Researchers have developed a new way to use atomic force microscopy to rapidly measure the mechanical properties of cells at the nanometer scale, an advance that could pave the way for better understanding immune disorders and cancer.
Dec 17th, 2015
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Scientists realize a dynamic version of the quantum Hall effect in optical superlattices.
Dec 17th, 2015
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Understanding and manipulating plasmons is important for their potential use in photovoltaics, solar cell water splitting, and sunlight-induced fuel production from CO2. Researchers have used a real-time numerical algorithm to study both the plasmon and hot carrier within the same framework. That is critical for understanding how long a particle stays excited, and whether there is energy backflow from hot carrier to plasmon.
Dec 17th, 2015
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Custom design with atomic level accuracy enables researchers to craft a whole new world of proteins.
Dec 16th, 2015
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Researchers have developed flexible wire-shaped microsupercapacitors that can be woven into a jacket, shirt or dress.
Dec 16th, 2015
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Researchers have developed a metamaterial made of paper and aluminum that can manipulate acoustic waves to more than double the resolution of acoustic imaging, focus acoustic waves, and control the angles at which sound passes through the metamaterial.
Dec 16th, 2015
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A bit of stray moisture during an experiment tipped off scientists about the strange behavior of a complex oxide material they were studying - shedding light on its potential for improving chemical sensors, computing and information storage.
Dec 16th, 2015
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Movement of charge carriers perpendicular to an electric driving field in a solid state system detected for the first time with sub-picosecond time resolution.
Dec 16th, 2015
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Researchers have studied in detail, a slow change of microscopic magnetic structures in metallic wires induced by external driving forces, commonly called 'creep' motion. This has allowed them to clarify the physics of how the driving forces, magnetic fields or electric currents, act on the magnetic structure.
Dec 16th, 2015
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The printed image measures a minuscule 0.0092 square mm in area, or 80 x 115 microns. That's about the cross-sectional area of a human hair or the area covered by a single pixel of a retina display.
Dec 16th, 2015
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Researchers developed a glass coating that incorporates ultrathin nanorods and honeycomb nanowalls that can help underlying solar cells harvest sunlight from multiple angles.
Dec 16th, 2015
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A study offers a new view of how cancer cells extend their reach, co-opting and transforming normal cells through 'metastatic hijacking'.
Dec 16th, 2015
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Thanks to a new revolutionary laser printing technology, it is now possible to print this press release in colour on an area no bigger than a hair.
Dec 16th, 2015
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Researchers have succeeded in detecting magnetic fluctuations with pure spin current in a much more sensitive way than conventional magnetization measurements.
Dec 16th, 2015
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Scientists cientists have created a 'prospector's guide' to help researchers locate the best germanium-silicon nanowires for catalyzing important clean-energy reactions.
Dec 16th, 2015
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Using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy - a technique used to examine the surface chemistry of a solid material - researchers have begun to understand the operating principles and sensing mechanisms behind promising nanocomposite thin film materials.
Dec 15th, 2015
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