New nano building block takes a bow
Researchers enhance boron nitride nanotubes for next-gen composites.
May 21st, 2018
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Alchemists of the cell environment
Scientists create gold catalysts capable of working as artificial enzymes inside living cells, thus triggering chemical reactions which do not exist in nature.
May 21st, 2018
Read moreNanoparticles derived from tea leaves destroy lung cancer cells
New research shows that nanoparticles derived from tea leaves inhibit the growth of lung cancer cells, destroying up to 80% of them.
May 21st, 2018
Read moreDiamond 'spin-off' tech could lead to low-cost medical imaging and drug discovery tools
Researchers exploit tiny defects in diamonds to pave the way for enhanced biological imaging and drug studies.
May 18th, 2018
Read moreNanorobotic assembly of the world's smallest house
Nanorobotics team demonstrates their new capability to manufacture optical nanotechnologies.
May 18th, 2018
Read moreA soft solution to the hard problem of energy storage
It's great in the lab, but will it actually work? That's the million-dollar question perpetually leveled at engineering researchers. For a family of layered nanomaterials that answer is now, yes.
May 18th, 2018
Read moreSimplifying skin disease diagnosis with topical nanotechnology
Researchers share more insight into their unique method for skin disease diagnosis using NanoFlare nanotechnology.
May 18th, 2018
Read moreSelf-illuminating pixels for a new display generation
Flexible display technology with quantum dots.
May 18th, 2018
Read moreCan a quantum drum vibrate and stand still at the same time?
A team of researchers have made a key step towards understanding the boundary between the quantum world and our everyday classical world.
May 18th, 2018
Read moreResearchers mimic comet moth's silk fibers to make 'air-conditioned' fabric
In exploring the optical properties of the Madagascar comet moth's cocoon fibers, a research team discovers the fibers' exceptional capabilities to reflect sunlight and to transmit optical signals and images, and develops methods to spin artificial fibers mimicking the natural fibers? nanostructures and optical properties.
May 17th, 2018
Read moreMolecules' movements through membrane present new puzzle
A research team investigating how drug molecules in a solution travel through a nanofluidic membrane found that the molecules and membrane do not interact as expected.
May 17th, 2018
Read moreNew blood test rapidly detects signs of pancreatic cancer
The test, which is at the proof-of-concept stage, can rapidly screen a drop of blood for biomarkers of pancreatic cancer. It can provide results in less than an hour.
May 17th, 2018
Read moreSelf-assembling 3D battery would charge in seconds
Instead of having the batteries' anode and cathode on either side of a nonconducting separator, researchers intertwine the components in a self-assembling, 3D gyroidal structure, with thousands of nanoscale pores filled with the elements necessary for energy storage and delivery.
May 17th, 2018
Read moreSupersonic waves may help electronics beat the heat
Researchers made the first observations of waves of atomic rearrangements, known as phasons, propagating supersonically through a vibrating crystal lattice - a discovery that may dramatically improve heat transport in insulators and enable new strategies for heat management in future electronics devices.
May 17th, 2018
Read moreNew concept for structural colors
Researchers have developed a novel concept that enables colorants which are based on non-toxic materials, which further do not bleach in the sunlight and which do not lose their appearance under high processing temperatures (as needed for glazes of ceramics).
May 17th, 2018
Read moreInnovative light-delivery technique improves biosensors
New approach improves practicality of high-sensitivity sensors for cancer, other diseases.
May 17th, 2018
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