Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a high voltage and high frequency silicon carbide (SiC) power switch that could cost much less than similarly rated SiC power switches. The findings could lead to ...
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 4, 2016
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LMU chemists have synthesized a new photo-activatable molecule, which shows 2-dimensional switching behavior – an essential prerequisite for the construction of complex molecular machines.
Materials Science
Sep 16, 2016
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From the printing press to the jet engine, mechanical machines with moving parts have been a mainstay of technology for centuries. As U.S. industry develops smaller mechanical systems, they face bigger challenges—microscopic ...
Nanophysics
Sep 12, 2016
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Sometimes the answers to our most persistent questions are found in the most unexpected places. Just ask Douglas Burbank.
Earth Sciences
Aug 24, 2016
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G proteins are molecular switches on the insides of cell membranes. They convey important signals to the inner workings of the cells. The associated receptors are targeted by all kinds of medications. Scientists at the Technical ...
Biochemistry
Aug 19, 2016
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A research team led by a Heriot-Watt scientist has shown that the universe is even weirder than had previously been thought.
Quantum Physics
Aug 12, 2016
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From growing teeth, bones, and tissue in skin and organs to creating enzymes and hormones, proteins are one of the most diverse and important elements of living organisms. But those varied purposes, along with the interconnectivity ...
Biochemistry
Aug 1, 2016
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Computers use switches to perform calculations. A complex film with "quantum wells"—regions that allow electron motion in only two dimensions—can be used to make efficient switches for high-speed computers. For the first ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Jul 27, 2016
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(Phys.org)—A team of researchers with members from institutions in China and the U.S. has successfully created a photoswitch from a single photosensitive molecule. In their paper published in the journal Science, the team ...
For a long time dismissed as "junk DNA", we now know that also the regions between the genes fulfil vital functions. Mutations in those DNA regions can severely impair development in humans and may lead to serious diseases ...
Biotechnology
Jun 2, 2016
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