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Novel spectroscopy by using aberrations

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Researchers have done the scientific equivalent by using, rather than eliminating, flaws inherent to electron microscopy to create probes for performing novel atomic-level spectroscopy.

Apr 7th, 2016

Nanoparticle clumps recycle themselves into complex structures

Manufacturers produce high-end technology mostly top-down with large machinery, but small particles are able to build structures by themselves from the bottom up. A major challenge is that these particles easily clump together. Physicists have developed a method to use this phenomenon to their advantage.

Apr 7th, 2016

Newly created Center of Space Nanomedicine to work on research aboard International Space Station

The Houston Methodist Research Institute's newly created Center of Space Nanomedicine is working with the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) to send eight experiments to the International Space Station (ISS) over the next five years. The first experiment is set for launch this week.

Apr 7th, 2016

Researchers track how halogen atoms compete to grow 'winning' perovskites

Researchers have found a potential path to further improve solar cell efficiency by understanding the competition among halogen atoms during the synthesis of sunlight-absorbing crystals.

Apr 7th, 2016

Researchers cook up new battery anodes with wild mushrooms

Carbon fibers derived from a sustainable source, a type of wild mushroom, and modified with nanoparticles have been shown to outperform conventional graphite electrodes for lithium-ion batteries.

Apr 7th, 2016

Long-distance transport of electron spins for spin-based logic devices

Scientists have demonstrated long-distance spin transport by electrical means in a semiconductor quantum well, which is designed to increase spin lifetime.

Apr 7th, 2016

Magnetic delivery of therapeutic enzymes paves the way for targeted thrombosis treatment

Researchers have fabricated a new magnetically controlled material composed of enzymes entrapped directly within magnetite particles.

Apr 7th, 2016

A graphene chip filters light to boost communications

Scientists have developed a microchip using graphene that could help wireless telecommunications share data at a rate that is ten times faster than currently possible.

Apr 7th, 2016

Nanopillars on drone fly larvae allow them to avoid bacterial contamination

Biologists have discovered never-before-seen structures that appear to keep the maggot mostly free of bacteria, despite living where microorganisms flourish.

Apr 7th, 2016

'Honeycomb' of nanotubes could boost genetic engineering

Researchers have developed a new and highly efficient method for gene transfer. The technique, which involves culturing and transfecting cells with genetic material on an array of carbon nanotubes, appears to overcome the limitations of other gene editing technologies.