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Vesicles released by bacteria may reduce the spread of HIV in human tissues

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Nano-sized vesicles released by certain bacteria that inhabit the vagina may protect against HIV infection, suggests a study of human cells and tissues by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and the University of Bologna, Italy. Known...

Dec 11, 2019

New low-cost technology ups the game of energy-harvesting nanogenerators

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Finding sustainable, yet efficient, energy-generating sources has been the focus of scientists around the globe. A team of

Dec 10, 2019

Conductive Polymer Could Enable Tunable Nano-Optics

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Optical nanoantennas, made from a conducting polymer instead of a traditional metal and developed by scientists at Linköping University, could enable a new type of controllable nano-optical component for use in various applications, such as smart ...

Dec 10, 2019

Control and Monitor Nanoparticle, Biopharmaceutical and Polymer Product Process

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

In this interview, Jason Lin, Application Scientist from Wyatt Technology, talks to News-Medical about the new ultraDAWN that is a breakthrough in monitoring nanoparticle biopharmaceutical and polymer product process.

Dec 10, 2019

Physicists image electrons flowing like water

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Physicists have imaged electrons flowing viscously through a nanodevice, just like water flowing through a pipe. Long predicted but only now visualized for the first time, this curious new behavior for electrons has important implications for futu...

Dec 10, 2019

Insects' drag-based flight mechanism could improve tiny flying robots

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Thrips don't rely on lift in order to fly. Instead, the tiny insects rely on a drag-based flight mechanism, staying afloat in airflow velocities with a large ratio of force to wing size. Researchers have performed the first test of drag force...

Dec 10, 2019

How to induce magnetism in graphene: Elusive molecule predicted in the 1970s finally synthesized

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Graphene, a two-dimensional structure made of carbon, is a material with excellent mechanical, electronic and optical properties. However, it did not seem suitable for magnetic applications. Researchers have now succeeded in synthesizing a unique ...

Dec 10, 2019

Porous polymers show remarkable stability at high pressure

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Umeå physicists in collaboration with the Technical University of Dresden and Chalmers University are the first to show high stability of the porous nanomaterial COF-1. The study is published in Angewandte Chemie, Int. Ed.

Dec 10, 2019

How to induce magnetism in graphene

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Graphene, a two-dimensional structure made of carbon, is a material with excellent mechanical, electronic and optical properties. However, it did not seem suitable for magnetic applications. Together with international partners, Empa researchers h...

Dec 10, 2019

Physicists image electrons flowing like water for the first time

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Physicists at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel have imaged electrons flowing viscously through a nanodevice, just like water flowing through a pipe. Long predicted but only now visualized for the first time, this curious new behavior f...

Dec 10, 2019

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