Motor proteins prefer slow, steady movement

Researchers find motors collaborate to regulate cell-transport systems.

Asphaltene analysis takes a giant step

Researchers develop accurate measure of aggregating particles that block oil production lines.

Building tailor-made DNA nanotubes step by step

New, block-by-block assembly method could pave way for applications in opto-electronics, drug delivery.

Magnetic nanoparticles could stop blood clot-caused strokes

By loading magnetic nanoparticles with drugs and dressing them in biochemical camouflage, researchers say they can destroy blood clots 100 to 1,000 times faster than a commonly used clot-busting technique.

Stretch and relax - Losing 1 electron switches magnetism on in dichromium

Scientists have provided the first direct experimental proof of an unexpected high spin ground state of Cr2+, the cationic cousin of Cr2.

Fever alarm armband: A wearable, printable, temperature sensor

Researchers have developed a 'fever alarm armband', a flexible, self-powered wearable device that sounds an alarm in case of high body temperature. The flexible organic components developed for this device are well-suited to wearable devices that continuously monitor vital signs including temperature and heart rate for applications in healthcare settings.

Uncovering the personality of wonder ultrathin materials

Imperfections make people interesting; the same goes for crystals.

Unlikely pairs

Researchers recently experimented with a phenomenon known as the quantum Hall effect, looking for an effect that 'should be there' and ended up with an unexplained phenomenon.

Chromium-centered cycloparaphenylene rings as new tools for making functionalized nanocarbons

Researchers have synthesized novel cycloparaphenylene (CPP) chromium complexes and demonstrated their utility in obtaining monofunctionalized CPPs, which could become useful precursors for making carbon nanotubes with unprecedented structures.