Molecular cargo transportation is an ongoing and vital undertaking in every cell of the human body. However, Nature does not use wheeled vehicles to perform this task. Instead, Nature transports intracellular cargos using ...
Nanophysics
Jan 25, 2018
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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have achieved a breakthrough in manipulating light to render an object, such as an optical chip, invisible.
Optics & Photonics
Nov 13, 2017
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Scientists from Tomsk Polytechnic University and their colleagues from Germany have conducted an experiment demonstrating the behavior of areas of two-dimensional materials. The study has applications in the creation of flexible ...
Nanomaterials
Nov 2, 2017
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A team of scientists have found a new way to transform ambient heat into motion in nanoscale devices – a discovery which could open up new possibilities for data storage, sensors, nanomotors and other applications in the ...
General Physics
Oct 25, 2017
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It's long been thought that two's company and three's a crowd. But electrical and systems engineers at Washington University in St. Louis and their collaborators have shown that the addition of a third nanoscatterer, complementing ...
Optics & Photonics
Aug 10, 2017
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Scientists at the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory have discovered a new way to precisely pattern nanomaterials that could open a new path to the next generation of everyday electronic devices.
Nanomaterials
Jul 27, 2017
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Researchers from the Theory Department of the MPSD have realized the control of thermal and electrical currents in nanoscale devices by means of quantum local observations.
Quantum Physics
Jul 14, 2017
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A new method for measuring extremely tiny objects could lead to cheaper, more accurate sensors for use in fields including medical research and gas detection.
Engineering
Jun 30, 2017
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New research from the University of Liverpool, published in the journal Nanoscale, has probed the structure and material properties of protein machines in bacteria, which have the capacity to convert carbon dioxide into sugar ...
Bio & Medicine
Jun 8, 2017
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A theoretical model that explains how heat flows from graphene could help improve the design of nanoscale devices, say A*STAR scientists.
Nanomaterials
May 31, 2017
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