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Nanotechnology
Atomic game of hopscotch to maximize efficiency of electronics
A team from Michigan Technological University has figured out the most likely reason why past research has shown…
DNA nanomachine to detect substances
A way to harness DNA as the engine of a microscopic "machine" that can be turned on to detect trace amounts of…
Two nanomaterials could be the fabric of future electronics
The future of electronics may include two other nanomaterials, according to a study by researchers at the…
Nanolaser doping gives performance edge
The performance of tiny lasers has been improved by adding impurities, in a discovery which will be central to the…
Nanomachine diagnostics at genetic level
Along with former graduate student Divita Mathur, Professor Eric Henderson, studies how to build nanomachines that…
MFC system eliminates need for external power
A proof-of-concept 3D paper-based microbial fuel cell (MFC) that could take advantage of capillary action to guide…
Nanostructure research leads to high strength energy applications
Scientists use a liquid metal technique to selectively remove elements from a block of well-mixed metals and create…
Neuron controlling biomaterial is injectable
'Fantastic Voyage'; the campy 1966 sci-fi movie where scientists miniaturize a submarine with themselves inside and…
Using locusts’ sense of smell to create biorobotic sensing systems for…
How do you improve security systems? Utilize a locust's sense of smell, of course.
Engineers from Washington…
Bionic patch could soon monitor heart problems
In recent years, scientists and doctors have implemented the use of "cardiac patches," or engineered heart tissue…