Bacteria can actively move towards a nutrient source -- a phenomenon known as chemotaxis -- and they can move collectively in a process known as swarming. Scientists have redesigned collective chemotaxis by creating artificial model nanoswimmers f...
Jul 31, 2019
Bacteria can actively move towards a nutrient source—a phenomenon known as chemotaxis—and they can move collectively in a process known as swarming. Chinese scientists have redesigned collective chemotaxis by creating artificial model nanoswimmers...
Jul 31, 2019
Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists have developed a new quantum computing algorithm that offers a clearer understanding of the quantum-to-classical transition, which could help model systems on the cusp of quantum and classical worlds, such...
Jul 31, 2019
According to a new study, a protein pumped out of certain—but not all—populations of “helper” cells in the brain, known as astrocytes, play a definite role in controlling the...
Jul 31, 2019
Ultrathin nanostructured films with the ability to control the propagation of light offer a means to incorporate optical components into portable and wearable electronics. Scientists from KAUST...
Jul 31, 2019
Chemotactic movement on the macroscale by a swarm of bacteria-mimicking nanoswimmers.
Jul 31, 2019
Researchers have developed a chip made of carbon nanotubes that can capture circulating tumor cells (CTCs) of all sizes and types, and can do so with far greater sensitivity than existing technologies. The unique design of the device makes it poss...
Jul 31, 2019
Oxide layer atop nanometal layer results in electron shuttle, not corrosion.
Jul 31, 2019
High-performance biomass-based nanocomposites are emerging as promising materials for future structural and functional applications due to their environmentally friendly, renewable and sustainable characteristics. Bio-sourced nanocelluloses (a kin...
Jul 31, 2019
Carbon nanotubes designed to release plastic-eroding chemicals could clear the long-lasting trash from waterways.
Jul 31, 2019
