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What challenges need to be overcome to make DNA chips more applicable as storage media

In the form of DNA, nature shows how data can be stored in a space-saving and long-term manner. However, developing DNA chips for computer technology is difficult.

Aug 24th, 2023

Graphene discovery could help generate cheaper and more sustainable hydrogen

Scientists finally solved the long-standing puzzle of why graphene is so much more permeable to protons than expected by theory.

Aug 23rd, 2023

Guiding the design of silicon devices with improved efficiency

With a new implementation of a computational methodology to accurately calculate AMR rates from first principles, scientists have provided the first comprehensive characterization of this important recombination process in silicon.

Aug 23rd, 2023

Listening to nanoscale earthquakes

Scientists present an exciting new way to listen to avalanches of atoms in crystals.

Aug 23rd, 2023

Nanogenerator powered smart food packaging

Researchers are developing a monitoring system to keep food shipments fresh, reduce waste and improve supply chain management.

Aug 22nd, 2023

'Topological gardening' to achieve unexpected spin transport

'Trimming' the edge-states of a topological insulator yields a new class of material featuring unconventional 'two way' edge transport in a new theoretical study.

Aug 22nd, 2023

Carbon nanotubes may play a significant role in binding atmospheric carbon dioxide

Researchers have developed a device that can be carbon-negative to produce a layered carbon structure, so-called carbon nano-onions, as well as carbon nanotubes and oxygen by the electrolysis of carbon dioxide.

Aug 21st, 2023

Nano-sized force sensor improves high-precision microscopy

An international team of researchers have recently established a tool they developed to study the mechanics of the cell. The tool can be used to study the inner forces of the cell, for example, the stretching of the nuclear membrane.

Aug 21st, 2023

Scientists develop efficient spray technique for bioactive materials

Scientists have devised a highly accurate method for creating coatings of biologically active materials for a variety of medical products. Such a technique could pave the way for a new era of transdermal medication, including shot-free vaccinations.

Aug 21st, 2023

Making big leaps in understanding nanoscale gaps

Researchers build structures from 2D materials and study how energy and charge move between layers for future devices.

Aug 18th, 2023

Microscopic transformations of electrocatalyst surfaces

Copper, essential for CO2 reduction to valuable chemicals like ethanol, benefits from a disordered surface arrangement, which can form spontaneously during the initial stages of electrocatalytic CO2 reduction, with CO causing this transformation.

Aug 18th, 2023

Novel nonlinear circuit to harvest clean power using graphene (w/video)

Researchers establish mathematically the design of a circuit capable of gathering energy from the heat of the earth and storing it in capacitors for later use.

Aug 18th, 2023

Magnonic computing: Faster spin waves could make novel computing systems possible

A new way of transmitting information is emerging from the field of magnonics: instead of electron exchange, the waves generated in magnetic media could be used for transmission.