Nanocapsules and other containers can transport drugs through a patient's body directly to the origin of the disease and release them there in a controlled manner. Such sophisticated systems are occasionally used in cancer therapy. Because th...
Oct 30, 2019
Metasurfaces are optically thin metamaterials that can control the wavefront of light completely, although they are primarily used to control the phase of light. In a new report, Adam C. Overvig and colleagues in the departments of Applied Physics...
Oct 30, 2019
Physicists at the University of Würzburg have made a ground-breaking discovery: They have realized a fundamental nanoelectronic device based on the topological insulator HgTe previously discovered in Würzburg. Topological insulators are material...
Oct 30, 2019
Developed at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, robots can self-assemble to form various structures with applications including disaster relief. Swarms of simple, interacting... The post Swarms of Self-Transforming Robo...
Oct 30, 2019
Developed at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, robots can self-assemble to form various structures with applications including disaster relief.
Oct 30, 2019
Here are the key milestones in the history of quantum computing, as well as New Scientist's predictions for the future
Oct 29, 2019
Here are the key milestones in the history of quantum computing, as well as New Scientist's predictions for the future
Oct 29, 2019
Here are the key milestones in the history of quantum computing, as well as New Scientist's predictions for the future
Oct 29, 2019
New nanoparticles can adjust the beating speed of heart cells by emitting different colors of light. Light from nanoparticle clusters was also able to activate... The post Intricate Control of Biological Processes With Glowing Nanoparticles and Su...
Oct 29, 2019
The biological technique of 'optogenetics' uses light to control cells within living tissues that have been genetically modified to be light-sensitive.
Oct 29, 2019
