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Nanostructures made from DNA: Daisy chain rotaxanes as molecular bearings

Scientists have used DNA molecules to make a nanoscale component that makes it possible for two individual parts to move relative to each other.

Mar 31st, 2016

Mechanical engineer builds 'ready-to-go' battery electrode with glass-ceramic

Researchers have developed a paperlike battery electrode using silicon oxycarbide glass and graphene.

Mar 31st, 2016

Scientists divide magnetic vortices into collectivists and individualists

In manganese monosilicide, microscopic magnetic vortices - skyrmions - may behave as 'collectivists' or 'individuals', i.e. they are able to create a single structure, or they can also split up individually. Studying the behaviour of skyrmions will help to create unique quantum devices based on new physical principles.

Mar 31st, 2016

Gatekeepers of cell membranes studied one at a time with revolutionary nanotechnology

All cells protect themselves from the environment using very thin but ultra-strong membranes. In order to let useful molecules (nutrients etc.) go through the membrane, cells use 'gatekeeper molecules' called transporters. Researchers found out that these gatekeepers can now be manipulated to work longer hours by turning on a molecular switch.

Mar 30th, 2016

Second quantum revolution a reality with chip-based atomic physics

Researchers have published research important for integrating Rydberg atoms into hybrid quantum systems and the fundamental study of atom-surface interactions, as well as applications for electrons bound to a 2D surface.

Mar 30th, 2016

Researchers move one step closer to sustainable hydrogen production

Splitting water into its hydrogen and oxygen parts may sound like science fiction, but it's the end goal of chemists and chemical engineers.

Mar 30th, 2016

For the first time scientists can observe the nanostructure of food in 3D (w/video)

Scientists have, for the first time, created a 3-D image of food on the nanometer scale. It has promising prospects as a more detailed knowledge of the structure of complex food systems could potentially save the food industry large sums of money.

Mar 30th, 2016

New atomic layer deposition technique reduces waste

Molecular-scale ALD discovery could have industrial-sized impact.

Mar 30th, 2016

U.S. Dept. of Agriculture announces nanotechnology grants

Eleven universities receive grants to research food safety, plant and animal health, other uses for nanotechnology solutions.

Mar 30th, 2016

Wood windows? Swedes develop transparent wood material for buildings and solar cells

Windows and solar panels in the future could be made from one of the best - and cheapest - construction materials known: wood. Researchers have developed a new transparent wood material that's suitable for mass production.

Mar 30th, 2016

Revealing the fluctuations of flexible DNA in 3-D

First-of-their-kind images by Berkeley Lab-led research team could aid in use of DNA to build nanoscale devices.

Mar 30th, 2016

Educating and inspiring students through nanotechnology

New educational videos and a nanotech-enabled superhero contest are among new activities to educate and inspire students to prepare for high-tech jobs of the future.

Mar 29th, 2016

An up-close view of bacterial motors

Over millennia, bacteria have evolved a variety of specialized mechanisms to move themselves through their particular environments. In two recent studies researchers used a state-of-the-art imaging technique to capture, for the first time, three-dimensional views of this tiny complicated machinery in bacteria.

Mar 29th, 2016

Nanoparticle-based cancer therapies shown to work in humans

Scientists have shown that nanoparticles can function to target tumors while avoiding adjacent healthy tissue in human cancer patients.

Mar 29th, 2016

A biomimetic 'bridge' to precision medicine

Researchers have developed a technique that uses antibody-coated nanoparticles as imaging probes to watch cell-to-cell interactions under microfluid conditions.

Mar 29th, 2016

How to make metal alloys that stand up to hydrogen

High-tech metal alloys are widely used in important materials such as the cladding that protects the fuel inside a nuclear reactor. But even the best alloys degrade over time. Now, researchers has found a way of greatly reducing the damaging effects these metals suffer from exposure to hydrogen.

Mar 29th, 2016

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