Scientists have converted a breast milk protein into an artificial virus that kills bacteria by creating bullet holes in the membrane that surrounds and protects the bacteria.
Jan 20th, 2016
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A special metal oxide glass can help protect living cells by absorbing and blocking damaging ultraviolet rays.
Jan 20th, 2016
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Researchers have described, for the first time the way small clusters of silver metal set weak interactions with other organic molecules.
Jan 20th, 2016
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A new method enables isolation and sorting of semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes with little damage and at high purity.
Jan 20th, 2016
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Scientists describe their design and synthesis of a special amorphous state of nanoparticulate iron, which can locally release reactive iron species in the acidic and hydrogen peroxide rich environment of cancer cells, providing new possibilities for theranostics and chemodynamic therapies.
Jan 20th, 2016
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A new 3D microprinting process allows scientists to easily manufacture tiny, complex metal components.
Jan 20th, 2016
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Researchers create first multiple Aantennae model of Photosystem II.
Jan 20th, 2016
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Small voltage can flip thin film between two crystal states - one metallic, one semiconducting.
Jan 20th, 2016
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Researchers used numerical simulations to demonstrate that energy dissipation and decoherence, which were thought to reduce solar cell efficiency, are counterintuitively helpful for the development of more efficient photovoltaics, offering a new guide to finding efficient photovoltaic materials.
Jan 20th, 2016
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Scientists have developed a sheet of graphene material with minuscule holes in it that they could then place on a gold substrate. The holes allow molecules to attach to the gold exactly where the scientists want them, creating patterns that control the physical shape and electronic properties of nanoscale devices.
Jan 20th, 2016
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Researchers built a GaN power-switching device, approximately one-fifth the width of a human hair, that could support 2,000 volts of electricity.
Jan 20th, 2016
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Metamaterials can be used to manipulate light for a range of applications, but often require complicated three-dimensional structures with features as small as a few tens of nanometers. Now, researchers have constructed a simpler, two-dimensional metasurface for state-of-the-art high-transmission light manipulation.
Jan 20th, 2016
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Bio-inspired algorithms enable a pattern of thousands of nanoscale holes into metal films for high-tech optical security.
Jan 20th, 2016
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Frequency conversion of light on a tiny scale is now possible thanks to a gold nanostructure containing miniscule gaps.
Jan 20th, 2016
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Scientists are studying what may seem paradoxical - certain defects in silicon solar cells may actually improve their performance.
Jan 19th, 2016
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The design of photo-bioelectrochemical cells based on native photosynthetic reaction is attracting substantial recent interest as a means for the conversion of solar light energy into electrical power.
Jan 19th, 2016
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