Most materials go from being solids to liquids when they are heated. One rare counter-example is helium-3, which can solidify upon heating. This counterintuitive and exotic effect, known as the Pomeranchuk effect, may now have found its electronic...
Apr 7, 2021
Nanographene is flexible, yet stronger than steel. With unique physical and electronic properties, the material consists of carbon molecules only one atom thick arranged in a honeycomb shape. Still ea...
Apr 7, 2021
Can a mirror turn an orange into a doughnut? The answer is definitely no in the real (macro) world. But at the nanoscale, a mirror can turn an 'orange' shaped pattern into a 'doughnut' shaped pattern by overlapping the 'or...
Apr 7, 2021
Color changes of gold nanoparticles under the skin reveal concentration changes of substances in the body. The idea of implantable sensors that continuously transmit information... The post “Invisible Tattoo” Made of Gold Nanoparticles Revolution...
Apr 7, 2021
A team of researchers has shown that fluorescent nanoparticles placed near a mirror generate unique patterns that can be used to pinpoint their location.
Apr 7, 2021
Very different nanostructures are formed through the self-assembly of a polypeptide depending on which of two cosolvents is added to the reaction mixture, three RIKEN chemists have shown. This discovery is of fundamental interest—offering fresh in...
Apr 7, 2021
EPFL scientists have developed AI-powered nanosensors that let researchers track various kinds of biological molecules without disturbing them.
Apr 7, 2021
More than seven years ago Albert J. Sinusas, MD, a professor of medicine, radiology, and biomedical engineering, was working with a team of engineers for development of an imageable polymer for prevention of adverse remodeling after a heart attack...
Apr 7, 2021
Nanopositioning specialist Queensgate is lining up a suite of enabling technologies for applications in high-speed, high-accuracy atomic force microscopy systems The post Fast AFM scanning: realizing the gains of closed-loop velocity control appea...
Apr 7, 2021
Although DNA sequencing has now turned more common, very few understand how difficult it is to extract even a single molecule of DNA from a biological sample. An illustration showing (a) how a glass...
Apr 7, 2021
