Sorting molecules with DNA robots
A DNA nanorobot is programmed to pick up and sort molecules into predefined regions.
Sep 14th, 2017
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Researchers revolutionize the atomic force microscope
Nanoscale probe combined with optical 'whispering gallery' makes the difference.
Sep 14th, 2017
Read moreFiltering molecules from the water or air with nanomembranes (w/video)
Physicists are producing and carrying out research on extra-thin foils.
Sep 14th, 2017
Read moreIn step toward controlling chemistry, physicists create a new molecule, atom by atom
Study paves the way for creating on and off buttons for chemical reactions.
Sep 14th, 2017
Read moreNanotechnology experts create first terahertz-speed polarization optical switch
Researchers have for the first time used optics rather than electronics to switch a nanometer-thick thin film device from completely dark to completely transparent, or light, at a speed of trillionths of a second.
Sep 14th, 2017
Read moreGraphene-wrapped nanocrystals make inroads toward next-gen fuel cells
Simulations and analysis provide new atomic-scale clues to material's enhanced hydrogen storage properties.
Sep 14th, 2017
Read morePhysicists predict nonmetallic half-metallicity
Scientists have demonstrated a theoretical mechanism for achieving half-metallicity that requires no transition metal atoms. This possibility would have a number of useful applications, including in implantable devices.
Sep 14th, 2017
Read moreThe self-healing powers of pure gold
Materials with a shape memory so far have had to be composed of various components in a painstaking process but scientists now discovered self-healing powers of pure gold.
Sep 14th, 2017
Read moreNew grant to advance possible nanotechnology metastatic breast cancer treatment in record time
A team of researchers and clinicians received two grants totaling over $15.7 million to accelerate a possible nanomedicine treatment for metastatic breast cancer.
Sep 14th, 2017
Read moreScientists map key DNA protein complex at near-atomic resolution
Achievement using cryo-electron microscopy aids gene research and drug development.
Sep 13th, 2017
Read moreQuantum sensors decipher magnetic ordering in a new semiconducting material
For the first time, physicists have successfully imaged spiral magnetic ordering in a multiferroic material. These materials are considered highly promising candidates for future data storage media.
Sep 13th, 2017
Read moreArtificial nanowire 'skin' gives robotic hand a sense of touch
A team of researchers has reported a breakthrough in stretchable electronics that can serve as an artificial skin, allowing a robotic hand to sense the difference between hot and cold, while also offering advantages for a wide range of biomedical devices.
Sep 13th, 2017
Read moreImaging how magnetism goes surfing
Using advanced dynamic imaging, researchers have been able to visualise deformation (sound) waves in crystals and measured the effect on nanomagnetic elements.
Sep 13th, 2017
Read moreNanosensors taste fat in live cells
Newly developed nanosensors can measure lipids, or fat molecules, in special compartments within live cells. These sensors have important implications for the development of new therapies to treat many diseases.
Sep 13th, 2017
Read moreFirst look at a living cell membrane
Neutrons provide the solution to nanoscale examination of living cell membrane and confirm the existence of lipid rafts.
Sep 13th, 2017
Read moreTest strips for cancer detection get upgraded with nanoparticle bling
Platinum-decorated gold nanoparticles with dual functionalities for ultrasensitive colorimetric in vitro diagnostics.
Sep 13th, 2017
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