Just add water: 3-D silicon shapes fold themselves when wetted by microscopic droplets
Tiny self-assembling tools could one day deliver drugs to targeted areas of the body or even perform autonomous microsurgery.
Jun 3rd, 2014
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Scientists find stronger 3-D material that behaves like graphene
Researchers say cadmium arsenide could yield practical devices with the same extraordinary electronic properties as 2-D graphene.
Jun 3rd, 2014
Read moreNew nanomedicine to bring relief to glaucoma patients
Scientists have developed a new nanomedicine that will allow glaucoma patients to do away with daily eye drops.
Jun 3rd, 2014
Read moreNew nanofiltration technology successfully removes heavy metals in water
Technology capable of removing such contaminants at low cost and with an efficiency that surpasses existing technologies.
Jun 3rd, 2014
Read moreResearchers predict the electrical response of metals to extreme pressures
New research makes it possible to predict how subjecting metals to severe pressure can lower their electrical resistance, a finding that could have applications in computer chips and other materials that could benefit from specific electrical resistance.
Jun 2nd, 2014
Read moreMagnetoSperm- a sperm-inspired micro-robot for nanomedicine
Sperm-inspired robots controlled by magnetic fields may be useful for drug delivery, IVF, cell sorting and other applications at the microscopic level.
Jun 2nd, 2014
Read morePhysicists take quantum leap toward ultra-precise measurement
Physicists have overcome a major challenge in the science of measurement using quantum mechanics. The scientists developed a way to employ multiple detectors in order to measure photons in entangled states, with an experimental apparatus that uses a fiber ribbon to collect photons and send them to an array of 11 detectors. Their work paves the way for great advances in using quantum states to develop ultra-precise measurement technologies.
Jun 2nd, 2014
Read moreThe conventional electronic model for metals is not valid for bismuth
Time and again, even simple materials take physicists by surprise. Researchers now have observed an electronic property in the metal bismuth which they expected only in significantly more complex materials.
Jun 2nd, 2014
Read moreSuper waterproof surfaces cause water to bounce like a ball (w/video)
Research on super-hydrophobic surfaces could result in cleaner, more efficient power.
Jun 2nd, 2014
Read moreNanotechnology world: Where towers construct themselves
How physicists get control on the self-assembly process.
Jun 2nd, 2014
Read moreScientists demonstrate rare chemical phenomenon to harvest solar energy
Landmark study opens doors to further studies into chemical modification of materials for alternative energy conversion.
Jun 2nd, 2014
Read moreNanotechnology-platform ready: Scientists use DNA origami to create 2D structures
Scientists have developed a method using DNA origami to turn one-dimensional nano materials into two dimensions. Their breakthrough offers the potential to enhance fiber optics and electronic devices by reducing their size and increasing their speed.
Jun 2nd, 2014
Read moreBreakthrough in energy storage: Electrical cables that can store energy
New nanotechnology may provide power storage in electric cables, clothes.
Jun 2nd, 2014
Read moreEfficient thermal cooling and heating with MOF coatings
Thermal systems use heat to produce cold, and vice versa. To do so, a material is needed that can dissipate water vapor particularly well and quickly. A new method simply applies this property as a layer onto the components.
Jun 2nd, 2014
Read moreNanotechnology takes on diabetes
A sensor which can be used to screen for diabetes in resource-poor settings has been developed by researchers and tested in diabetic patients, and will soon be field tested in sub-Saharan Africa.
Jun 2nd, 2014
Read moreCellulose fibers stronger than steel
A novel procedure spins extremely tough filaments from tiny cellulose fibrils by aligning them all in parallel during the production process.
Jun 2nd, 2014
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