Magnetic particles that flock like birds
Tracking movements of individual particles provides understanding of collective motions, synchronization and self-assembly.
Jun 28th, 2017
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Vortex-antivortex pairs found in magnetic trilayers
A international team of researchers has discovered magnetic vortex-antivortex pairs arising from correlated electron spins in a newly engineered trilayer material. The discovery could advance memory cells and points to the potential development of 3-D magnetic logic circuits.
Jun 28th, 2017
Read moreInjectable plant-based nanoparticles delay tumor progression
New research suggests co-administration with chemotherapy drugs most effective strategy.
Jun 28th, 2017
Read moreSupersensitive through quantum entanglement
Physicists have demonstrated the deterministic generation of entangled photon states using a single semiconductor quantum dot, and could thereby outperform fundamental sensitivity boundaries, unattainable with classical light.
Jun 28th, 2017
Read moreContinued funding of Collaborative Research Center developing nanomaterials for cancer immunotherapy
Focus on the development of drug carriers from polymer chemicals for use in biological systems.
Jun 28th, 2017
Read moreA levitated nanosphere as an ultra-sensitive sensor
Researchers have demonstrated how to remove from and add elementary charges to a nanosphere that can be used for measuring extremely weak forces.
Jun 28th, 2017
Read moreRuthenium atoms on graphene to match platinum standard for fuel cells
Scientists have fabricated a durable catalyst for high-performance fuel cells by attaching single ruthenium atoms to graphene.
Jun 28th, 2017
Read moreLab-made synapses for artificial intelligence
Scientists have developed an artificial synapse capable of simulating a fundamental function of our nervous system - the release of inhibitory and stimulatory signals from the same 'pre-synaptic' terminal.
Jun 28th, 2017
Read moreExtremely small gas and pressure sensors made from 'white graphene'
Researchers have found a way to create and clean tiny mechanical sensors in a scalable manner. They created these sensors by suspending a two-dimensional sheet of hexagonal boron nitride over small holes in a silicon substrate.
Jun 28th, 2017
Read moreNanofabrication: A slick route to smart surfaces
Controlled rupturing of thin films can make low-cost nanopatterned arrays for solar cells and biomolecular detection.
Jun 28th, 2017
Read moreNanostructured silicon - Bristling with potential
Better understanding the principles of silicon etching leads to improved surface patterning.
Jun 28th, 2017
Read moreNanoparticles improve the strength of metallic alloys
Superalloys are the wonder materials of metallurgy. By fine-tuning their composition, scientists can increase mechanical strength and improve resistance to corrosion and high-temperature shape changes.
Jun 28th, 2017
Read moreGraphene ribbons result in 100-fold increase in gold catalyst's performance
Bottom-up synthesis of tunable carbon nanoribbons provides a new route to enhance industrial, automotive reactions.
Jun 27th, 2017
Read moreNan-Oh-Canada
Measuring 32 atoms, Canadian scientists have created a maple leaf 10,000 times smaller than the diameter of a human hair.
Jun 27th, 2017
Read moreNew photoacoustic technique detects gases at parts-per-quadrillion level
A team of researchers has found a way to detect trace gases down to concentrations at the parts-per-quadrillion level using a new variation on the photoacoustic effect, a technique that measures the sound generated when light interacts with molecules.
Jun 27th, 2017
Read moreCoating individual bacterial cells with a conducting polymer
Coating of individual bacterial cells with an electron-conducting polymer provides for a high-performance anode for microbial fuel-cell applications.
Jun 27th, 2017
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