Nowadays nanotechnology allows one to observe single proteins at work. Under atomic force microscopy (AFM), e.g., their surface can be rapidly scanned, and functional motions monitored, which is of great importance for applications ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Dec 22, 2020
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Enormous efforts are being made worldwide in a technological field that could far surpass the capabilities of conventional electronics: Spintronics. Instead of operating based on the collective movement of charged particles ...
Quantum Physics
Dec 7, 2020
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The quest for high throughput intelligent computing paradigms—for big data and artificial intelligence—and the ever-increasing volume of digital information has led to an intensified demand for high-speed and low-power ...
Materials Science
Nov 12, 2020
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Functional materials are commonly employed in emerging technologies, such as green energy solutions and new electronic devices. These materials are typically blends of different organic and inorganic components and have many ...
Nanophysics
Nov 2, 2020
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A research group composed of Professor Takayuki Shibata and his colleagues at Department of Mechanical Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, has given greater functionalities to atomic force microscopy (AFM). Our ...
Bio & Medicine
Jul 22, 2020
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Scientists around the world are interested in developing new materials to help people live more sustainable and healthy lives, but the quest to produce these materials requires detailed knowledge of the mysterious structures ...
Materials Science
Feb 27, 2020
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Researchers around the world are constantly looking for ways to enhance or transcend the capabilities of electronic devices, which seem to be reaching their theoretical limits. Undoubtedly, one of the most important advantages ...
General Physics
Sep 6, 2019
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A team of researchers at Justus Liebig University Giessen has found a way to dramatically improve the images of topologically complex 3-D molecules created using atomic force microscopy (AFM). In their paper published in ...
The influenza A viruses, which are responsible for deadly pandemics in the past, still remain a major global public health problem today. Molecules known as virulence factors are produced by bacteria, viruses, and fungi to ...
Biochemistry
May 20, 2019
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Commercially-available diamond tips used in atomic force microscopy (AFM) could help make quantum nanoscale sensing cost-effective and practical, A*STAR researchers have found.
General Physics
Feb 22, 2019
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