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'Molecular library' opens up new frontier of biological space-time

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'Molecular library' opens up new frontier of biological space-time

In the search for solutions to diseases like cancer, scientists are pursuing a new frontier in biology—the spatial and temporal places where our cells live.

Bio & Medicine

7 hours ago

Carbon nanotube wires for wearables can be crafted from existing fiber manufacturing process

Dr. Han Joong Tark's team at KERI's Nano Hybrid Technology Research Center has successfully fabricated "functional wires," which are the foundation of wearable electronic devices, by directly applying the existing synthetic ...

Nanomaterials

9 hours ago

AI model reveals secrets of dendritic growth in thin films

Thin film devices, composed of layers of materials a few nanometers thick, play an important role in various technologies, from semiconductors to communication technologies. For instance, graphene and hexagonal-boron nitride ...

Nanomaterials

9 hours ago

Electrons travel one of two routes in nano-biohybrid systems

Peanut butter and jelly. Simon and Garfunkel. Semiconductors and bacteria. Some combinations are more durable than others. In recent years, an interdisciplinary team of Cornell researchers has been pairing microbes with the ...

Bio & Medicine

Mar 18, 2025

Ion pairing with gold complexes offers new path for organic electronics

Unsubstituted π-electronic systems with expanded π-planes are highly desirable for improving charge-carrier transport in organic semiconductors. However, their poor solubility and high crystallinity pose major challenges ...

Nanophysics

Mar 18, 2025

Light-powered artificial neurons mimic brain-like oscillations

International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) researchers have developed a neuromorphic photonic semiconductor neuron capable of processing optical information through self-sustained oscillations. Exploring the use ...

Nanophysics

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Mar 17, 2025

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Advancing light-to-electricity energy conversion: New method extends lifespan of plasmonic hot holes

When light interacts with metallic nanostructures, it instantaneously generates plasmonic hot carriers, which serve as key intermediates for converting optical energy into high-value energy sources such as electricity and ...

Nanophysics

Mar 17, 2025

Twisting 2D materials creates artificial atoms that could advance quantum computers

By taking two flakes of special materials that are just one atom thick and twisting them at high angles, researchers at the University of Rochester have unlocked unique optical properties that could be used in quantum computers ...

Nanophysics

Mar 17, 2025

Tellurium boosts 2D semiconductor performance for faster photodetection

A group of Carnegie Mellon University researchers recently devised a method allowing them to create large amounts of a material required to make two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors with record high performance. Their paper, ...

Nanophysics

Mar 17, 2025

Magnetic microalgae: Tiny swimmers are on a mission to become robots

A team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS) in Stuttgart developed a biohybrid micro swimmer covered with magnetic material, whose swimming ability is largely unaffected by the coating. ...

Bio & Medicine

Mar 17, 2025

Tunneling nanotube-like structures offer insight into how the heart's layers communicate during formation

From his lab at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy Drug Discovery Institute, Mingfu Wu, associate professor, is offering new hope for treating heart disease by sharing his insights into the fundamental process ...

Bio & Medicine

Mar 17, 2025

RNA origami technique folds nanotubes to create artificial cytoskeletons for synthetic cells

With the long-term goal of creating living cells from non-living components, scientists in the field of synthetic biology work with RNA origami. This tool uses the multifunctionality of the natural RNA biomolecule to fold ...

Bio & Medicine

Mar 17, 2025

Cancer nanotech nurtures sustainable agriculture innovation

Cancer drugs and agrichemicals can be powerful, but toxic, tools. Now, UNSW scientists are applying nanomedicine insights in a project to make greener agrichemicals more affordable.

Bio & Medicine

Mar 17, 2025

Unveiling cancer's hidden messengers: How extracellular vesicles aid tumor spread

Most cells in the body send out little messengers called extracellular vesicles that carry proteins, lipids, and other bioactive molecules to other cells, playing an important role in intercellular communication. But healthy ...

Bio & Medicine

Mar 14, 2025

Biomolecular 'silly putty': High-res imaging of cellular condensates achieved using fluorogen technology

Biomolecular condensates are shifting blobs in our cells that organize cellular matter. They are distinct molecular communities made of DNA, RNA and proteins that "condense" molecules to key locations, yet they frequently ...

Bio & Medicine

Mar 14, 2025

Scientists unveil rapid technique for creating uniform polymer nanostructures

Researchers at the University of Birmingham have developed a new method for the rapid, scalable preparation of uniform nanostructures directly from block polymers.

Nanomaterials

Mar 14, 2025

Advanced multi-functional catalyst enables simultaneous removal of fine dust precursors

A research team, led by Professor Seungho Cho in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at UNIST has unveiled a novel catalyst for the effective and simultaneous removal of nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide ...

Nanomaterials

Mar 14, 2025

New approach to reconfigurable colloidal assemblies paves way for adaptive smart materials

Colloidal self-assembly is a process where colloidal particles spontaneously organize into ordered structures under specific conditions. Colloidal self-assembly serves as a foundation for designing materials like optoelectronic ...

Nanomaterials

Mar 14, 2025