How to optimize high-speed atomic force microscopy experiments on live cell membranes, so that moving objects like molecules can be properly followed from frame to frame.
Jun 29th, 2022
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Scientists have published a review article on the facile synthesis of nanosheet materials with precise regular nanoscale pores.
Jun 29th, 2022
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Polymer-based fabrication of nanofibers with tunable properties takes wearables to the next level.
Jun 28th, 2022
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Inspired by battlefield medicine, this antimicrobial food wrap could reduce food waste and foodborne illness.
Jun 28th, 2022
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An overview of the state of the art of the field and of the current challenges being faced in the development of non-volatile memories in general and, specifically, of those employing spintronic mechanisms such as spin-transfer torque and spin-orbit torque.
Jun 27th, 2022
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Physicists have succeeded in manipulating the energy-level structure in an ultra-thin sample in such a way that this semiconductor, which normally has a low luminescence yield, began to emit light.
Jun 27th, 2022
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An original approach to mass-producing low-cost solar cell foundation blocks could lead to the wide adoption of solar panels made from perovskite ink.
Jun 27th, 2022
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Researchers develop a novel microfluidic chip that can detect very small concentrations of dissolved contaminants using just 100-picoliter sized samples. By using a terahertz point source, the detection area can be made very small.
Jun 27th, 2022
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Scientists have developed a new method to assess on a large scale the three-dimensional structure of the human genome, or how the genome folds.
Jun 25th, 2022
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Scientists describe a breakthrough material - a soft, semiconducting carbon-based polymer - that can provide unique advantages over the inorganic semiconductors currently found in conventional silicon transistors.
Jun 24th, 2022
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The migration of carbon atoms on the surface of graphene was recently measured for the first time. Although the atoms move too swiftly to be directly observed with an electron microscope, their effect on the stability of the material can now be determined indirectly while the material is heated on a microscopic hot plate.
Jun 24th, 2022
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Scientists investigated the thermal stability of gold nanoparticles covered by a platinum shell.
Jun 24th, 2022
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A novel Raman chemical sensor made from a gold mesh.
Jun 24th, 2022
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Researchers create first heat-tolerant, stable fibers from wet-spinning process.
Jun 23rd, 2022
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Engineers expand the capabilities of these ultrasensitive nanoscale detectors, with potential uses for quantum computing and biological sensing.
Jun 23rd, 2022
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The new nanoparticles effectively stop the growth and spread of ovarian and liver tumors in mice. The system offers a new path forward for the use of the gene editing tool known as CRISPR-Cas9 in cancer treatment.
Jun 23rd, 2022
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