By carefully incorporating strands of custom DNA into different layers of flexible films, researchers can force those films to bend, curl and even flip over by introducing the right DNA cue. They could also reverse these changes by way of different DNA cues.
Nov 18th, 2016
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What about putting your logo on LED lamp to project the picture on the wall? Or do you want your money to shine in different nano-colours depending on the value? With a new method this is possible.
Nov 18th, 2016
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A new technique grabs images of chemical processes that happen faster than most laboratory cameras are able to capture them.
Nov 18th, 2016
Read moreA team of mechanical engineers has successfully used acoustic waves to move fluids through small channels at the nanoscale. The breakthrough is a first step toward the manufacturing of small, portable devices that could be used for drug discovery and microrobotics applications.
Nov 18th, 2016
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A lattice of magnetic vortices can be created or destroyed simply by applying an electric field.
Nov 18th, 2016
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Researchers have succeeded in breaking two novel records while experimenting with so-called twisted particles of light.
Nov 17th, 2016
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A team of physicists has determined why other scientists have been unable to replicate a highly influential thermoelectricity study published in a prestigious, peer-reviewed journal.
Nov 17th, 2016
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Scientists report a new development in this growing niche: solar smart windows that can turn opaque on demand and even power other devices.
Nov 17th, 2016
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Microscopic analysis of blue tarantula inspires production of nanostructures - bright colors that are independent of the viewing angle for textile, packaging, and cosmetic industries.
Nov 17th, 2016
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A skin-like biomedical technology that uses a mesh of conducting nanowires and a thin layer of elastic polymer might bring new electronic bandages that monitor biosignals for medical applications and provide therapeutic stimulation through the skin.
Nov 16th, 2016
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Scientists have taught two different emerging classes of nano-scopic microwave signal oscillators, which can be used as future spintronic neurons, to sing in unison with their neighbours.
Nov 16th, 2016
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A review of the advances made towards the confinement of chemical reactions within small droplets. The focus of the article falls to tip-assisted chemistry.
Nov 16th, 2016
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Researchers have developed a new dry adhesive that bonds in extreme temperatures - a quality that could make the product ideal for space exploration and beyond.
Nov 16th, 2016
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The world's fastest simulator can simulate quantum mechanical dynamics of a large number of particles interacting with each other within one billionths of a second.
Nov 16th, 2016
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Insight into the role of a three-ring ligand may improve palladium-catalyzed reactions used for synthesizing organic products.
Nov 16th, 2016
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These theoretical results will allow scientists to design nanodevices with extraordinary features for use in optoelectronics.
Nov 16th, 2016
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