Nanophysics
Aug 20, 2020
Graphene sensors find subtleties in magnetic fields
As with actors and opera singers, when measuring magnetic fields it helps to have range.
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Cell & Microbiology
Aug 12, 2020
New device delivers single cells in just one click
EPFL spin-off SEED Biosciences has developed a pipetting robot that can dispense individual cells one by one. Their innovation allows for enhanced reliability and traceability, and can save life-science researchers time and ...
Biotechnology
Jul 29, 2020
New method to filter extracellular vesicles to improve diagnostics options
Researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology and the University of Rochester discovered an alternative to successfully purify biological particles to better understand how cells communicate with one another.
General Physics
Jun 29, 2020
Researchers control elusive spin fluctuations in 2-D magnets
Like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness monster, critical spin fluctuations in a magnetic system haven't been captured on film. Unlike the fabled creatures, these fluctuations—which are highly correlated electron spin patterns—do ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 26, 2020
A Rubik's microfluidic cube
Scientists have recently engineered a modular system based on the Rubik's cube to design and reconfigure microfluidic systems. Research teams had previously pursued the arrangement of microfluidic blocks in diverse conformations ...
Nanomaterials
Jun 23, 2020
Researchers cut nanometer-sized patterns into 2-D materials
EPFL researchers have developed a high-precision technology that enables them to carve nanometric patterns into two-dimensional materials.
Bio & Medicine
Jun 12, 2020
Unlocking PNA's superpowers for self-assembling nanostructures
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a method for self-assembling nanostructures with gamma-modified peptide nucleic acid (γPNA), a synthetic mimic of DNA. The process has the potential to impact nanomanufacturing ...
Nanophysics
Apr 9, 2020
Sliding walls – a new paradigm for microfluidic devices
A research team recently developed "sliding walls" as a new technique for fluid control in microfluidic devices, allowing semi-rigid or rigid walls to slide inside a microfluidic chip. In a new report now on Nature: Microsystems ...
Nanomaterials
Mar 12, 2020
Heavy metal ion detection and extraction using paper-based atom stamp printed devices
Microfluidic paper-based analytical devices (µPADs) are a promising concept with rapid development in recent years. In a new study published on Nature: Microsystems & Nanoengineering, a team led by Yanfang Guan and Baichuan ...
General Physics
Mar 6, 2020
Proposed transistor is made of graphene and a two-dimensional superconductor
Researchers at the Center for Theoretical Physics of Complex Systems (PCS), within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS, South Korea) have proposed a transistor made of graphene and a two-dimensional superconductor that amplifies ...
