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Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Device can Detect Below-Threshold Signals Via Noise

In conventional electronics, a significant amount of effort is put into removing stochastic resonance (SR) - the frustrating hiss that by and large obstructs the detection of weak signals and degrades total device performance.

26 Sep 2017

Study Shows 'Nano Footballs' Control Gene Behavior

A research team at the University of York has discovered that genes are regulated by unique structures called by ‘nano footballs’. Although these structures have similar appearance like footballs, they are 10 million times smaller than the average ball.

26 Sep 2017

DNA "Nanoscopy" Enables High-Fidelity Recording of Molecular Geometry

Researchers are relentlessly expanding their cache of techniques to decode the spatial organization of biological structures. Using microscopes, they can currently visualize individual macromolecular components within protein, DNA, or other complexes.

26 Sep 2017

FAU Physicists Use Single Laser Pulse to Control Electronic Current in Graphene

It is essential to control electronic current in modern electronics because streams of electrons that transfer signals and data are controlled at high speed. With advances in technology, the need for transmission speeds is also growing.

26 Sep 2017

Semitransparent and Flexible Solar Cells Created Using Atomically Thin Sheet

A team of Researchers from Tohoku University have formulated an innovative technique for fabricating semitransparent and flexible solar cells with atomically thin 2D materials. The new technology enhances power conversion efficiency of up to 0.7% - this is the maximum value for solar cells reached using transparent 2D sheet materials.

26 Sep 2017

New Two-Dimensional Film Could Lead to Shape-Shifting Fluids and Soft Robotics

An innovative two-dimensional film made of nanoparticles and polymers was developed by researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab).

26 Sep 2017

Nanoparticles can be Assembled into Processable Superlattice Wires

Describing and controlling the material’s structure-function relationship has been the Holy Grail of materials science through the years. Nanoparticles are an appealing group of components to be used in functional materials because they display size-dependent properties, such as superparamagnetism and plasmonic absorption of light.

25 Sep 2017

Indiana University Receives $4 Million NSF Grant to Develop Medical Nanotechnology

Indiana University has received a five-year, $4 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop nanoscale devices to enhance human health, including fighting cancer.

22 Sep 2017

Scientists Visualize Long Chain of Moving Molecules in Graphene Pockets

Our world is made up of moving, vibrating and leaping molecules. However, it is not an easy task to capture their movement. IBS scientists at the Center for Soft and Living Matter, within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), were able to observe the movement of molecules stored within a graphene pocket without having to stain them.

21 Sep 2017

Two-Dimensional Optical Platform Made from Four Components

A two-dimensional alloy with an optical bandgap capable of being tuned by the temperature used to grow it has been discovered by Rice University scientists.

21 Sep 2017

Carbon Nanofiber Supercapacitor Produced Without a Flammable Electrolyte Solution

Drexel University researchers have developed a fabric-like material electrode capable of making energy storage devices, such as supercapacitors and batteries, faster and less susceptible to disastrous meltdowns and leaks.

21 Sep 2017

New Technique to 3D Print High-Strength Aluminum Alloys

HRL Laboratories, LLC, has now brought about a revolution in metallurgy by announcing that Researchers at the renowned facility have created a technique for successfully 3D printing high-strength aluminum alloys—including types Al6061and Al7075—that makes room for additive manufacturing of engineering-relevant alloys.

21 Sep 2017

Encapsulating Stem Cells in Nanogel Could Help Treat Heart Attack

Treatment options for heart disease and heart-related illnesses are still limited despite the fact that they are the main causes of death across the globe. Presently, one group reports in ACS Nano that it is possible to repair damage to the heart by encapsulating stem cells in a nanogel.

21 Sep 2017

Innovative Approach for Chirality Controlled Synthesis of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

A team of Researchers at Tohoku University have come up with a novel strategy for manipulating chirality of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs). By applying this method, preferential synthesis of (6,4) SWNTs has been achieved for the first time.

20 Sep 2017

Researchers Develop Capsules that Produce Bio-Molecule Glucose-6-Phosphate

Capsules capable of generating the bio-molecule glucose-6-phosphate that plays a vital role in metabolic processes have been successfully developed by researchers at the University of Basel. These researchers produced the metabolite in conditions extremely similar to the biochemical reaction inside natural cells. The findings have been published in Chemical Communications, a scientific journal.

20 Sep 2017