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Nanostructures made of previously impossible material

How do you combine different elements in a crystal? Researchers have developed a method for incorporating previously unattainably high proportions of foreign atoms into crystals.

Mar 8th, 2018

For nanomedicine, cell sex matmonoclonal antibodies are crucial to fighting emerging infectious diseases

Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have shown promise in the fight against cancer and autoimmune diseases. They also may play a role in future battles against emerging infectious disease outbreaks.

Mar 8th, 2018

Researchers develop a new class of two-dimensional materials

New kinds of 'superlattices' could lead to improvements in electronics, from transistors to LEDs.

Mar 8th, 2018

Revolutionizing cancer research with nanodiamond

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is being revolutionized: With the nanodiamond the tumor tissue can be detected sooner and distinguished better from the healthy surrounding tissue.

Mar 8th, 2018

Researchers sew atomic lattices seamlessly together

Scientists have revealed a technique to 'sew' two patches of crystals seamlessly together at the atomic level to create atomically-thin fabrics.

Mar 8th, 2018

A new paradigm: Designing materials one atom at a time

New grant to develop molecular machines that self-replicate, producing pounds of 100-percent pure material.

Mar 8th, 2018

Physicists tune a spin diode

A team of physicists has offered a new design of a spin diode, placing the device between two kinds of antiferromagnetic materials. By adjusting the orientation of their antiferromagnetic axes, it is possible to change the resistance and the resonant frequency of the diode.

Mar 8th, 2018

New insights could pave the way for self-powered low energy devices

Scientists have discovered more details about the way certain materials hold a charge even after two surfaces separate, information that could help improve devices that leverage such energy as a power source.

Mar 7th, 2018

Dog's nose inspires new graphene gas sensor materials

Researchers report that they were able to mimic a dog's sniffer with graphene-based nanoscrolls.

Mar 7th, 2018

New approach to measuring stickiness could aid micro-device design

Engineers have devised a new method of measuring the stickiness of micro-scale surfaces. The technique could be useful in designing and building micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), devices with microscopic moving parts.

Mar 7th, 2018

Researcher makes bold move by releasing nanotechnology 'recipe'

In a rare move, a researcher is sharing his recipe for a new, more affordable way to make nanoparticles. This will empower any laboratory in the world to easily create similar nanoparticles and could lead to a whole new way of delivering biotherapeutic drugs and do it more quickly.