Tunable diamond string may hold key to quantum memory
A process similar to guitar tuning improves storage time of quantum memory.
May 22nd, 2018
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Remote control of transport through nanopores
New study outlines key factors affecting the transfer of molecules through biological channels.
May 22nd, 2018
Read moreMagnesium magnificent for plasmonic applications
Researchers have synthesized and isolated plasmonic magnesium nanoparticles that show all the promise of their gold, silver and aluminum cousins with none of the drawbacks.
May 22nd, 2018
Read moreInjectable nanoengineered bandage targets fatal internal bleeding
Self-administered hydrogel designed to stem fatal blood loss, activate wound healing process.
May 22nd, 2018
Read moreNanovalves for nanoparticles
Newly-developed nanovalves allow the flow of individual nanoparticles in liquids to be controlled in tiny channels. This is of interest for lab-on-a-chip applications such as in materials science and biomedicine.
May 22nd, 2018
Read moreOne-way roads for spin currents
Researchers have shown a completely new approach to controlling spin currents based on strong spin-spin interactions, which results in diodes for spin current with a giant rectification.
May 22nd, 2018
Read moreNanotechnology food packaging releases preservatives on demand
Researchers demonstrate fruit preservative delivery from a nanocomposite packing in response to the signal from the fruit stimuli.
May 22nd, 2018
Read moreQuantum dot technique can track drug and gene delivery to cells
The new tracking technique uses single-molecule imaging, which allows to observe individual molecules over time, and quantum dots, which act like tiny beacons inside cells.
May 22nd, 2018
Read moreLeveraging imperfections to create better-behaved quantum dots
Potentially paving the way toward advanced computers, lasers or optical devices, researchers have revealed new effects in tiny electronic devices called quantum dots.
May 22nd, 2018
Read moreVersatile nanospheres
Researchers build artificial cellular compartments as molecular workshops.
May 22nd, 2018
Read moreNanoparticles could offer a new way to help eradicate polio
The vaccine, which delivers multiple doses in just one injection, could make it easier to immunize children in remote regions of Pakistan and other countries where the disease is still found.
May 21st, 2018
Read moreA better way to control crystal vibrations
Researchers have shown that by swapping out just a small fraction of a material's atoms with atoms of a different element, they can control the speed and frequencies of these vibrations.
May 21st, 2018
Read moreDiscovery for grouping atoms invokes Pasteur
A new dimension in chemistry could herald new materials, drugs, computers.
May 21st, 2018
Read moreGraphene paves the way to faster high-speed optical communications
Researchers created a technology that could lead to new devices for faster, more reliable ultra-broad bandwidth transfers.
May 21st, 2018
Read moreObserving cellular activity, one molecule at a time
Using a new mode of atomic force microscopy, researchers have found a way to see and measure protein assembly in real time and with unprecedented detail.
May 21st, 2018
Read moreNew technique reveals 3D shape of nanostructure's polariton interaction
New method improves upon common spectroscopic imaging technique: scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscopy (s-SNOM), makes it possible to obtain polaritonic, mechanical and electrical information simultaneously with one measurement.
May 21st, 2018
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