The remarkable, rubber-like protein that enables dragonflies, grasshoppers and other insects to flap their wings, jump and chirp has major potential uses in medicine.
Posted: Jul 31st, 2013
Read moreThree Bourns College of Engineering professors at the University of California, Riverside have received a three-year, $360,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to further study the thermal properties of graphene, which is expected to lead to new approaches for the removal of heat from advanced electronic and optoelectronic devices.
Posted: Jul 31st, 2013
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Scientists have discovered a way to create simultaneous images of both the magnetic and the electric domain structures in ferromagnetic/ferroelectric multilayer materials.
Posted: Jul 31st, 2013
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Nano compounds with ultra low thermal conductivity can be made with stable and predictable structures.
Posted: Jul 31st, 2013
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Researchers at EPFL can now observe biomolecule interactions in a sample of water in real time; A major step for medicine.
Posted: Jul 31st, 2013
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For the first time, the scientists have created self-integrating nanowires whose position, length and direction can be fully controlled.
Posted: Jul 31st, 2013
Read moreWhen it comes to carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in the soil, recent research at Texas Tech University shows that the new materials do not affect the sorption of the toxic part of oil called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).
Posted: Jul 31st, 2013
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Researchers have discovered, in theory, the possibility of creating large, hollow magnetic cage molecules that could one day be used in medicine as a drug delivery system to non-invasively treat tumors, and in other emerging technologies.
Posted: Jul 31st, 2013
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Tiny silicon crystals caused no health problems in monkeys three months after large doses were injected, marking a step forward in the quest to bring such materials into clinics as biomedical imaging agents, according to a new study.
Posted: Jul 31st, 2013
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Working with ultrathin membranes of the semiconductor indium arsenide, a team of researchers at the Berkeley Lab has discovered a quantum unit of photon absorption that should be general to all 2D semiconductors, including compound semiconductors of the III-V family that are favored for solar films and optoelectronic devices.
Posted: Jul 31st, 2013
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Chemists have developed a new method for parallel protein analysis that is, in principle, capable of identifying hundreds or even thousands of different proteins. It could be used to detect the presence of viruses and identify their type in tiny samples.
Posted: Jul 31st, 2013
Read moreSensitive measurements of lubricant transfer in hard disk drives will aid the design of more stable and compact components
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Multi-armed polymers with dual fluorescent and magnetic imaging capabilities boost the resolution of cancer detection tools.
Posted: Jul 31st, 2013
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A superglue polymerization strategy that fortifies encapsulated 'liquid marble' water droplets also strengthens their market potential.
Posted: Jul 31st, 2013
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Experiments and numerical simulations show that miniaturized ultra-small platinum cylinders weaken when their constituents are reduced in number.
Posted: Jul 31st, 2013
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A new technique for depositing silver onto clothing fibres could open up huge opportunities in wearable electronics.
Posted: Jul 30th, 2013
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