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New nanoparticles remove melanoma tumors in mice with l...

Researchers at Oregon State University have developed and tested in a mouse mode...

Electronic friction can be tuned and switched off

Researchers in China have isolated the effects of electronic friction, showing f...

Carbon nanotube 'sandpaper' polishes semiconductor surf...

The performance and stability of smartphones and artificial intelligence (AI) se...

Seeing how atoms vibrate at the Ångström scale

Probing the vibration of atoms provides detailed information on local structure ...

Scientists reveal formation mechanism behind spherical ...

From table salt to snowflakes, and from gemstones to diamonds—we encounter cryst...

A DNA 'on-off' switch? Light and redox cues reversibly ...

DNA, the blueprint of life, is best known for its fundamental role as genetic ma...

A new microscope for the quantum age: Single nanoscale ...

Physicists in Leiden have built a microscope that can measure no fewer than four...

Driven electrolytes are agile and active at the nanoscale

Technologies for energy storage as well as biological systems such as the networ...

Shaping carbon fiber with electricity: Wireless voltage...

Controlled manipulation of fibers that are as thin as or even thinner than human...

Slippery ions create a smoother path to blue energy

Osmotic energy, often called blue energy, is a promising way to generate sustain...

Why some extracellular vesicles work better: A safer pa...

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are tiny membrane-bound particles released by cells...

New nanohole-based microscopy monitors electrochemical ...

Many technological applications, such as sensors and batteries, greatly rely on ...

Nanoengineers realize an on-chip excitonic hyperlens

When light passes through materials, it typically changes direction and bends in...

Tuned nanocrystals speed light-driven reactions by matc...

Adjusting the size and chemistry of nanocrystals within an ultrathin surface can...

World's smallest QR code, read via electron microscope,...

Just how small can a QR code be? Small enough that it can only be recognized wit...

A bacterium's built-in compass, explained: Single-cell ...

Some bacterial species possess an astonishing ability: They use Earth's magnetic...