In nature, biological functions are often carried out in tiny protective shells known as microcompartments. Researchers at Northwestern University have recently developed a method to recreate these shapes in artificial microcompartments created in the lab.
Dec 12th, 2012
Read moreResearchers at The Open University have devised a new method to understand the processes that happen when atoms cool which could lead to new materials for superconducting power grids and widespread use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
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Electronic devices become smaller, lighter, faster and more powerful with each passing year. Currently, however, electronics such as cell phones, tablets, laptops, etc., are rigid. But what if they could be made bendable or stretchy?
Dec 12th, 2012
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Researchers have mapped the precise 3-D atomic structure of a thin protein filament critical for cells in the inner ear and calculated the force necessary to pull it apart.
Dec 12th, 2012
Read moreA glass plate with a nanoscale roughness could be a simple way for scientists to capture and study the circulating tumor cells that carry cancer around the body through the bloodstream.
Dec 11th, 2012
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Extract of madder plant works as environmentally friendly lithium-ion cathode.
Dec 11th, 2012
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World-first UHF IGZO Schottky diode is breakthrough achievement towards low-cost passive thin-film RFID tags.
Dec 11th, 2012
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Researchers combine computational and experimental methods to understand the arrangement of atoms in solids.
Dec 11th, 2012
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At this week's IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM 2012), imec addressed key challenges of scaling beyond silicon-channel finFETs.
Dec 11th, 2012
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An insight into the properties of fullerene is set to open the door to a new class of electronic acceptors which can be used to build better and cheaper organic solar cells.
Dec 11th, 2012
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Berkeley Lab researchers develop real-time CT-scan test rig for ceramic composites at ultrahigh temperatures.
Dec 11th, 2012
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Today, the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology partnered with Make-A-Wish Foundation Singapore to make a young girl's dream come true.
Dec 11th, 2012
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Imec announces that it has developed an ultra-thin hybrid floating gate cell with demonstrated functionality.
Dec 11th, 2012
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A decade ago, a British philosopher put forth the notion that the universe we live in might in fact be a computer simulation run by our descendants. While that seems far-fetched, perhaps even incomprehensible, a team of physicists at the University of Washington has come up with a potential test to see if the idea holds water.
Dec 10th, 2012
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A North Carolina State University researcher has taken a "snapshot" of the way particles combine to form carbon-12, the element that makes all life on Earth possible. And the picture looks like a bent arm.
Dec 10th, 2012
Read moreA nanomaterial engineered by researchers at Duke can help regulate chloride levels in nerve cells that contribute to chronic pain, epilepsy, and traumatic brain injury.
Dec 10th, 2012
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