Cell-free protein synthesis is potential lifesaver
The device uses microfabricated bioreactors to facilitate the on-demand production of therapeutic proteins for medicines and biopharmaceuticals.
Dec 29th, 2015
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Improving accuracy in genomic mapping with nanochannels
Researchers have improved a nanochannel-based form of mapping by using dynamic time-series data to measure the probability distribution, or how much genetic material separates two labels, based on whether the strands are stretched or compressed.
Dec 29th, 2015
Read moreThermal microscopy of single cells
Researchers explored whether it might be possible to tap into active thermography camera technology to create a sort of thermal microscope to produce heat maps of single cells to help them understand the thermal behavior of the cells or go a step even further by detecting diseased conditions at the sub-cell scale.
Dec 29th, 2015
Read moreDesigning the topology of ion nano-channels leads to cleaner fuels
An international group of scientists has developed ion-exchange synthetic membranes based on amphiphilic compounds that are able to convert the energy of chemical reactions into electrical current. The new development could potentially be used in fuel cells, and in separation and purification processes.
Dec 29th, 2015
Read moreSingle molecule detection of contaminants, explosives or diseases now possible
A technique to combine the ultrasensitivity of surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) with a slippery surface will make it feasible to detect single molecules of a number of chemical and biological species from gaseous, liquid or solid samples.
Dec 29th, 2015
Read moreNew acoustic technique reveals structural information in nanoscale materials
Researchers have developed a new nondestructive technique for investigating where and how phase transitions occur by examining the acoustic response at the nanoscale.
Dec 28th, 2015
Read moreUnderstanding the mechanism for generating electric current without energy consumption at room temperature
Researchers have identified the requirements for the development of new types of extremely low power consumption electric devices.
Dec 28th, 2015
Read moreSimultaneous detection of the polarities of hundreds of semiconducting nanowires
Scientists have developed a technique to determine the individual polarities of hundreds of semiconducting nanowires in a single, time-saving process.
Dec 28th, 2015
Read moreNano 'snow blowers' carve straight channels in semiconductor surfaces
Researchers report important addition to toolkit of 'self-assembly' methods eyed for making useful devices.
Dec 28th, 2015
Read moreNew silver metamaterial will help create an invisibility cloak and expedite computer processing
Researchers have proposed a two-dimensional metamaterial composed of silver elements, that refracts light in an unusual way.
Dec 28th, 2015
Read moreChoreographing the dance of electrons
Scientists have discovered how to manipulate electrons in thin semiconductors by encapsulating them in atomically thin materials and changing the electric field.
Dec 24th, 2015
Read moreInfrared encoding of images with metasurfaces
Researchers have recently demonstrated metamaterial resonators that allow emission in the infrared to be tuned through the geometry of the resonator.
Dec 24th, 2015
Read moreResearchers create exceptionally strong and lightweight new metal
Magnesium infused with dense silicon carbide nanoparticles could be used for airplanes, cars, mobile electronics and more.
Dec 24th, 2015
Read moreControlling the thermodynamics of light
Scientists offer a more generalized theoretical description of chemical potential (usually denoted by the Greek letter mu) for light and show how mu can be controlled and applied in a number of physics research areas.
Dec 23rd, 2015
Read moreScientists make advances toward affordable photoelectrochemical (PEC) production of hydrogen
Scientists took a different approach to the PEC process, which uses solar energy to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. The process requires special semiconductors, the PEC materials and catalysts to split the water.
Dec 23rd, 2015
Read moreOptoelectronic microprocessors built using existing chip manufacturing
High-performance prototype means chipmakers could now start building optoelectronic chips.
Dec 23rd, 2015
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