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DNA nanoswitches respond to RNA degrading enzymes, with applications in biosensing and molecular computing

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have developed DNA nanoswitches that can detect the presence of ribonucleases (RNases) which are enzymes that degrade RNA.

Jul 22, 2020

Researchers develop photonic crystal light converter

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Spectroscopy is the use of light to analyze physical objects and biological samples. Different kinds of light can provide different kinds of information. Vacuum ultraviolet light is useful as it can aid people in a broad range of research fields, ...

Jul 22, 2020

Diamonds shine a light on hidden currents in graphene

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

It sounds like pure sorcery: using diamonds to observe invisible power swirling and flowing through carefully crafted channels. But these diamonds are a reality. JQI Fellow Ronald Walsworth and Quantum Technology Center (QTC) Postdoctoral Associat...

Jul 22, 2020

'Seeing' and 'manipulating' functions of living cells

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A research group composed of Professor Takayuki Shibata and his colleagues at Department of Mechanical Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, has given greater functionalities to atomic force microscopy (AFM). Our research team has succe...

Jul 22, 2020

Diamonds shine a light on hidden currents in graphene

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A new quantum sensing technique uses diamonds to reveal the fluid-like electrical currents in graphene.

Jul 22, 2020

'Seeing' and 'manipulating' functions of living cells with AFM

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have given greater functionalities to atomic force microscopy (AFM) by minimally invasive surgery to living cells using photocatalytic oxidation controlled in a nanoscale space and visualizing dynamic information on intracellular biom...

Jul 22, 2020

Graphene can act as surfactant

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New research into graphene flakes has discovered that the material can act as a surfactant, for the first time demonstrating how it can be a versatile 2D stabiliser ideal for many industrial applications from oil extraction to paper processing.

Jul 22, 2020

New research finds graphene can act as surfactant

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New research into graphene flakes has discovered that the material can act as a surfactant, for the first time demonstrating how it can be a versatile 2-D stabiliser ideal for many industrial applications from oil extraction to paper processing.

Jul 22, 2020

Photonic crystal light converter: A new device could be a powerful tool for observation in physics and life sciences

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Spectroscopy is the use of light to analyze physical objects and biological samples. Different kinds of light can provide different kinds of information. Vacuum ultraviolet light is useful as it can aid people in a broad range of research fields, ...

Jul 22, 2020

Thermal manipulation of plasmons in atomically thin films

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Surface plasmons in graphene have been widely studied in the past decade due to their very appealing properties, such as the strong tunability of its optical properties through electrical gating and the relatively high plasmon lifetime. However, t...

Jul 22, 2020

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