Researchers developed a paper-based test that requires only a small blood sample of 10 microliters. A blue dot glows on the strip if ST2 is present in the sample, and a green dot glows if it contains BNP.
May 24th, 2017
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An international research team has for the first time investigated the optical properties of three-dimensional nanoporous graphene. The experiments show that the plasmonic excitations in this new material can be precisely controlled by the pore size and by introducing atomic impurities.
May 24th, 2017
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A research team has performed the first-ever direct nanoscale examination of a living cell membrane. In doing so, it also resolved a long-standing debate by identifying tiny groupings of lipid molecules that are likely key to the cell's functioning.
May 24th, 2017
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Is it possible to watch at the level of single cells how fish embryos become trout, carp or salmon? Researchers have successfully combined two very advanced fluorescence microscopy techniques. The new high-resolution light microscope permits fascinating insights into a cell's interior.
May 24th, 2017
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Researchers report a new type of cathode, which could make lithium-oxygen batteries a practical option.
May 24th, 2017
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Nanomedicine has great potential to safely treat children's cancer. However, it is currently stymied by too little research. About two-thirds of research attention in nanomedicine therapeutics, of more 250 nanomedicine products, is focused on cancer. Yet this isn't translating into new cancer treatments for children coming to market.
May 24th, 2017
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After much speculation spanning a long period of time, one variant of the magneto-optical effect has now been demonstrated at for the first time.
May 24th, 2017
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In a new study, researchers used an X-ray scattering technique called Bragg coherent diffraction imaging to reconstruct in 3-D the size and shape of grain defects.
May 24th, 2017
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Researchers have succeeded in deriving a theoretical formula that quantitatively predicts the wetting and spreading behavior of droplets that collide with the flat surface of a solid material.
May 24th, 2017
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Scientists discovered that molecules on the surface of the drops were much more ordered than expected. Their surprising results pave the way to a better understanding of atmospheric, biological and geological processes.
May 24th, 2017
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A new physical model of protein evolution suggests a mechanical basis for the DNA map of functional proteins.
May 24th, 2017
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Researchers report high thermoelectric powers in one-dimensional crystals for practical low-temperature cooling.
May 24th, 2017
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A new type of nanocatalyst can result in the long-awaited commercial breakthrough for fuel cell cars.
May 24th, 2017
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High-resolution X-ray tomography reveals how butterflies form their iridescent wing scales.
May 23rd, 2017
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Finding could lead to better sensors for security and biomedical applications and improved solar cells.
May 23rd, 2017
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The new approach integrates two platform technologies to develop polymer-based nanotherapeutics that act directly on fat tissue and maintain weight loss.
May 23rd, 2017
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