Scientists use DNA nanotracers to investigate cleaner energy sources

The key to unlocking cleaner energy might be in our DNA, according to a new study. By combining synthetic DNA with microscopic particles, a team of geothermal energy researchers hope to tap into the widely available but often overlooked cleaner energy source all over the world.

A simple and efficient 3-D fabrication technique for bio-inspired hierarchical structures

Scientists developed a facile approach for the rapid and maskless fabrication of bio-inspired hierarchical structures using multi-beam laser interference, demonstrating its potential in large-area, low-cost and high-volume 3-D fabrication.

Radical route for the synthesis of chiral molecules

Researchers have developed a new methodology for the selective formation of chiral molecules.

Nanotubes assemble! Introducing 'Teslaphoresis' (w/video)

Scientists have discovered that the strong force field emitted by a Tesla coil causes carbon nanotubes to self-assemble into long wires, a phenomenon they call 'Teslaphoresis'.

Graphene-based sensor detects harmful air pollution in the home

Scientists have developed a graphene-based sensor and switch that can detect harmful air pollution in the home with very low power consumption.

Janus-like nanoparticle membranes

Sub-nanometer molecular asymmetry between the two different faces of nanoparticle membranes formed at air-water interface is revealed.

A sticky-spaghetti-with-meatballs model to describe nuclear import

A sticky-spaghetti-with-meatballs model may be sufficient to describe how the nucleus in each of our cells selectively allows the entrance and exit of certain molecules, while blocking others to protect genetic material and normal functions of the cell.

Scientists grow a material based on hafnium oxide for a new type of non-volatile memory

Researchers have, for the first time, experimentally demonstrated that polycrystalline fused films of hafnium and zirconium oxides with a thickness of just 2.5 nm retain their ferroelectric properties. This could potentially be used to develop non-volatile memory elements.