Researchers have created an atomic force microscope on a chip, dramatically shrinking the size of a high-tech device commonly used to characterize material properties.
Feb 15th, 2017
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Plants are capable of producing powerful movement that is initiated at the molecular level. Researchers now demonstrate that these biological strategies can be re-engineered by interfacing molecular switches with man-made materials.
Feb 15th, 2017
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Five years of hard work and a little 'cosmic luck' led researchers to a new method to obtain structural details on molecules in biomembranes.
Feb 15th, 2017
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Scientists are studying new therapies that can short-circuit HIV infection and mitigate the damaging effects that opiate addiction has on the central nervous system.
Feb 15th, 2017
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Moving into the realm of nanomedicine therapies and vehicles smaller than a speck of dust, what were once regarded as science fictions are rapidly becoming fact.
Feb 15th, 2017
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Scientists have developed an anode material that enables sodium-ion batteries to perform at high capacity over hundreds of cycles.
Feb 15th, 2017
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Researchers report a new flexible and compact rechargeable energy storage device for wearable electronics that is infused with green tea polyphenols.
Feb 15th, 2017
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Scientists have developed virus-like nanoparticles to deliver drugs straight to affected cells.
Feb 15th, 2017
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Researchers have developed a new type of nanosensor that can detect single molecules. The nanosensor, comprising a combination of two different materials, has been used to identify the different building blocks in DNA.
Feb 15th, 2017
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A ruthenium-based material works almost as efficient as platinum and likely shows the highest catalytic performance without being affected by the pH of the water.
Feb 15th, 2017
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Engineering researchers have developed the first stretchable integrated circuit that is made entirely using an inkjet printer, raising the possibility of inexpensive mass production of smart fabric.
Feb 15th, 2017
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A new production technology grows graphene film in ambient air with a natural precursor, making its production faster and simpler.
Feb 15th, 2017
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Researchers are using graphene and related materials to engineer the interfaces between solar cell layers.
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To produce cloths from monomolecular threads, scientists used SURMOFs, i.e. surface-mounted metal-organic frameworks.
Feb 15th, 2017
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Researchers have demonstrated the transport of spin information at room temperature in a remarkable material system.
Feb 15th, 2017
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Scientists have found out that franckeite, a mineral belonging to the sulfosalts family, shows a natural crystal structure similar to the manmade van der Waals heterostructures.
Feb 15th, 2017
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