Little ANTs: Researchers build the world's tiniest engine
The prototype device is made of tiny charged particles of gold, bound together with temperature-responsive polymers in the form of a gel.
May 3rd, 2016
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Nuclear pores captured on film
Using an ultra fast-scanning atomic force microscope, researchers have filmed 'living' nuclear pore complexes at work for the first time.
May 3rd, 2016
Read moreMethod stabilizes, enhances phosphorene
Covalently bonded, single-molecule-thick layer prevents phosphorene from degrading in open air.
May 3rd, 2016
Read moreMaking invisible physics visible
Researchers have created a new sensor technology that captures nanoscale images with high spatial resolution and sensitivity.
May 3rd, 2016
Read moreCould aluminum nitride be engineered to produce quantum bits?
Currently, one of the leading methods for creating qubits in materials involves exploiting the structural atomic defects in diamond. But several researchers believe that if an analogue defect could be engineered into a less expensive material, the cost of manufacturing quantum technologies could be significantly reduced.
May 2nd, 2016
Read moreClay nanotube-biopolymer composite scaffolds for tissue engineering
Researchers combined three biopolymers, chitosan and agarose (polysaccharides), and a protein gelatine, as the materials to produce tissue engineering scaffolds and demonstrated the enhancement of mechanical strength (doubled pick load), higher water uptake and thermal properties in chitosan-gelatine-agarose hydrogels doped with halloysite.
Apr 29th, 2016
Read moreMagnetic nanoparticles may reveal early traces of cancer
Nanoscale magnets offer a new way to find faint, early traces of cancer in patients, according to researchers working on a method to capitalize on the magnets' properties.
Apr 29th, 2016
Read moreSpintronics for future information technologies
Spin currents in topological insulators controlled.
Apr 29th, 2016
Read moreWhat is a quantum spin liquid?
Quantum spin liquid comes in several different varieties with subtly different properties, but that they all share the ability to support peculiar quantum mechanical phenomena.
Apr 29th, 2016
Read moreNanoparticles present sustainable way to grow food crops
A team of engineers has found a sustainable way to boost the growth of a protein-rich bean by improving the way it absorbs much-needed nutrients.
Apr 29th, 2016
Read moreCooling graphene-based film close to pilot-scale production
Researchers have developed an efficient way of cooling electronics by using functionalized graphene nanoflakes.
Apr 29th, 2016
Read moreNew technique spots active motion in cells
New data analysis technique distinguishes active from passive fluctuations inside cells.
Apr 29th, 2016
Read moreScientists predict promising new family of materials for solid-state cooling
In a new paper, scientists point to a new family of materials with promising applications in solid-state cooling.
Apr 29th, 2016
Read moreExploring phosphorene, a promising new material
Two-dimensional phosphane, a material known as phosphorene, has potential application as a material for semiconducting transistors in ever faster and more powerful computers.
Apr 29th, 2016
Read moreImportant effect observed in development of quantum storage
Rare-earth materials are prime candidates for storing quantum information, because the undesirable interaction with their environment is extremely weak. Consequently however, this lack of interaction implies a very small response to light, making it hard to read and write data. Physicists have now observed a record-high Purcell effect, which enhances the material's interaction with light.
Apr 28th, 2016
Read moreAt last: Non-toxic and cheap thin-film solar cells for zero-energy buildings
World's highest efficiency rating achieved for CZTS thin-film solar cells.
Apr 28th, 2016
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