Researchers have pushed the precision of force and position measurements into a new regime. Their experiment is the first to surpass the so-called 'Standard Quantum Limit', or SQL, which arises in the most common (and successful) optical techniques for ultra-precise position measurements.
May 28th, 2019
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An international team of scientists is getting closer to perfecting molecule-sized motors that drill through the surface of cancer cells, killing them in an instant.
May 28th, 2019
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Epidermal immune cells pick up liposomes covered with a sugar-like molecule and pave the way towards transdermal vaccinations.
May 28th, 2019
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Scientists have discovered how copper particles at the nanometer scale operate in modifying a carbon-oxygen bond when ketone molecules turn into alcohol molecules.
May 28th, 2019
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A new project is developing a super-resolution microscope small enough to fit on to a computer chip that can be used to see changes in living cells in real time.
May 28th, 2019
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Researchers demonstrate that polymers could play a key role in the fabrication of single-molecule electronic devices, allowing us to push the boundaries of the nanoelectronics revolution.
May 28th, 2019
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Scientists have taken a significant step closer to unlocking the secrets of photosynthesis, by determining the structure of a very large photosynthetic supercomplex.
May 27th, 2019
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A proof-of-principle study shows that gold nanoparticles loaded with CRISPR and other gene-editing tools safely and effectively edited blood stem cells.
May 27th, 2019
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A technique to substitute carbon-hydrogen species into a single atomic layer of the semiconducting material tungsten disulfide, a transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD), dramatically changes the electronic properties of the material.
May 24th, 2019
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Researchers have simplified the synthesis of a unique, nearly two-dimensional form of iron oxide with strong magnetic properties that is easy to stack atop other 2D materials.
May 24th, 2019
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A team of polymer chemists and engineers have developed a new methodology that can be used to create a class of stretchable polymer composites with enhanced electrical and thermal properties.
May 24th, 2019
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An international research group has improved graphene's ability to catalyse the 'hydrogen evolution reaction', which releases hydrogen as a result of passing an electronic current through water.
May 24th, 2019
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The behavior of active magnetic liquids suggests new pathways to transport particles across surfaces and build materials that self-heal.
May 24th, 2019
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Scientists found that cell function is coordinated by a network of nanotubes, similar to the carbon nanotubes used in nanoelectronics
May 24th, 2019
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Researchers perform simple calculations by shining light patterns through a translucent cube.
May 24th, 2019
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Films of a superconductor show excellent thermoelectric properties at very low film thicknesses.
May 24th, 2019
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