Self-assembly is the process that built up life and its surrounding, atom-by-atom. Now, a team of scientists has demonstrated the fundamental principles of a universal self-assembly process acting on a range of materials starting from a few atoms-...
Apr 20, 2020
Researchers from Protein Production UK, a collaborative project led by The Rosalind Franklin Institute, have isolated nanobodies - a type of antibody used in research, which bind to the...
Apr 20, 2020
Researchers have successfully demonstrated the fabrication of large-area suspended graphene nanomesh by helium ion beam microscopy.
Apr 20, 2020
A Japanese research team has developed a cyclic peptide (a chain of amino acids bonded circularly) that enhances blood-brain barrier (BBB) penetration. By attaching the cyclic peptide to the surface...
Apr 20, 2020
Only 10 years ago, scientists working on what they hoped would open a new frontier of neuromorphic computing could only dream of a device using miniature tools called memristors that would function/operate like real brain synapses. But now a team ...
Apr 20, 2020
Bumps on a road slow down our pace, so do corrugations in graphene to travelling electrons. By flattening the corrugations out, we help electrons move effectively faster through a graphene sheet. Limits because of microscopic distortions The samp...
Apr 20, 2020
Researchers discovered, while on their way to better understanding protein nanowires, how to use biological, electricity conducting protein filaments to make a neuromorphic memristor, or 'memory transistor', device.
Apr 20, 2020
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective treatment for many neurological disorders, but despite its widespread utilization the underlying mechanisms and downstream effects of DBS remain poorly understood. One major issue to understand the ther...
Apr 20, 2020
Scientists have discovered a light-induced switching mechanism in a Dirac semimetal.
Apr 20, 2020
According to many experts, early diagnosis and management are critical for slowing the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Therefore, the race is on to develop diagnostic tests for the virus that are faster, easier and ...
Apr 20, 2020
