In a step toward practical quantum computing, researchers from MIT, Google, and elsewhere have designed a system that
Jan 14, 2020
Scientists have discovered that an active, rather than passive, process dictates which nanoparticles enter solid tumours. The finding upends previous thinking in the field of cancer nanomedicine and points toward more effective nanotherapies.
Jan 14, 2020
Using shape-programmable DNA frames, scientists established a new nanofabrication platform for directing nanomaterial components of different natures (inorganic
Jan 14, 2020
Researchers have modulated the properties of graphene locally and dynamically by means of a surface acoustic wave, a kind of earthquake on a chip.
Jan 14, 2020
ICN2 researchers, in the framework of the Graphene Flagship, at the UAB campus, demonstrate that spin currents can be generated and manipulated in graphene-based heterostructures at room temperature. The results of this study, published in Nature ...
Jan 14, 2020
Los Alamos scientists have incorporated meticulously engineered colloidal quantum dots into a new type of light emitting diodes (LEDs) containing an integrated optical resonator, which allows them to function as lasers. These novel, dual-function ...
Jan 14, 2020
A team of researchers at the University of Ottawa is democratizing entry into the field of nanopore research by offering up a unique tool to accelerate the development of new applications and discoveries. The innovative T.-Cossa Lab came up with t...
Jan 14, 2020
Engineered ingestible molecular traps created from mesoporous silica particles (MSPs) introduced to the gut can have an effect on food efficiency and metabolic risk factors. The results from studies on mice, published in Nanomedicine, demonstrate ...
Jan 14, 2020
A quantum computing breakthrough by researchers at IBM and Daimler AG, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, uses a quantum computer to model the dipole moment of three lithium-containing molecules, which brings us one step closer the next-generati...
Jan 13, 2020
For corn growers, the decision of when and how much nitrogen fertilizer to apply is a perennial challenge. Scientists at the University of Illinois have shown that nanosatellites known as CubeSats can detect nitrogen stress early in the season, po...
Jan 13, 2020
