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Biochemistry Jun 1, 2021

A novel nanometer-scale proximity labeling method targeting histidine residues

Researchers have created a new nanometer-scale proximity labeling system that targets histidine residues quickly, providing a new chemical tool in protein chemical modification.

General Physics Jun 1, 2021

Light-shrinking material lets ordinary microscope see in super resolution

Electrical engineers at the University of California San Diego developed a technology that improves the resolution of an ordinary light microscope so that it can be used to directly observe finer structures and details in ...

Cell & Microbiology May 28, 2021

Watch me move it, move it: Gliding structure in Mycoplasma revealed

Much of human invention and innovation has been the result of our discovery and replication of natural phenomena, from birds in flight to whales that dive deep into the ocean. For the first time, researchers have captured ...

Optics & Photonics May 5, 2021

Thin, large-area device converts infrared light into images

Seeing through smog and fog. Mapping out a person's blood vessels while monitoring heart rate at the same time—without touching the person's skin. Seeing through silicon wafers to inspect the quality and composition of ...

Nanophysics May 3, 2021

Flexible, easy-to-scale nanoribbons move graphene toward use in tech applications

From radio to television to the internet, telecommunications transmissions are simply information carried on light waves and converted to electrical signals.

Materials Science May 3, 2021

New materials and processes to clean pathogenic microorganisms from water

Removing pathogens from drinking water is especially difficult when the germs are too tiny to be caught by conventional filters. Researchers at Empa and Eawag are developing new materials and processes to free water from ...

Optics & Photonics Apr 23, 2021

With new optical device, engineers can fine tune the color of light

Among the first lessons any grade school science student learns is that white light is not white at all, but rather a composite of many photons, those little droplets of energy that make up light, from every color of the ...

Materials Science Apr 6, 2021

Ammonia decomposition for hydrogen economy, improvement in hydrogen extraction efficiency

For the implementation of an effective hydrogen economy in the forthcoming years, hydrogen produced from sources like coal and petroleum must be transported from its production sites to the end user, often over long distances ...

Bio & Medicine Mar 29, 2021

Method offers inexpensive imaging at the scale of virus particles

Using an ordinary light microscope, MIT engineers have devised a technique for imaging biological samples with accuracy at the scale of 10 nanometers—which should enable them to image viruses and potentially even single ...

Nanomaterials Mar 4, 2021

High strength through hierarchy: Researchers develop new process for building ultralight materials

As light as possible and as strong as possible at the same time: These are the requirements for modern lightweight materials, such as those used in aircraft construction and the automotive industry. A research team from Helmholtz-Zentrum ...

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