The synthesis and self-organization of biological macromolecules is essential for life on earth. Chemists now report the spontaneous emergence of complex ring-shaped macromolecules with low degrees of symmetry in the laboratory.
Nov 20, 2020
Gold nanotubes can enter mesothelioma cells and destroy them when heated with infrared laser light The post Gold nanotubes and infrared light could treat asbestos-related cancer appeared first on Physics World.
Nov 20, 2020
The vision of the future of miniaturization has produced a series of synthetic molecular motors that are driven by a range of energy sources and can carry out various movements. A research group has now managed to control a catalysis reaction usin...
Nov 20, 2020
Scientists are working to create neuromorphic computers, with a design based on the human brain. A crucial component is a memristive device, the resistance of which depends on the history of the device - just like the response of our neurons depen...
Nov 20, 2020
From taut strings vibrating in musical instruments to micro-electro-mechanical systems for optoelectronics, vibrations cover an extensive range of applications. At the nanoscale, the study of mechanical vibrations poses several challenges and open...
Nov 20, 2020
A team of researchers has amplified 3D graphene's electrical properties by controlling its curvature.
Nov 20, 2020
Materials scientists analyzed the behaviour of strontium titanium oxide, a platform material for memristor research and used the 2D material graphene to probe it.
Nov 20, 2020
Scientists observe directed energy transport between neighbouring molecules in a nanomaterial.
Nov 20, 2020
Researchers have now managed to control a catalysis reaction using a light-controlled motor. This takes us one step closer to realising the vision of a nano factory in which combinations of various machines work together, as is the case in biologi...
Nov 20, 2020
Nanofluidic platforms can offer tunable material transport for biosensing, chemical detection and filtration. Research in the past had achieved elective and controlled ion transport based on electrical, optical and chemical gating methods of compl...
Nov 20, 2020
