The latest DNA nanodevices - including a robot with movable arms, a book that opens and closes, a switchable gear, and an actuator - may be intriguing in their own right, but that's not the point. They demonstrate a breakthrough in the science of using DNA as a programmable building material for nanometer-scale structures and machines.
Mar 26th, 2015
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Researchers describe methods for making nanoribbons and nanoplates from a compound called silicon telluride. The materials are pure, p-type semiconductors (positive charge carriers) that could be used in a variety of electronic and optical devices.
Mar 26th, 2015
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In biology, materials science and the energy sciences, structural information provides important insights into the understanding of matter. The link between a structure and its properties can suggest new avenues for designed improvements of synthetic materials or provide new fundamental insights in biology and medicine at the molecular level.
Mar 26th, 2015
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A new theory gives new insights into the transport of liquid flowing along the surface under applied electric field.
Mar 26th, 2015
Read moreNanoparticles are specifically adapted to the particular application by Small Molecule Surface Modification (SMSM). Thereby surfaces of workpieces or mouldings are expected to exhibit several different functions at one and the same time.
Mar 26th, 2015
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A plastic used in filters and tubing has an unusual trait: It can produce electricity when pulled or pressed. This ability has been used in small ways, but now researchers are coaxing fibers of the material to make even more electricity for a wider range of applications from green energy to 'artificial muscles'.
Mar 26th, 2015
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Researchers have created new structures that exploit the electromechanical properties of specific nanofibers to stretch to up to seven times their length, while remaining tougher than Kevlar.
Mar 26th, 2015
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Scientists presented the first spin-controlled oxygen adsorption experiment indicating that the rate of surface oxidation is strongly affected by the electron spin of oxygen.
Mar 26th, 2015
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New types of membrane adsorbers remove unwanted particles from water and also, at the same time, dissolved substances such as the hormonally active bis-phenol A or toxic lead. To do this, researchers imbed selective adsorber particles in filtration membranes.
Mar 26th, 2015
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Incorporating gold nanoparticles helps optimise treatment carrier size and stability to improve delivery of cancer treatment to cells.
Mar 26th, 2015
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Nanoscientists study xenograft models of breast cancer and ovarian cancer.
Mar 25th, 2015
Read moreScientists have created a new chemical process that makes use of the widely available rare-earth metal cerium to improve the manufacture of nylon.
Mar 25th, 2015
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Researchers have demonstrated an energy-efficient desalination technology that uses a porous membrane made of strong, slim graphene.
Mar 25th, 2015
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Result could make atomic clocks more accurate.
Mar 25th, 2015
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The breakthrough findings allow better understanding of the counterintuitive behaviour of water at the molecular scale and are important for development of more efficient technologies including filtration, desalination and distillation.
Mar 25th, 2015
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Researchers are using viral-biotemplating to make nanostructure coatings for studying their ability to enhance water boiling efficiency.
Mar 25th, 2015
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