Physicist applies nanotechnology to detect cancer protein-protein interactions

A physicist hopes to improve cancer detection with a new and novel class of nanomaterials.

Topological matters: Toward a new kind of transistor

X-ray experiments provide first demonstration of room temperature switching in ultrathin material that could serve as a 'topological transistor'.

Novel laser technology for microchip-size chemical sensors

Frequency combs are optimally suited for chemical sensors; a revolutionary technology now produces these laser frequencies in a much easier and more robust way.

Nanoglue can make composites several times tougher during dynamic loading

In a discovery that could pave the way for new materials and applications, materials scientists have found that oscillating loads at certain frequencies can lead to several-fold increases in the strength of composites with an interface that is modified by a molecular layer of 'nanoglue'.

A microfluidic platform capable of sorting individual carbon nanotubes

A successful development of a microfluidic platform capable of sorting individual carbon nanotubes could possible lead to a revolution in the technology of electronic devices.

Proteins imaged in graphene liquid cell have higher radiation tolerance

By preparing a microtubule sample in a graphene liquid cell, researchers demonstrate that the radiation tolerance of proteins proteins in liquid-phase electron microscopy is increased by an order of magnitude compared to a sample in ice.

Nanowire Memristor: a nanometric device to reproduce the synapses of the brain

New research shows how it is possible to artificially emulate the activity of synapses, i.e. the connections between neurons that regulate the learning processes in our brain, in a single nanowire.

Engineers produce smallest 3-D transistor yet

Process that modifies semiconductor material atom by atom could enable higher-performance electronics.

Sensitive e-skin embedded with nanowires

Flexible skin for soft robots, embedded with electrical nanowires, combines conductivity with sensitivity within the same material.