News tagged with electrochemical probe

Nanoneedle is small in size, but huge in applications

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a membrane-penetrating nanoneedle for the targeted delivery of one or more molecules into the cytoplasm or the nucleus of living cells. ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

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New study sheds light on evolutionary origin of oxygen-based cellular respiration

Researchers at the RIKEN SPring-8 Center in Harima, Japan, have clarified the crystal structure of quinol dependent nitric oxide reductase (qNOR), a bacterial enzyme that offers clues on the origins of our ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

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The future cometh: Science, technology and humanity at Singularity Summit 2011 (Part II)

(PhysOrg.com) -- In its essence, technology can be seen as our perpetually evolving attempt to extend our sensorimotor cortex into physical reality: From the earliest spears and boomerangs augmenting our arms, horses and ...

Technology / Other

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Researchers unravel the mystery of quantum dot blinking

(PhysOrg.com) -- Research by Los Alamos scientists published today in the journal Nature documents significant progress in understanding the phenomenon of quantum-dot blinking. Their findings should enhanc ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Nov 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (12) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers identify signals triggering dendrite growth

A study in worms that are less than a millimetre long has yielded clues that may be important for understanding how nerves grow.

Biology / Other

created Sep 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Electrochemical strain microscopy generates new view of fuel cells

A novel microscopy method at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is helping scientists probe the reactions that limit widespread deployment of fuel cell technologies.

Chemistry / Materials Science

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Energy storage device fabricated on a nanowire array

In a vivid demonstration of the progress being made in miniaturizing energy storage devices, a team of engineers from Rice University in Houston, Texas, has fabricated an energy storage device where all essential ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Aug 01, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (14) | comments 0 | with audio podcast feature

Patent for arrays of nanoscale electrical probes awarded to NJIT today

Reginald C. Farrow and Zafer Iqbal, research professors at NJIT, were awarded a patent today for an improved method of fabricating arrays of nanoscale electrical probes. Their discovery may lead to improved diagnostic tools ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Jun 21, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The goal? Cooler, smaller, fuel cells

Fuel cells that use hydrogen or methane to generate electricity in chemical reactions while shedding only harmless byproducts like water are dream products for engineers, environmentalists and business leaders searching for ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jun 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Force of acoustical waves tapped for metamaterials

A very simple bench-top technique that uses the force of acoustical waves to create a variety of 3D structures will benefit the rapidly expanding field of metamaterials and their myriad applications -- including "invisibility ...

Physics / General Physics

created Apr 05, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New microscopy method opens window on previously unseen cell features

Despite the sophistication and range of contemporary microscopy techniques, many important biological phenomena still elude the precision of even the most sensitive tools. The need for refined imaging methods for fundamental ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

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