New theory and insights into how liquid nano-jets disintegrate into droplets Computer simulations of molecules demonstrate how droplets from a “nano-tap” are different from those from a...
Feb 13, 2019
Although magnetic nanoparticles are being used more and more in cell imaging and tissue bioengineering, what happens to them within stem cells in the long term remained undocumented. Researchers from CNRS, the Sorbonne Université, and universities...
Feb 13, 2019
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Down syndrome is the most common birth defect, occurring once in every 700 births. However, traditional non-invasive prenatal tests for the condition are unreliable or carry risks for th...
Feb 13, 2019
A collection of articles on EU-funded research in the field of graphene is now available in free, accessible PDF.
Feb 13, 2019
Noise is a dangerous worldwide environmental pollutant: at normal levels found in cities it can induce annoyance, stress and fluctuations in sleep patterns which in turn increase the risk of type-2 diabetes, arterial hypertension, myocardial infar...
Feb 13, 2019
Hyperbolic metamaterials are structures created artificially by depositing alternating thin layers of a conductor such as graphene or silver onto a substrate. One of their distinct abilities is aiding...
Feb 13, 2019
Complex, three-dimensional (3-D) structures are regularly constructed using a reliable commercial method of 3-D laser micro- and nanoprinting. In a recent study, Frederik Mayer and co-workers in Germany and Australia have presented a new system in...
Feb 13, 2019
Laser-induced graphene, or LIG in short, is a flaky foam of carbon that measures only one atom thick. It possesses a number of interesting characteristics on its own, but as part of a composite, it is...
Feb 13, 2019
When Rice University chemist and engineer Hossein Robatjazi set out to marry a molecular sieve called MOF to a plasmonic aluminum nanoparticle two years ago, he never imagined the key would be the same process nature uses to petrify wood. In a ne...
Feb 13, 2019
New process combines 3D laser lithography with microfluidics.
Feb 13, 2019
