Solving 80-year-old mystery, chemist discovers way to isolate single-crystal ice surfaces
Breakthrough promises insights into climate, environment and age-old riddles, such as why no two snowflakes are alike.
Oct 30th, 2015
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Application of light-switched magnets within reach
A minuscule antenna which focuses a bundle of light is a technological development that has suddenly brought light-enabled magnetic storage of data within reach.
Oct 30th, 2015
Read moreGraphene-based sensor chip 200 times more sensitive than silicon
Researchers have developed a new material that can potentially replace the silicon widely used in sensor chips in appliances, paving the way for smaller and cheaper electronic products.
Oct 30th, 2015
Read moreNanotechnology - the new alchemy
Alchemy left the mainstream centuries ago, but one of its core concepts, transmuting the elements, is experiencing a revival in nanotechnology.
Oct 30th, 2015
Read moreNew design using graphene points a path to the 'ultimate' battery
Scientists have developed a working laboratory demonstrator of a lithium-oxygen battery which has very high energy density, is more than 90% efficient, and, to date, can be recharged more than 2000 times, showing how several of the problems holding back the development of these devices could be solved.
Oct 30th, 2015
Read moreSingle-agent theranostic nanoplatform offers significant new tool to fight cancer
Scientists announced an important advance in the field of cancer imaging and phototherapy, using a single-agent system that may ultimately change the efficacy of cancer surgery and treatment around the world.
Oct 30th, 2015
Read moreBiosensor for detecting proteins made entirely of a protein
Researchers have successfully constructed a fluorescent biosensor for serum albumin by carefully connecting the two color variants of a green fluorescent protein to the antigen binding fragment of an antibody.
Oct 30th, 2015
Read moreA new study and a project to investigate bioinspired materials
Being all in one piece is not always a good strategy for resisting external strain. Biological tissues are well aware of it: they tend to crack simultaneously and gradually in several places, rather than catastrophically in one place only. This makes them particularly resistant. Researchers conducted a theoretical study that explains the mechanism underlying this phenomenon, which was experimentally observed in epithelial cell cultures.
Oct 30th, 2015
Read moreNew catalyst features unsurpassed selectivity
A newly developed features unprecedented selectivity and a conversion rate nearly twice that of conventional catalysts.
Oct 30th, 2015
Read moreNewly developed cell transplantation delivery method could treat traumatic brain injury
Applying magnetic field to stem cells labeled with iron oxide nanoparticles helps guide cells to TBI site.
Oct 29th, 2015
Read moreNovel nanoparticles for image-guided phototherapy could improve ovarian cancer treatments
Scientists are investigating a biodegradable nanomedicine that can selectively destroy ovarian cancer cells left behind after surgery. These findings are a step forward in the development of targeted therapies for hard-to-treat cancers.
Oct 29th, 2015
Read moreNovel antibacterial glasses prevent the infections associated with surgical implants
A recent study has demonstrated the ability of three glass coatings to control peri-implant infection and subsequent disease.
Oct 29th, 2015
Read moreExploring nanodevices in real-time
New atomic-scale study aims to discover the mechanical behavior of nanodevices through direct, real-time observation.
Oct 29th, 2015
Read moreAtomic-resolution microscopy answers longstanding questions about lithium-rich cathode material
Scientists unravel structural ambiguities in lithium-rich transition metal oxides.
Oct 29th, 2015
Read moreScientists predict behaviour of charge currents in graphene
A physicist has devised a new method that can realistically predict the behaviour of electric currents as they pass through materials.
Oct 29th, 2015
Read moreNanotechnology could spur new heart treatment for arrthymia
A new nanoparticle could be the key to a targeted therapy for cardiac arrhythmia, a condition that causes the heart to beat erratically and can lead to heart attack and stroke.
Oct 28th, 2015
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