Researchers in Japan used state-of-the-art micro-sculpting techniques on a new type of resin that can be molded into complex, highly conductive 3-D structures (in this case the famous "Stanford bunny") with features just ...
Optics & Photonics
May 29, 2013
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Living systems are made of complex architectural organization of various cell types in defined microenvironments. The intricate interactions between different cell types control the specific functions of the associated tissues, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 29, 2012
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Identifying a protein that plays a key role in cancer cell growth is a first step toward the development of a targeted cancer therapy. It is especially promising when this protein is dispensable for the growth of normal cells. ...
Biochemistry
Apr 19, 2019
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Small flakes of graphene could expand the usable spectral region of light in silicon solar cells to boost their efficiency, new research from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia, shows.
Nanophysics
Jun 30, 2016
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A simple, low-cost and eco-friendly method of creating nitrogen-doped graphene nanoplatelets (NGnPs), which could be used in dye-sensitized solar cells and fuel cells, is published in Scientific Reports today. The work, carried ...
Environment
Jul 23, 2013
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An interdisciplinary team of researchers at North Carolina State University has developed a composite material that emits light and heat when exposed to specific wavelengths of radiation and that can be customized to have ...
Materials Science
Feb 23, 2016
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A new study reveals good news for the possibility of using perovskite materials in next-generation solar cells.
Materials Science
Feb 12, 2020
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In a first, scientists have captured on video all the steps a virus follows as it enters and infects a living cell in real time and in three dimensions.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 6, 2022
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Bacteria are able to build camouflaged homes for themselves inside healthy cells - and cause disease - by manipulating a natural cellular process.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 20, 2011
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Developments by hydrogen researchers at the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) are paving the way for the successful development of portable power systems with capacities that far exceed the best batteries available ...
Materials Science
Jan 9, 2012
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