provide guidance for the analysis of Raman spectra, covering all steps from experimental design and data preparation to data modeling and statistical analysis, while also pointing out potential pitfalls and how to avoid them.

December 13, 2021 Read more

A new mechanism for generation of vesicles that transport molecules and vaccine nanoparticles into living cells

Researchers have found a new mechanism that produces cell membrane vesicles, which transport proteins and RNA in and out of cells.

December 10, 2021 Read more

Nanotechnology book round-up December

Here are some recently published books on nanotechnology topics.

December 10, 2021 Read more

Development of a high-energy-resolution, LaB6 nanowire-based field emission gun

Scientists have developed a lanthanum hexaboride nanowire-based field emission gun that is installable on an aberration-corrected transmission electron microscope (TEM). This combined unit is able to perform atomic resolution observation at an energy resolution of 0.2 eV - the highest resolution ever recorded for non-monochromatic electron guns - with a high current stability of 0.4%.

December 10, 2021 Read more

Resolving the puzzles of graphene superconductivity

Physicists publish a theoretical framework to explain the recent discovery of superconductivity in trilayer graphene.

December 10, 2021 Read more

Precision sieving of gases through atomic pores in graphene

By crafting atomic-scale holes in atomically thin membranes, it should be possible to create molecular sieves for precise and efficient gas separation, including extraction of carbon dioxide from air.

December 9, 2021 Read more

Materials from the future

Scientists have developed a new physical model for controlling elastic wave propagation - a model that may potentially impact various applications, including acoustic cloaking, enhanced sensing, and energy tunneling.

December 9, 2021 Read more

A new super-cooled microwave source boosts the scale-up of quantum computers

Researchers have developed a circuit that produces the high-quality microwave signals required to control quantum computers while operating at temperatures near absolute zero. This is a key step towards moving the control system closer to the quantum processor, which may make it possible to greatly increase the number of qubits in the processor.

December 9, 2021 Read more

Quest to deliver ultra-fast and energy efficient magnetic recording moves step closer

The quest to deliver ultra-fast and energy efficient magnetic recording could be a step closer to fruition, due to pioneering new research on all-optical switching of magnetization.

December 9, 2021 Read more

A new layer-by-layer built inorganic-organic material enables optical switching of magnetic properties

Materials chemists have developed a facile process for piling ultrathin inorganic and organic layers in a pre-designed manner into flexible room-temperature thin-film magnets, whose magnetic properties can be controlled with successive external light illuminations.

December 9, 2021 Read more

Nanotechnology could offer better delivery for cancer treatment (w/video)

Nanoparticles initially designed as biological markers are entering their first therapeutic trial as a treatment for patients with advanced, recurrent or refractory cancers.

December 8, 2021 Read more

Transforming materials with light

New successes in optical engineering could lead to ultrafast light-based computers and more.

December 8, 2021 Read more