The largest particle accelerator in the world has a circumference of around 26 kilometres. Researchers are attempting to go to the other extreme by building the world's smallest machine of this kind - a particle accelerator that fits on a microchip.
Oct 10th, 2017
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Researchers are a step closer to harnessing single pulses of light called solitons, using tiny ring-shaped microresonators, in findings that could aid efforts to develop advanced sensors, high-speed optical communications and research tools.
Oct 9th, 2017
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Bacteria with synthetic gene circuit self-assemble to build working device with gold nanoparticles.
Oct 9th, 2017
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For the first time, scientists confirmed distinct regions in popular carbon capture and synthesis solvent.
Oct 9th, 2017
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New research invokes quantum mechanical processes that occur when two atomically thin materials are stacked together.
Oct 9th, 2017
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Researchers directly observe infinitely long wavelengths for the first time.
Oct 9th, 2017
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Researchers study chirality abundances of carbon nanotubes grown on floating liquid gallium droplets, which excludes the influence of catalyst features, and compared them with abundances grown on solid ruthenium nanoparticles.
Oct 9th, 2017
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In spite of medical advances, wound-related complications arising after operations can still be life-threatening. In order to avoid these complications in the future, researchers have developed a new nanoparticle-based tissue glue.
Oct 9th, 2017
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Using flexible conducting polymers and novel circuitry patterns printed on paper, researchers have demonstrated proof-of-concept wearable thermoelectric generators that can harvest energy from body heat to power simple biosensors for measuring heart rate, respiration or other factors.
Oct 9th, 2017
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By figuring out how to help solar cells capture more photons, a team of engineers unexpectedly improved the collision-avoidance systems of autonomous cars.
Oct 8th, 2017
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Using 3D-printing techniques, researchers have fabricated two types of 3D-printed MOF monoliths. The obtained structures were physically and structurally characterized and compared with the MOF powders.
Oct 7th, 2017
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The precious metal provides a nano solution for improving disease detection, defense and cybersecurity applications.
Oct 6th, 2017
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Scientists have discovered a new type of rare molecules whose properties can be controlled by changing the induction of an external magnetic field. These are paramagnetic molecules from the class porphyrins.
Oct 6th, 2017
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Physicists prove a 30-year-old theory - the even-denominator fractional quantum Hall state - and establish bilayer graphene as a promising platform that could lead to quantum computation.
Oct 6th, 2017
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Researchers have created a new ultralight silver nanowire aerogel that could lead to advances in fuel cells, energy storage, medical devices and electronics.
Oct 6th, 2017
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Scientists have conducted a study in the course of which it was found out that polymer and hybrid silica-coated microcapsules are more efficient in genome-editing when applying CRISPR-Cas9 system.
Oct 6th, 2017
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