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Getting a better look at living cells

Nanoscale-level imaging of living cells has become a reality in the past few years using transmission electron microscopy and sealed sample holders that keep cells alive in a liquid environment. But do the high-resolution images obtained using these tools truly reflect the structures and functions of cells?

Apr 24th, 2018

Nanosculpturing process to join metals without welding

Scientists have developed a versatile alternative to conventional welding and gluing processes.

Apr 24th, 2018

2D sheets of cadmium telluride can spontaneously fold into nanoscrolls

Researchers have discovered that two-dimensional sheets of cadmium telluride can spontaneously fold into nanoscrolls. This effect may be used in electronics and photonics.

Apr 24th, 2018

Lighting up DNA-based nanostructures

Scientists describe a mode of super-resolution microscopy that enables all the strands within these nanostructures to be visualized individually.

Apr 24th, 2018

A simple method etches patterns at the atomic scale

Researchers have developed a precise chemical-free method for etching nanoscale features on silicon wafers.

Apr 23rd, 2018

Paint job transforms walls into sensors, interactive surface (w/video)

Smart walls react to human touch, sense activity in room.

Apr 23rd, 2018

Neutrons provide insights into increased performance for hybrid perovskite solar cells

Neutron scattering has revealed, in real time, the fundamental mechanisms behind the conversion of sunlight into energy in hybrid perovskite materials. A better understanding of this behavior will enable manufacturers to design solar cells with increased efficiency.

Apr 23rd, 2018

Liquid cell transmission electron microscopy makes a window into the nanoscale

Engineers have developed an LC-TEM device that uses multiple windows and patterned features to explore the impacts of high-energy electron bombardment on nanoparticles and sensitive biological samples.

Apr 23rd, 2018

A better fake leather, inspired by plants

Researchers invent nanocoating for synthetic leather that cleans itself - and won't get sticky on a hot day.

Apr 23rd, 2018

Nanoparticle breakthrough could capture unseen light for solar energy conversion

Scientists demonstrate how organic dyes work as antennas to help harness, convert light .

Apr 23rd, 2018

Nanoengineering concrete with graphene drastically reduces carbon footprint

The new composite material also is more than twice as strong and four times more water resistant than existing concretes.

Apr 23rd, 2018

Molecules brilliantly illuminated

Pjysicists have developed a high-power laser system that generates ultrashort pulses of light covering a large share of the mid-infrared spectrum. The researchers envisage a wide range of applications for the technology - in the early diagnosis of cancer, for instance.