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Nanodevices show how cells change with time, by tracking from the inside

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For the first time, scientists have introduced minuscule tracking devices directly into the interior of mammalian cells, giving an unprecedented peek into the processes that govern the beginning of development.

May 26, 2020

Nanoneedles to increase the capacity and robustness of digital memories

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Researchers have developed a new technique to locally modify the properties of a metamagnetic material. The method consists in applying local pressure to the surface of the material using nanometric needles and allows a much more easy and local mo...

May 26, 2020

High-speed femtosecond laser plasmonic lithography of graphene oxide film

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Micro/nanoprocessing of graphene is attractive in both fundamental and applied science due to its modulation of material properties. To achieve high-quality, efficient and flexible processing, scientists in China proposed a new strategy on silicon...

May 26, 2020

Kirigami/origami: Unfolding the new regime of advanced 3D micro-/nanofabrication with 'folding'

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Emerging kirigami/origami techniques, neither subtractive nor additive, provide an automated fashion for 3D micro-/nanofabrication through folding, bending and twisting of 2D materials/structures. Aiming to shine a glimpse on this new regime, a re...

May 26, 2020

Deesha Shah Awarded 2020 Teddi Laurin Scholarship

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Deesha Shah has been awarded the 2020 Teddi Laurin Scholarship for her contributions to the field of optics and photonics. Shah is a doctoral student in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University, co-supervised by pro...

May 25, 2020

New double-contrast technique picks up small tumors on MRI

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Early detection of tumors is extremely important in treating cancer. A new technique developed by researchers at the University of California, Davis offers a significant advance in using magnetic resonance imaging to pick out even very small tumor...

May 25, 2020

Process to produce well-aligned CNT arrays on a 10-centimeter silicon wafer

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A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in China has developed a new process to produce well-aligned carbon nanotube (CNT) arrays on a 10-centimeter silicon wafer. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group descr...

May 25, 2020

Nanoscale optical pulse limiter facilitated by refractory metallic quantum wells

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In the past several decades, physicists have conducted deep laboratory investigations into nonlinear optics, plasma physics and quantum science using advanced high-intensity, ultrashort-pulse lasers. Increased use of the technology naturally riske...

May 25, 2020

Researchers obtain 2D magnetism in both carbon and polyradical nanosheets

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Scientists report that they have obtained edge-induced room-temperature ferromagnetism in both carbon nanosheets and two-dimension (2D) organic antiferromagnetic polyradical nanosheets.

May 25, 2020

Microbial cyborgs: Bacteria supplying power

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

One day, 'microbial cyborgs' might be used in fuel cells, biosensors, or bioreactors. Scientists have created the necessary prerequisite by developing a programmable, biohybrid system consisting of a nanocomposite and the Shewanella onei...

May 25, 2020

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