Detecting gases wirelessly and cheaply (w/video)
New sensor can transmit information on hazardous chemicals or food spoilage to a smartphone.
Dec 8th, 2014
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Injectable 3D nano-vaccines could fight cancer and infectious diseases
New findings show programmable biomaterials can be delivered using needle injection to induce an immune response and fight deadly diseases.
Dec 8th, 2014
Read moreSolid-state proteins maximize the intensity of fluorescent-protein-based lasers
The same research team that developed the first laser based on a living cell has shown that use of fluorescent proteins in a solid form rather than in solution greatly increases the intensity of light produced, an accomplishment that takes advantage of natural protein structures surrounding the light-emitting portions of the protein molecules.
Dec 8th, 2014
Read moreBiomimetic dew harvesters
Understanding how a desert beetle harvests water from dew could improve drinking water collection in dew condensers.
Dec 8th, 2014
Read moreNanoparticle cluster manufacturing technique using DNA binding protein developed
Scientists have used the zinc finger protein to develop a new manufacturing technique for size-controllable magnetic nanoparticle clusters.
Dec 8th, 2014
Read moreLandmark discovery in gold nanorod instability
Scientists have discovered an instability in gold nanoparticles that is critical for their application in future technology.
Dec 8th, 2014
Read moreNanoscale spheres allow low-cost creation of 3-D nanostructures
Researchers have developed a new lithography technique that uses nanoscale spheres to create three-dimensional (3-D) structures with biomedical, electronic and photonic applications. The new technique is significantly less expensive than conventional methods and does not rely on stacking two-dimensional patterns to create 3-D structures.
Dec 8th, 2014
Read moreUnusual electronic state found in new class of unconventional superconductors
Finding gives scientists a new group of materials to explore to unlock secrets of some materials' ability to carry current with no energy loss.
Dec 8th, 2014
Read more45-year physics mystery shows a path to quantum transistors
An odd, iridescent material that's puzzled physicists for decades turns out to be an exotic state of matter that could open a new path to quantum computers and other next-generation electronics.
Dec 5th, 2014
Read moreNanoparticle cluster manufacturing technique using DNA binding protein
Scientists used the Zinc Finger protein to develop a new manufacturing technique for size-controllable magnetic nanoparticle clusters.
Dec 5th, 2014
Read moreNew technique offers spray-on solar power (w/video)
It may look more like Junk Yard Wars than high-tech, but a researcher's new design is the first step towards spray-on solar cells - bringing efficient, low-cost manufacturing of solar cells closer.
Dec 5th, 2014
Read moreX-ray laser allows to 'see' atomic changes in proteins with record resolution (w/video)
Scientists have proven a method that makes it possible to find the atomic structure of proteins in action by producing 'snapshots' of them with unprecedented spatial and temporal resolution.
Dec 5th, 2014
Read moreHigh efficiency electrodeposited ZnO-Nanowire/Cu2O photovoltaic devices
ZnO nanowire were used to expand the active layer in the Cu2O light-absorbing layer and in the highly resistive i-ZnO layer to reduce the recombination loss at the heterointerface of ZnO/Cu2O photovoltaic devices.
Dec 5th, 2014
Read moreHigh photosensitivity few-layered MoSe2 back-gated field-effect phototransistors
Researchers have fabricated back-gated field-effect phototransistors made of MoSe2 crystals having a thickness of only twenty nanometers. The devices were fabricated by mechanical cleavage of MoSe2 crystals into few-layered flakes, followed by transfer onto a silicon wafer with pre-deposited titanium electrodes.
Dec 5th, 2014
Read moreUltrafast complex molecular simulations by 'cutting up molecules'
Scientists have developed an ultrafast quantum chemical method, which allows rapid and accurate simulations of complex molecular systems consisting of thousands of molecules.
Dec 5th, 2014
Read moreAtomic 'mismatch' creates nano 'dumbbells'
Researchers are closer to understanding the process by which nanoparticles made of more than one material - called heterostructured nanoparticles - form. This process, known as heterogeneous nucleation, is the same mechanism by which beads of condensation form on a windowpane.
Dec 5th, 2014
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