Researchers have designed and developed hybrid gold-silica nanoparticles, which are turning out to be genuine therapeutic 'Swiss Army knives'. Tested in mice and on cultured human cells, they make it possible to combine two forms of tumor treatment and three imaging techniques.
Feb 6th, 2015
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The efficiency of plastic solar cells can be doubled or tripled if an extra solvent is added during the production process, comparable with the role of baking powder in dough mixture. Exactly how this works has been unclear for the last ten years.
Feb 6th, 2015
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Researchers discover a new path to explore the terrain of nanoscale thermodynamics.
Feb 6th, 2015
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New technique could use tiny diamond defects to reveal unprecedented detail of molecular structures.
Feb 6th, 2015
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Exotic new materials called 'ferromagnetic topological insulators' were supposed to be the next big thing, offering potential breakthroughs in electronics and new insights into the physics of solids - but it hasn't happened. Researchers have found out that tinkering with the materials to make the insulators work has actually introduced a disorder that spoils the desired effects.
Feb 6th, 2015
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A novel approach to growing nanowires promises a new means of control over their light-emitting and electronic properties. Scientists demonstrated a new growth technique that uses specially engineered catalysts.
Feb 6th, 2015
Read moreHydrogels are materials that are commonly used in everyday objects such as contact lenses or diapers, in order to control humidity. However, chemical engineers developed a new technology based on thermosensitive nanoparticles (nano-hydrogels) to use these materials in the field of biomedicine, as an alternative to achieve controlled release of anticancer drugs.
Feb 5th, 2015
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In the world of single atoms and molecules governed by chaotic fluctuations, is the spontaneous formation of Turing patterns possible - the same ones that are responsible for the irregular yet periodic shapes of the stripes on zebras' bodies? A team of physicists has for the first time demonstrated that such a process can not only occur, but can also be used for potentially very interesting applications.
Feb 5th, 2015
Read moreA theoretical study shows that strong ties between light and organic matter at the nanoscale open the door to modifying these coupled systems' optical, electronic or chemical properties.
Feb 5th, 2015
Read moreNew understanding of electron behaviour at the tips of carbon nanocones could help provide candidates for use as a novel probe in atomic force microscopy.
Feb 5th, 2015
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The 'Nanorama Laboratory', an interactive online tool on the safe handling of nanoma-terials, is now available in English.
Feb 5th, 2015
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Researchers present a one-step, alternative, rapid, and scalable spray-drying synthesis of Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) nanocrystals coated with organic polymers with enhanced hydrolytic stabilities.
Feb 5th, 2015
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Discovery of Josephson Junctions generated in atomic-layered superconductors.
Feb 4th, 2015
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One of the latest advances in soft robotics is a flexible, microscopic hand-like gripper. The development could help doctors perform remotely guided surgical procedures or perform biopsies.
Feb 4th, 2015
Read moreNegative capacitance in ferroelectric materials had only been predicted theoretically until now.
Feb 4th, 2015
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'Super microscope' reveals unexpected variety of shapes.
Feb 4th, 2015
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