Highly charged ions hit tiny gold nuggets on an insulating surface. Credit: ucyborg.com/studio Tiny structures made of gold can be specifically manipulated by ion bombardment…
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Researchers from Northwestern University and the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, have observed nanoparticles self-assembling into solid materials for the first time, offering valuable insights for…
Artist’s impression of an electron spin in a quantum dot, interfaced with light and strongly-coupled nuclear spins (viewed through a lens). Credit: Leon Zaporski –…
The knotted materials, which were created out of polymers, exhibit a tensile toughness that far surpasses materials that are unknotted but otherwise structurally identical, including…
Scientists have found that nanoripples in graphene make it a strong catalyst, even though it was expected to be chemically inert. Their research, published in…
According to the researchers, the work could also pave a way for exploring other applications for nanogenerators in sports. If you tuned in to the…
Yeast micro/nanorobots utilize twin-engine to self-propel in gastrointestinal intraluminal and extraluminal environments. Credit: SIAT Micro/nanorobots with self-propelling and -navigating capabilities have attracted extensive attention in…
Cells constantly experience malfunctions that require error correction mechanisms to function properly. However, in the case of cancer cells, inducing errors can be beneficial in…
Solar-thermal technology has potential as an environmentally friendly energy source to address the fossil fuel crisis. However, current solar energy harvesters have limitations in scalability…
MIT physicists have found a new way to switch superconductivity on and off in magic-angle graphene. This figure shows a device with two graphene layers…
A team of engineers has made a significant advancement toward the development of fast-charging lithium-metal batteries, according to a recent paper published in Nature Energy.…
Nanoantenna phosphors comprising of a periodic array of nanoparticles on the phosphor plate can tailor the spatial radiation pattern of the photoluminescence for smaller, lighter,…
Artistic depiction of electron transfer driven by an ultrashort laser pulse, across an interface between two atomically-thin materials. This transfer is facilitated by an interlayer…
Initialization, coherent quantum-state control, and readout of spins at room temperature using solution-grown quantum dots. Credit: DICP A team headed by Professor Wu Kaifeng from…
How multiple qubits may be controlled using the new ‘intrinsic spin-orbit EDSR’ process. Credit: Tony Melov Discovery of previously unknown effect makes compact, ultra-fast control…
Nanoparticles entering neural retina. Credit: Image provided by Gaurav Sahay, OSU College of Pharmacy Scientists from the Oregon State University College of Pharmacy have demonstrated…
The study has two innovative aspects: the discovery of a new therapeutic target and the development of an effective nanocarrier for the selective delivery of…
Nano-scale snowflake from Gallium solvent. Credit: Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland Adventures in Nanotech: Growing a Metallic Snowflake Scientists working at the level of…
In a recent breakthrough, a research team succeeded in automating the interpretation of microscopic image data of nanoscale magnetic materials using an “extended Landau free…
In this series of illustrations, the immune cell does not initially recognize the cancer cell. After BiTN particles (red), which include the “eat me” signal…