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Newly developed, bioinspired cell delivery vehicles
Researchers have designed nanocontainers made of sugar and protein components. These containers are taken up by cells through natural processes and can thereby transport substances that normally cannot penetrate the cell membrane into cells.
August 3, 2021 Read more
Mimicking brain functions with graphene-diamond junctions
Towards next-gen computers: Scientists mimic the brain's functions with junctions between vertically aligned graphene and diamond.
August 3, 2021 Read more
Mott insulator exhibits a sharp response to electron injection
Unexpected peaks in a spectrum upset conventional models of an exotic quantum material.
August 3, 2021 Read more
Pulsed lasers in liquids speed up the hunt for effective catalysts
Researchers document the pulsed-laser-in-liquid technique's multiple advantages over traditional wet lab methods.
August 2, 2021 Read more
New types of 2D material defects could enable better electronics
Researchers have discovered new types of defects that provide clues for a way to create defect-free 2D materials.
August 2, 2021 Read more
Nanomaterials to decontaminate water
Funding for an innovative project to take advantage of the unique properties of nanomaterials to develop new advanced electro-catalytic processes.
August 2, 2021 Read more
Watching light break down a model photocatalyst in near real time
Researchers take ultrafast infrared spectroscopy snapshots of how light breaks down gas phase iron pentacarbonyl.
July 31, 2021 Read more
Novel method of imaging silicon anode degradation may lead to better batteries (w/video)
A novel method of characterizing the structural and chemical evolution of silicon and a thin layer that governs battery stability may help resolve issues that prevent using silicon for high-capacity batteries, according to a group of researchers.
July 30, 2021 Read more
A novel route to energy saving technologies in the IT sector: Controlling ferrimagnets by voltage
For the first time, an international research team demonstrate 180 degree magnetization reversal purely by electric fields via magneto-ionic control of ferrimagnets.
July 30, 2021 Read more
Scientists obtain new polymer composite for electromagnetic shielding applications
The new radar absorbing polymer composite has excellent magnetic and microwave properties. It can absorb 99.9% of the incoming electromagnetic radiation, which makes it a promising absorption block in electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding applications.
July 30, 2021 Read more
An effective strategy for protecting next-generation information carriers
Magnetic skyrmions are potential information carriers in future spintronic devices, and an effective method to confine and protect them in magnetic materials has been realized by scientists.
July 30, 2021 Read more
Engineers demonstrate low-power dynamic manipulation of single nanoscale quantum objects
Scientists introduce an approach for trapping and moving a nanomaterial known as a single colloidal nanodiamond with nitrogen-vacancy center using low power laser beam.
July 30, 2021 Read more
Engineers bend light to enhance wavelength conversion
Electrical engineers have developed a more efficient way of converting light from one wavelength to another, opening the door for improvements in the performance of imaging, sensing and communication systems.
July 30, 2021 Read more
Understanding silicon failure opens up research path for higher-capacity lithium-ion batteries
Research with nanowires reveals electrolyte's role in blocking electrical current inside silicon anodes and suggests coating might solve the problem.
July 30, 2021 Read more
Researchers develop new nanomaterial to derive clean fuel from the sea
The material offers the high performance and stability needed for industrial-scale electrolysis, which could produce a clean energy fuel from seawater.
July 30, 2021 Read more
Researchers film human viruses in liquid droplets at near-atomic detail (w/video)
The novel visualization of viruses has implications for developing better treatments and vaccines.
July 30, 2021 Read more
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