'Radical' new approach to connecting carbon atoms
Scientists have devised an innovative approach to form valuable carbon-carbon bonds from ubiquitous but traditionally unreactive carbon-hydrogen bonds.
Oct 18th, 2016
Read moreScientists have devised an innovative approach to form valuable carbon-carbon bonds from ubiquitous but traditionally unreactive carbon-hydrogen bonds.
Oct 18th, 2016
Read moreSeveral peptides have an antibacterial effect - but they are broken down in the human body too quickly to exert this effect. Empa researchers have now succeeded in encasing peptides in a protective coat, which could prolong their life in the human body.
Oct 18th, 2016
Read moreResearchers have succeeded in developing porous acupuncture needles that offer enhanced therapeutic properties by applying nanotechnology on the acupuncture needles for the first time in the world.
Oct 17th, 2016
Read moreA new type of atomic force microscope (AFM) uses nanowires as tiny sensors. Unlike standard AFM, the device with a nanowire sensor enables measurements of both the size and direction of forces.
Oct 17th, 2016
Read moreScientists have developed a simpler process for creating such lasers, with comparable performance and better efficiency.
Oct 17th, 2016
Read moreResearchers describe a novel light-activated phenomenon that could become the basis for applications as diverse as microscopic robotic grippers, more efficient solar cells, and optical telecommunications systems.
Oct 17th, 2016
Read moreVery tiny plastic particles of micro and nano size are difficult to measure in the environment to assess exposure risks. Researchers now provide the first mechanistic modelling study on the behaviour and fate of nano- and microplastic in surface waters.
Oct 17th, 2016
Read moreMedicine, mobile phones, computers and clothes could all be enhanced using the process for making paint, according to researchers.
Oct 17th, 2016
Read moreResearchers have determined that the surface texture of gallium nitride (GaN) materials can influence the health of nearby cells. The work is significant because GaN is a material of interest for developing new devices that can control cellular behavior.
Oct 14th, 2016
Read moreScientists have developed a software package called Knodle to determine an atom's hybridization, bond orders and functional groups' annotation in molecules.
Oct 14th, 2016
Read moreScientists have demonstrated infrared imaging of an organic semiconductor known for its electronics capabilities, revealing key nanoscale details about the nature of its crystal shapes and orientations, and defects that also affect its performance.
Oct 14th, 2016
Read moreMethod for moving fluids on a surface may find uses in condensers, microfluidics, and de-icing.
Oct 14th, 2016
Read moreLess than a micrometre thin, bendable and giving all the colours that a regular LED display does, it still needs ten times less energy than a Kindle tablet.
Oct 14th, 2016
Read moreIn a new paper, researchers describe in great detail how to fabricate and use transparent graphene neural electrode arrays in applications in electrophysiology, fluorescent microscopy, optical coherence tomography, and optogenetics.
Oct 13th, 2016
Read moreSilver nanoparticles have a wide array of uses, one of which is to treat drinking water for harmful bacteria and viruses. But do silver nanoparticles also kill off potentially beneficial bacteria or cause other harmful effects to water-based ecosystems? A new paper says that is not the case.
Oct 13th, 2016
Read moreScientists have managed to characterize theoretically the behavior of water in close vicinity to a superhydrophobic surface. Not only that, but also they have verified the analytical theory by experiment with an unprecedented precision.
Oct 13th, 2016
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