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Nanotechnology Takes Giant Leap Foward by Manipulating Molecules

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Scientists have been able to move atoms around for 30 years, but moving molecules has proven much more difficult

Jul 2, 2018

Water compresses under a high gradient electric field: Discovery of new physics may be useful for filtering biomolecules through a graphene nanopore

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Scientists have predicted new physics governing compression of water under a high-gradient electric field. Physicists found that a high electric field applied to a tiny hole in a graphene membrane would compress the water molecules traveling throu...

Jul 2, 2018

MIT Technology Review Applauds Georgia Tech’s Dahlman in ‘35 Innovators Under 35’

Georgia Tech   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

July 2, 2018 Atlanta, GA DNA barcoding has landed James Dahlman in a list that has previously honored Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page and Helen Greiner Research Biotechnology, Health, Bioengineering, Genetics Cancer Research Chemistry and Chem...

Jul 2, 2018

Trapping ions in graphene

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

Invigorating the idea of computers based on fluids instead of silicon, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have shown how computational logic operations could be performed in a liquid medium by simulating the ...

Jul 2, 2018

Quantum-enhanced sensing of magnetic fields

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

An international team of physicists has demonstrated that algorithms and hardware developed originally in the context of quantum computation can be harnessed for quantum-enhanced sensing of magnetic fields.

Jul 2, 2018

A ruthenium-based catalyst with highly active, flat surfaces outperforms metal-based competitors

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Scientists in Japan and India have developed a reusable, high-performance catalyst based on flat-shaped ruthenium nanoparticles (Ru-NP) for the production of valuable chemicals. Due to its demonstrated durability, the catalyst could be widely used...

Jul 2, 2018

Cytosurge and Bruker partnership enables FluidFM single cell experiments on BioScope Resolve BioAFM

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

Cytosurge AG, a Swiss company that develops, manufactures and distributes scientific high-precision nanotechnology instruments and robotic systems based on its patented FluidFM technology, and Bruker Corporation, one of the world's leading analyti...

Jul 2, 2018

Sintering atomically thin materials with ceramics now possible

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

For the first time, researchers have created a nanocomposite of ceramics and a two-dimensional material, opening the door

Jul 2, 2018

'Dancing' holes in droplets submerged in water-ethanol mixtures: New form of 'active matter' driven by the dissolution of droplets of an ionic liquid

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have observed the formation of holes that move by themselves in droplets of ionic liquids (IL) sitting inside water-ethanol mixtures. This curious, complex phenomenon is driven by an interplay between how ionic liquids dissolve, and ho...

Jun 30, 2018

Vuzix, Plessey to Partner for Smart Glasses Technology

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Plessey Semiconductors Ltd., optronics solutions developer, is partnering with Vuzix to develop smart glasses technology. The two companies are partnering to develop the necessary technologies for a new generation of augmented reality (AR) smart...

Jun 30, 2018

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