Detecting HIV diagnostic antibodies with DNA nanomachines
A nanoscale machine composed of synthetic DNA can be used for the rapid, sensitive and low-cost diagnosis of many diseases, including HIV.
Oct 7th, 2015
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New artificial cells mimic nature's tiny reactors
A new approach creates microscale bioreactors for studying complex reactions for energy production and storage.
Oct 6th, 2015
Read moreNew database shows nanotechnology in common food products
The database contains almost 300 food products and food contact products that use nanoparticles.
Oct 6th, 2015
Read moreNew surfaces delay ice formation
Call it a split personality: Water-attracting spots on water-repelling surfaces can prevent ice formation at 6 degrees below freezing for more than 3 hours.
Oct 6th, 2015
Read moreEven if imprisoned inside a crystal, molecules can still move
For the first time, a study has shown that residual movements continue to animate proteins inside a crystal and that this movement 'blurs"´' the structures obtained via crystallography. The study stresses that the more these residual movements are restricted, the better the crystalline order.
Oct 6th, 2015
Read moreDouble the (quantum) fun
A detailed analysis of the electrical characteristics of a tiny transistor made from 2 quantum dots could help researchers design better devices to manipulate single electrons.
Oct 6th, 2015
Read moreOrganic semiconductors get weird at the edge
New work details how electronic properties at the edges of organic molecular systems differ from the rest of the material.
Oct 6th, 2015
Read moreSimple detection of magnetic skyrmions
New physical effect: researchers discover a change of electrical resistance in magnetic whirls.
Oct 6th, 2015
Read moreLaser-wielding physicists seize control of atoms' behavior
Physicists have wondered in recent years if they could control how atoms interact using light. Now they know that they can, by demonstrating games of quantum billiards with unusual new rules.
Oct 5th, 2015
Read moreResearchers find 'greener' way to assemble materials for solar applications
Today, formation of that polymer assembly requires solvents that can harm the environment, but scientists have found a 'greener' way to control the assembly of photovoltaic polymers in water using a surfactant - a detergent-like molecule--as a template.
Oct 5th, 2015
Read moreGraphene teams up with two-dimensional crystals for faster data communications
Researchers show that a two-dimensional crystal, combined with graphene, has the capability to detect optical pulses with a response faster than ten picoseconds, while maintaining a high efficiency.
Oct 5th, 2015
Read moreResearch improves efficiency from larger perovskite solar cells
Perovskite solar cells are cheaper to make than traditional silicon cells and their electricity conversion efficiency is improving rapidly. To be commercially viable, perovskite cells need to scale up from lab size. Researchers report a method for making perovskite cells larger while maintaining efficiency.
Oct 5th, 2015
Read morePhysicists turn toward heat to study electron spin
The quest to control and understand the intrinsic spin of electrons to advance nanoscale electronics is hampered by how hard it is to measure tiny, fast magnetic devices. Applied physicists offer a solution: using heat, instead of light, to measure magnetic systems at short length and time scales.
Oct 5th, 2015
Read moreBig range of behaviors for tiny graphene pores
Like biological channels, graphene pores are selective for certain types of ions.
Oct 5th, 2015
Read moreFlame retardant nanocoating is naturally derived and nontoxic (w/video)
Inspired by a naturally occurring material found in marine mussels, researchers have created a new flame retardant to replace commercial additives that are often toxic and can accumulate over time in the environment and living animals, including humans.
Oct 5th, 2015
Read moreA quantum logic gate in silicon built for the for the first time (w/video)
A quantum logic gate in silicon built for the for the first time, making calculations between two qubits of information possible.
Oct 5th, 2015
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