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Jun 24th, 2015
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New device tracks chemical signals within cells
Biomedical engineers have invented a new device that more quickly and accurately 'listens in' on the chemical messages that tell our cells how to multiply. The tool improves our understanding of how cancerous growth begins, and could identify new targets for cancer medications.
Jun 24th, 2015
Read moreFirst report of detecting spin precession in silicon nanowires
Scientists have reported the first observation of spin precession of spin currents flowing in a silicon nanowire transport channel, and determined spin lifetimes and corresponding spin diffusion lengths in these nanoscale spintronic devices.
Jun 24th, 2015
Read moreResearchers align atomic friction experiment
To study friction on the atomic scale, researchers have conducted the first atomic-scale experiments and simulations of friction at overlapping speeds.
Jun 24th, 2015
Read moreA novel scanning cavity microscope for nanosystems
Scientists can image the optical properties of individual nanoparticles with a novel microscope.
Jun 24th, 2015
Read moreNew technique to accurately detect the 'handedness' of molecules in a mixture
Scientists have demonstrated for the first time the ability to rapidly, reliably and simultaneously identify the 'handedness' of different molecules in a mixture.
Jun 24th, 2015
Read moreSetting the standard for graphene
A recent estimate suggested there are more than 600 different types of graphene, commercial organisations looking to work with the material can struggle to know where to start. To address this problem, The University of Manchester and the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have joined forces by holding the Graphene UK Standardisation Workshop at the National Graphene Institute (NGI).
Jun 24th, 2015
Read more'Pick and mix' smart materials for robotics
Researchers have developed a simple 'recipe' for combining multiple materials with single functions into a single material with multiple functions: movement, recall of movement and sensing - similar to muscles in animals. The materials could be used to make robotics far more efficient by replacing bulky devices with a single, smarter, life-like material.
Jun 24th, 2015
Read moreNanoparticle 'wrapper' delivers chemical that stops fatty buildup in rodent arteries
Experimental therapy restores normal fat metabolism in animals with atherosclerosis.
Jun 24th, 2015
Read morePhysicists fine-tune control of agile exotic materials
Tunable hybrid polaritons realized with graphene layer on hexagonal boron nitride.
Jun 24th, 2015
Read moreBiomanufacturing of CdS quantum dots
Engineers have demonstrated a bacterial method for the low-cost, environmentally friendly synthesis of aqueous soluble quantum dot nanocrystals at room temperature.
Jun 24th, 2015
Read moreArtifical neuron mimicks function of human cells (w/video)
Scientists have managed to build a fully functional neuron by using organic bioelectronics. This artificial neuron contain no 'living' parts, but is capable of mimicking the function of a human nerve cell and communicate in the same way as our own neurons do.
Jun 24th, 2015
Read moreNanostructure design enables pixels to produce two different colors
A nanostructure design enables pixels to produce two different colors depending on the polarization of the incident light.
Jun 24th, 2015
Read moreUsing lasers to see the shape of molecules
Researchers have created a new technique for resolving the orbits of multiple molecular orbitals, a previously impossible feat.
Jun 24th, 2015
Read moreNanowire implants offer remote-controlled drug delivery
A team of researchers has created a new implantable drug-delivery system using nanowires that can be wirelessly controlled.
Jun 23rd, 2015
Read moreSmart insulin patch could replace injections for diabetes
The patch - a thin square no bigger than a penny - is covered with more than one hundred tiny needles, each about the size of an eyelash. These microneedles are packed with microscopic storage units for insulin and glucose-sensing enzymes that rapidly release their cargo when blood sugar levels get too high.
Jun 23rd, 2015
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