Carbon nanotube powders are difficult to process because they aggregate in clumps Typically researchers must add additives to help nanotubes disperse in solvents Researchers find that adding a simpl...
May 19, 2018
A new technique that uses tiny elastic balls filled with fluorescent nanoparticles aims to expand the understanding of the mechanical forces that exist between cells, researchers report. A University...
May 19, 2018
Scientists dream big with the invention of a new graphene-based remote control for cell behavior
May 18, 2018
Scientists dream big with the invention of a new graphene-based remote control for cell behavior
May 18, 2018
With composite booms, the NASA principal investigator believes we could make 1000 to 4000 square meter solar sails today with a funded project. Then with the learnings from that mission we could rapidly advance to 10,000 square meter solar sails. ...
May 18, 2018
Researchers have developed a technique that allows them to speed up or slow down human heart cells growing in a dish on command -- simply by shining a light on them and varying its intensity. The cells are grown on a material called graphene, whic...
May 18, 2018
An international team has discovered how to exploit defects in nanoscale and microscale diamonds and potentially enhance the sensitivity of magnetic resonance imaging and nuclear magnetic resonance systems while eliminating the need for their cost...
May 18, 2018
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and their collaborators have developed a technique that allows them to speed up or slow down human heart cells growing in a dish on command—simply by shining a light on them and ...
May 18, 2018
An international team of researchers, led by the University of Leeds and in cooperation with the Institute of Science and Technology Austria and the University of Geneva, has provided a theoretical explanation for the unusual behavior of individua...
May 18, 2018
A nanorobotics team has assembled a new microrobotics system that pushes forward the frontiers of optical nanotechnologies. Combining several existing technologies, the newly developed nanofactory builds microstructures in a large vacuum chamber a...
May 18, 2018
