What researchers had thought of as a barrier to developing advanced technologies based on the emerging field of plasmonics is now seen as a potential pathway to practical applications in areas from cancer therapy to nanomanufacturing.
Jan 26th, 2016
Read moreA group of researchers discovered a way to enhance smart materials known as 'electrostrictive polymers' to improve their mechanical energy harvesting performance.
Jan 26th, 2016
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Researchers succeeded in calculating effects in ultra-cold atom clouds which can only be explained in terms of the quantum correlations between many atoms. Such atom clouds are known as Bose-Einstein condensates and are an active field of research.
Jan 26th, 2016
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Scientists have created a neural network based on polymeric memristors - devices that can potentially be used to build fundamentally new computers.
Jan 26th, 2016
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Bioengineers reprogram laser cutter to etch 50,000 microwells per hour.
Jan 26th, 2016
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Researchers have designed a set of fluorescent nanomaterials which have taken their inspiration from the antenna systems of plants.
Jan 26th, 2016
Read moreChemists have successfully used synthetic nanoparticles to deliver tumor-suppressing therapies to diseased livers with cancer, an important hurdle scientists have been struggling to conquer.
Jan 26th, 2016
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Mechanical engineers have developed a handheld microscope to help doctors and dentists distinguish between healthy and cancerous cells in an office setting or operating room.
Jan 25th, 2016
Read moreAdditive reduces friction and protects engines better than commercial lubricants.
Jan 25th, 2016
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A team of researchers has demonstrated that the release of nitric-oxide through a nanoparticle delivery system can be utilized as a therapeutic agent for the prevention and treatment of catheter-associated C. albicans biofilms infections.
Jan 25th, 2016
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Scientists have re-engineered a fluorescent probe into a powerful optogenetic photosensitizer that can be used to manipulate cells.
Jan 25th, 2016
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Researchers have demonstrated that acoustic tweezers can be used to non-invasively move and manipulate single cells along three dimensions, providing a promising new method for 3D bioprinting.
Jan 25th, 2016
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The National Science Foundation (NSF), in partnership with NBC Learn, has launched 'Nanotechnology: Super Small Science', a series of videos for middle and high school students.
Jan 25th, 2016
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Scientists have observed a fascinating molecular rearrangement reaction known as a Bergman cyclisation - which was first described in 1972 by American chemist Robert George Bergman.
Jan 25th, 2016
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Healthcare practitioners may one day be able to physically screen for breast cancer using pressure-sensitive rubber gloves to detect tumors, owing to a transparent, bendable and sensitive pressure sensor newly developed by Japanese and American teams.
Jan 25th, 2016
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A new invention will open the doors for an entirely new way of measuring properties within liquids. The invention, a sol-gel matrix, will make it possible to perform measurements that are reliable, incredibly rapid and can be conducted over extended periods of time.
Jan 25th, 2016
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