It's a familiar trope in science fiction: In enemy territory, activate your cloaking device. And real-world viruses use similar tactics to make themselves invisible to the immune system. Now scientists have mimicked these viral tactics to build the first DNA nanodevices that survive the body's immune defenses.
Apr 22nd, 2014
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A bullet fired through a block of wood will slow down. In a similar way, ions are decelerated when they pass through a solid material: the thicker the material, the larger the energy loss will be. However, this picture breaks down in ultra-thin target materials, which only consist of a few layers of atoms.
Apr 22nd, 2014
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Researchers have synthesized a new class of macromolecules that self-assemble into various ordered structures with feature sizes smaller than 10 nanometers. Called 'giant surfactants', these large molecules mimic the structural features of small surfactants but have been transformed into functional molecular nanoparticles by being 'clicked' with polymer chains. The resulting materials are unique because they bridge the gap between small molecule surfactants and traditional block copolymers and thus possess an interesting duality in their self-assembly behaviors.
Apr 22nd, 2014
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Researchers at UT Dallas recently received a $459,000, three-year grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health, to track how multi-walled carbon nanotubes interact with human cells.
Apr 22nd, 2014
Read moreCarbon nanotubes and iron oxide nanoparticles have been used in the production of the sensor. The sensor is non-enzyme type and it has high repeatability, stability and selectivity.
Apr 22nd, 2014
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Researchers worked with an OLED powered by a microscopically small, simple circuit in which he connected a one-molecule thin sheet of organic material between positive and negative electrodes.
Apr 21st, 2014
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Using nanodot technology, Berkeley Lab researchers have demonstrated the first size-based form of chromatography that can be used to study the membranes of living cells. This unique physical approach to probing cellular membrane structures can reveal information critical to whether a cell lives or dies, remains normal or turns cancerous, that can't be obtained through conventional microscopy.
Apr 21st, 2014
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Using a two-step technique, researchers produced a low-cost and simple approach for coating metallic surfaces with an enduring superhydrophobic film of copper.
Apr 21st, 2014
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Scientists have created a nanoscale detector that checks for and reports on the presence of hydrogen sulfide in crude oil and natural gas while they?re still in the ground.
Apr 21st, 2014
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Researchers in AMBER, the Science Foundation Ireland funded materials science centre headquartered at Trinity College Dublin have, for the first time, developed a new method of producing industrial quantities of high quality graphene.
Apr 20th, 2014
Read moreResearchers report how they have expanded their design theory to allow Geckskin to adhere powerfully to a wider variety of surfaces found in most homes such as drywall, and wood.
Apr 18th, 2014
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Researchers develop system that could one day peer into the atomic structure of individual molecules.
Apr 18th, 2014
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New research finds that impurities can hurt performance - or possibly provide benefits - in a key superconductive material that is expected to find use in a host of applications, including future particle colliders. The size of the impurities determines whether they help or hinder the material's performance.
Apr 18th, 2014
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A significant breakthrough could revolutionize surgical practice and regenerative medicine. A team of researchers has just demonstrated that the principle of adhesion by aqueous solutions of nanoparticles can be used in vivo to repair soft-tissue organs and tissues.
Apr 18th, 2014
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Researchers have shown how to switch a particular transition metal oxide, a lanthanum nickelate, from a metal to an insulator by making the material less than a nanometer thick.
Apr 17th, 2014
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Researchers have hit on a novel method to help kidney stone sufferers ensure they receive the correct and most effective treatment possible.
Apr 17th, 2014
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