Whether they're in airplane wings, bridges or other critical structures, cracks can cause catastrophic failure before they're large enough to be noticed by the human eye. A strain-sensing "skin" applied to such objects ...
Nov 16, 2018
All-optical technique could benefit nanometrology, medical and biophysics applications as well as help stabilize positioning systems in microscopes The post Kerker scattering locates particles with sub-atomic precision appeared first on Physics Wo...
Nov 16, 2018
Excerpts from the Red Folder The post Zond 6 recording translated by graphene laureate, architects with an extra 37 minutes on Mars appeared first on Physics World.
Nov 16, 2018
Thanks to one peculiar characteristic of carbon nanotubes, engineers will soon be able to measure the accumulated strain in an airplane, a bridge or a pipeline - or just about anything - over the enti...
Nov 16, 2018
Because of their antimicrobial and antifungal properties, silver nanoparticles measuring between one and 100 nanometers (billionth of a
Nov 16, 2018
Researchers used ultrabright x-rays to generate 3D nanoscale maps of a single bacteria's chemical composition with unparalleled spatial resolution.
Nov 16, 2018
A new collaborative venture between Northwestern University and Tel Aviv University brings together researchers and students in the field of
Nov 16, 2018
A moth-infecting virus and nanomagnets could be used to edit defective genes that cause diseases like sickle cell, muscular dystrophy and cystic fibrosis. Above -Rice University bioengineers use a magnetic field to activate nanoparticle-attached b...
Nov 16, 2018
Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology produced subnano-sized metallic particles that are as much as 50 times more effective than well-known Au-Pd bimetallic nanocatalysts.
Nov 16, 2018
Cancer will become easier to detect and diagnose early using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) thanks to A*STAR researchers who have engineered biocompatible iron oxide nanoparticle contrast agents¹.
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