Skylar Tibbits is the founder & co-director of the the Self-Assembly research lab at MIT. They are inventing self-assembly and programmable material technologies. The Lab looks at making simpler materials only products without robotics but st...
May 24, 2018
Researchers have now devised a new drug-delivering nanoparticle that could offer a better way to treat glioblastoma.
May 24, 2018
The US Air Force is developing bulletproof batteries to replace traditional armour. They are loaded with silica nanoparticles that become rigid upon impact
May 24, 2018
A new method for engineering a band gap into graphene maintains its attractive electronic properties
May 24, 2018
A new method for engineering a bandgap into graphene maintains its attractive electronic properties
May 24, 2018
Scientists have found a way to create polymeric semiconductor nanostructures that absorb light and transport its energy further than previously observed.
May 24, 2018
DNA, the carrier of genetic information, has become established as a highly useful building material in nanotechnology. One requirement in many applications is the controlled, switchable assembly of nanostructures. Scientists have now introduced a...
May 24, 2018
Although advances in optical technologies such as multi-photon microscopy and optogenetics have revolutionized researchers' ability to record and manipulate neuronal activity, integration of optical modalities with electrical recordings is challen...
May 24, 2018
Nanoparticles carrying two drugs can cross the blood-brain barrier and shrink glioblastoma tumors.
May 24, 2018
A material with atomically thin layers of water holds promise for energy storage technologies, and researchers have now discovered that the water is performing a different role than anyone anticipated. The finding was possible due to a new atomic ...
May 24, 2018
