Sensing technology takes a quantum leap with photonics research
Funding approved for levitated optomechanics project.
Aug 9th, 2017
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Precisely cutting carbon nanotubes
Scientists demonstrate how multiwalled carbon nanotubes with controllable sizes are cut precisely along the radial direction, and the structural evolution is efficiently investigated through a combination of geometry phase analysis and first-principle calculation.
Aug 9th, 2017
Read moreAssembling nanomachines in bacteria
A new study reveals how a specific structure in flagellum and injectisome, the export gate complex, dynamically assembles and how preventing this assembly could make bacteria innocuous.
Aug 9th, 2017
Read moreScalable nanowire photonic crystals
Researchers demonstrate the bottom-up synthesis of InGaN nanowire photonic crystals with precisely controlled size, spacing, and morphology, which can serve as the fundamental building blocks of a new generation of photonic crystal devices and systems.
Aug 9th, 2017
Read moreTiny terahertz laser could be used for imaging, chemical detection
New design boosts the power output of the best-performing chip-scale terahertz laser by 80 percent.
Aug 8th, 2017
Read moreResearchers crack code to produce Mother Nature's dictionary of atomic structures
Machine learning could be key to producing stronger, less corrosive metals.
Aug 8th, 2017
Read moreBeyond graphene: scientists are creating an atomic 'Lego set' of 2D wonder materials
There are so many 2D materials with such a wide variety of properties that we can effectively use them to design and build new 3D materials with the exact characteristics we want.
Aug 8th, 2017
Read moreResearchers discover potentially harmful nanoparticles produced through burning coal
Environmental scientists have discovered that the burning of coal produces incredibly small airborne particles of a highly unusual form of titanium oxide with the potential to be toxic to humans.
Aug 8th, 2017
Read moreDevelopment of molecular container with caps that can regulate uptake/release of objects
Researchers designed and synthesized a novel macrocyclic host molecule, a metallohost, structurally similar to a crown ether, but with caps.
Aug 8th, 2017
Read moreHow to manipulate the properties of carbon nanostructures
Scientists are investigating the properties of hybrid systems consisting of carbon nanostructures and a dye.
Aug 8th, 2017
Read moreLike a game of 'spot the difference' for disease-prone versus healthy people
The change in behaviour of natural nanoparticles, called lipoproteins, under pressure could provide new insights to better understand the genesis of high cholesterol and atherosclerosis.
Aug 8th, 2017
Read moreMaking an ultra-small silicon 'chip'
A new polymer, created with a structure inspired by crystalline silicon, may make it easier to build better computers and solar cells.
Aug 8th, 2017
Read moreScientists study the self-assembly of protein building into protein cages with possible applications in nanotechnology
A multidisciplinary team of mathematicians, theoretical physicists, chemists and biochemists came together to study the self-assembly of protein building into protein cages with possible applications in nanotechnology and synthetic biology.
Aug 8th, 2017
Read moreNew solid nanomaterial lubricant shown to reduce friction and wear on steel surfaces
Researchers have created a new type of non-liquid lubricant that has been shown to reduce friction and wear significantly under the extreme conditions found in various applications, from air compressors to missile systems.
Aug 8th, 2017
Read moreNanocrystalline LEDs: Red, green, yellow, blue...
The color of the light emitted by an LED can be tuned by altering the size of their semiconductor crystals. Researchers have now found a clever and economical way of doing just that, which lends itself to industrial-scale production.
Aug 7th, 2017
Read moreGold specks raise hopes for better cancer treatments
A tiny medical device containing gold specks could boost the effects of cancer medication and reduce its harm, research suggests.
Aug 7th, 2017
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