Nano-hinge lubricated by light
A nanoplasmonic system of DNA bundles can be opened and closed by optical means.
Feb 23rd, 2016
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Researchers develop new DNA nanopore analysis technique using infrared laser heat
Researchers have developed a new technique for analyzing DNA molecules that suggests the possibility for improving forensic DNA workflows for more rapid and accurate identification.
Feb 23rd, 2016
Read moreControlling ultrafast electrons in motion
This experiment opens the way to the study of more complex processes which occur in nature on the scale of attoseconds (billionths of a billionth of a second), such as photosynthesis, combustion, catalysis and atmospheric chemistry.
Feb 23rd, 2016
Read moreNew microchip shrinks radar cameras to fit into a palm
Researchers have developed a chip that allows new radar cameras to be made a hundred times smaller than current ones.
Feb 23rd, 2016
Read moreHow to make electrons behave like a liquid
Analysis predicts exotic behaviors such as negative resistance, based on fluid-like effects.
Feb 22nd, 2016
Read moreUsing plasmonics to transmit more data
New scheme opens a door for transmitting information much faster.
Feb 22nd, 2016
Read moreQuantum processes control accurately to several attoseconds
For the first time, scientists managed to control movements of electrons with the precision to one billionth of a billionth of a second.
Feb 22nd, 2016
Read moreResearcher's chiral graphene stacks break new ground
Until very recently, 'handedness' in large area films with atomic scale precision hadn't been investigated. A research team now has broken new ground in this area, developing a chiral atomically thin film only 2-atoms-thick, through circular stacking of graphene.
Feb 22nd, 2016
Read moreResearch team finds no safety threat from short-term exposure to industrial nanoparticles
Short-term exposure to engineered nanoparticles used in semiconductor manufacturing poses little risk to people or the environment, according to a widely read research paper.
Feb 22nd, 2016
Read moreChemically storing solar power
Researchers have developed a photo-electrochemical cell that can chemically store the energy of ultraviolet light even at high temperatures.
Feb 22nd, 2016
Read moreNew light wave compression for really seeing at the molecular level
New silicon platform compresses light waves past their diffraction limit to vastly improve resolution for bio-imaging and nano lithography applications.
Feb 22nd, 2016
Read moreResearchers use 3D printing to make ultrafast graphene supercapacitor
Printable, ultralight graphene aerogel opens the door to novel designs of highly efficient energy storage systems for smartphones and other devices.
Feb 22nd, 2016
Read moreSuccessful real-time observation of atomic motion with sub-nanometer resolution
Researchers have succeeded in using the immensely powerful x-ray pulses from the free electron laser (XFEL) facility SACLA to investigate excited-state induced transient lattice dynamics on sub-picosecond time scales in phase-change materials via x-ray diffraction.
Feb 22nd, 2016
Read moreA portable device for rapid and highly sensitive diagnostics
When remote regions with limited health facilities experience an epidemic, they need portable diagnostic equipment that functions outside the hospital. As demand for such equipment grows, researchers have developed a low-cost and portable microfluidic diagnostic device. It has been tested on Ebola and can be used to detect many other diseases.
Feb 22nd, 2016
Read moreGold sensor is latest in a series of metal-detecting biosensors
Instead of a pan and a pick ax, prospectors of the future might seek gold with a hand-held biosensor that uses a component of DNA to detect traces of the element in water.
Feb 19th, 2016
Read moreMoving electrons around loops with light: A quantum device based on geometry
Scientists demonstrate versatile, noise-tolerant quantum operations on a single electron.
Feb 19th, 2016
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