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
Using tiny coil-shaped carbon-based magnets, researchers in have developed a new approach to purging water sources of the microplastics that pollute them without harming nearby microorganisms.
Jul 31, 2019
A new study has found evidence of a new phase of matter predicted in the 1960s: the excitonic insulator, which has been keenly pursued by condensed matter physicists and 2D material scientists. The unique signatures of an excitonic insulating phas...
Jul 31, 2019
Insights into how minute, yet powerful, bubbles form and collapse on underwater surfaces could help make industrial structures such as ship propellers more hardwearing, research suggests.
Jul 31, 2019
Chemists have predicted zigzag-edged triangular graphene molecules (ZTGMs) to host ferromagnetically coupled edge states, with net spin scaling with the molecular size. Such molecules can afford large spin tunability, which is crucial to engineer ...
Jul 31, 2019
Researchers used a 3D printer to make lightweight, strong, highly porous pure carbon nanotube structures using a 3D printer.
Jul 31, 2019
