Leveraging advancements in nanotechnology, investigators from the Brigham have found that restoring p53 not only delays the growth of p53-deficient liver and lung cancer cells but may also make tumors more vulnerable to cancer drugs known as mTOR ...
Dec 23, 2019
Chemists and physicists at Kiel University joined forces with colleagues from France, and Switzerland to design, deposit and operate single molecular spin switches on surfaces. The newly developed molecules feature stable spin states and do not lo...
Dec 23, 2019
New research published in EPJ D reveals the characteristics of positronium formation within football-shaped nanoparticles, C60, for the first time. At specific positron impact energies, the study shows that positronium emission dominates in the sa...
Dec 23, 2019
Research group develops a theory that describes the behavior of graphene in the moment of it's transition from the state of thermal equilibrium and the process of returning to this state.
Dec 23, 2019
The University of Surrey has developed a robust multi-layed nano-barrier for ultra-lightweight and stable carbon fibre reinforced polymers (CFRPs) that could be used to build high precision instrument structures for future space missions.
Dec 23, 2019
For the first time, LEGO ® has been cooled to the lowest temperature possible in an experiment which reveals a new use for the popular toy -- the development of quantum computing. A figure and four blocks were placed inside the most effective refr...
Dec 23, 2019
Silicene consists of a single layer of silicon atoms. In contrast to the ultra-flat material graphene, which is made of carbon, silicene shows surface irregularities that influence its electronic properties. Now, physicists from the University of ...
Dec 23, 2019
Plasmonic 'nanotweezers' are structures made of noble metals that concentrate and absorb light, resulting in 'plasmonic hotspots' that make it possible to manipulate nanoscale objects suspended in a fluid. Trapping or sensing o...
Dec 22, 2019
At a gathering of quantum computing experts from around the world, nobody seemed quite sure what quantum computers will be good for – if anything at all
Dec 20, 2019
At a gathering of quantum computing experts from around the world, nobody seemed quite sure what quantum computers will be good for – if anything at all
Dec 20, 2019
