A tool to democratize nanopore research

A team of researchers is democratizing entry into the field of nanopore research by offering up a unique tool to accelerate the development of new applications and discoveries.

Colloidal quantum dot laser diodes are just around the corner

Researchers reach a critical milestone on the path to versatile colloidal quantum dot laser diodes by successfully demonstrating a quantum dot LED that also operates as an optically pumped laser.

MOSHEMT - innovative transistor technology reaches record frequencies

Researchers have succeeded in developing a novel type of transistor with extremely high cut-off frequencies: metal oxide semiconductor HEMTs, in short MOSHEMTs.

Silica particles may lead to new treatments for obesity and diabetes

Engineered ingestible molecular traps created from mesoporous silica particles introduced to the gut can have an effect on food efficiency and metabolic risk factors. The results from studies on mice demonstrate the potential to reduce the energy uptake into the body and could lead to new treatments for obesity and diabetes.

Most engineered nanoparticles enter tumours through cells, not between them

Scientists have discovered that an active, rather than passive, process dictates which nanoparticles enter solid tumours. The finding upends previous thinking in the field of cancer nanomedicine and points toward more effective nanotherapies.

Physicists prove that 2D and 3D liquids are fundamentally different

A 50-year-old puzzle in statistical mechanics has been solved by an international team of researchers who have proved that two-dimensional (2D) liquids have fundamentally different dynamical properties to three-dimensional (3D) liquids.

Surface acoustic waves in graphene: straintronics with nanoquakes

Researchers have modulated the properties of graphene locally and dynamically by means of a surface acoustic wave, a kind of earthquake on a chip.