New research shows that the majority of consumers will accept the presence of nanotechnology or genetic modification technology in foods - but only if the technology enhances the nutrition or improves the safety of the food.
Dec 2nd, 2014
Read moreIn a step toward understanding the factors that influence how nanotubes form, researchers have succeeded in filming them when they are only a few atoms old. These nanotube 'baby pictures' give crucial insight into how they germinate and grow, potentially opening the way for scientists to create them en masse with just the properties that they want.
Dec 2nd, 2014
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An energy-efficient heating system frees wind turbines from the ice in a matter of seconds. It is only switched on when water freezes.
Dec 2nd, 2014
Read moreA team of scientists has revealed how certain harmful bacteria drill into our cells to kill them. Their study shows how bacterial 'nanodrills' assemble themselves on the outer surfaces of our cells, and includes the first movie of how they then punch holes in the cells' outer membranes.
Dec 2nd, 2014
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Bisher haben Amyloid-Proteinkomplexe vor allem als mutmaßliche Alzheimer-Auslöser eher unliebsame Bekanntheit erlangt. Biochemiker und Molekularbiologen aus Ulm und Jena haben nun entdeckt, dass sich diese Komplexe aufgrund ihrer Molekülstruktur aber auch nützlich machen können.
Dec 2nd, 2014
Read moreResearchers presented a new method to characterize porosity parameters and the size of holes in nanofibers by taking images and 3-D processing.
Dec 2nd, 2014
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Scientists explore adaptive optical imaging.
Dec 1st, 2014
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Figuring out the necessary composition and internal structure to create the unusual properties of metamaterials is a challenge but new research, borrowing concepts from binary computing, presents a way of simplifying things.
Dec 1st, 2014
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Scientists are working to develop next-generation insulation materials for freezers, refrigerated trucks, buildings and other heating and cooling applications.
Dec 1st, 2014
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Nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamonds could be used to construct vital components for quantum computers. But hitherto it has been impossible to read optically written information from such systems electronically. Using a graphene layer, researchers have now implemented just such a read unit.
Dec 1st, 2014
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Researchers have developed a new form of 'rubber-like' glass which may have applications in high temperature or strongly oxidative environments.
Dec 1st, 2014
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Electrolyte of excellent electrochemical stability and high efficiency - promising potential for the development of new types of batteries.
Dec 1st, 2014
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Scientists have produced a three-dimensional structure with long-range magnetic order by combining a two-dimensional layer magnet and a one-dimensional columnar magnetic system. In the resulting pillared layer framework, the pillars determine the interactions between individual layers, enabling spontaneous magnetization.
Dec 1st, 2014
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Researchers test graphene for suitability in body armor, spacecraft protection.
Dec 1st, 2014
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A vortex of electrons provides unprecedented information on magnetic quantum states in solids.
Nov 28th, 2014
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The resolution of scanning tunnelling microscopes can be improved dramatically by attaching small molecules or atoms to their tip. The resulting images were the first to show the geometric structure of molecules and have generated a lot of interest among scientists over the last few years.
Nov 28th, 2014
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