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Engineers develop first transistors made entirely of nanocrystal inks

Engineers have shown a new approach for making transistor devices: sequentially depositing their components in the form of liquid nanocrystal inks.

Apr 7th, 2016

Researchers use light and sound waves to control electron states

The addition of sound waves offers the potential to better manipulate qubit communications within a quantum system, researchers say.

Apr 7th, 2016

Team stores digital images in DNA - and retrieves them perfectly

The team of computer scientists and electrical engineers has detailed one of the first complete systems to encode, store and retrieve digital data using DNA molecules, which can store information millions of times more compactly than current archival technologies.

Apr 7th, 2016

Crumpling approach enhances photodetectors' light responsivity

Researchers have demonstrated a new approach to modifying the light absorption and stretchability of atomically thin two-dimensional (2D) materials by surface topographic engineering using only mechanical strain.

Apr 7th, 2016

Building a safety program to protect the nanotechnology workforce

This guide from NIOSH will demonstrate that the key to ensuring the safety of your business, particularly when resources are limited, is to prevent occupational exposures and incidents before they happen.

Apr 7th, 2016

A new approach to simulating nanoscale heat transfer

Scientists are investigating the limits of heat transport using a suite of new tools for nanoscale thermal measurement and simulation, with an eye toward the creation of materials that are more thermoelectrically efficient.

Apr 7th, 2016

Graphene-based remote controlled molecular switches

Imagine a world where you can tailor the properties of graphene to have the outcome you desire. By combining its unique properties with the precision of molecular chemistry, scientists have taken the first steps towards doing just that.

Apr 7th, 2016

Stabilizing quantum bits

Feedback technique used on diamond 'qubits' could make quantum computing more practical.

Apr 7th, 2016

Nanogel that delivers one-two punch to cancer heads to clinical trial

An immunotherapy drug delivery system that can carry multiple drugs inside a nanoparticle is heading toward its first phase of clinical trials for a possible new treatment for cancer.

Apr 7th, 2016

Novel spectroscopy by using aberrations

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Researchers have done the scientific equivalent by using, rather than eliminating, flaws inherent to electron microscopy to create probes for performing novel atomic-level spectroscopy.

Apr 7th, 2016

Nanoparticle clumps recycle themselves into complex structures

Manufacturers produce high-end technology mostly top-down with large machinery, but small particles are able to build structures by themselves from the bottom up. A major challenge is that these particles easily clump together. Physicists have developed a method to use this phenomenon to their advantage.

Apr 7th, 2016

Newly created Center of Space Nanomedicine to work on research aboard International Space Station

The Houston Methodist Research Institute's newly created Center of Space Nanomedicine is working with the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) to send eight experiments to the International Space Station (ISS) over the next five years. The first experiment is set for launch this week.

Apr 7th, 2016