Scientists discover genes are controlled by 'nano footballs'

New research has revealed that genes are controlled by 'nano footballs' - structures that look like footballs but 10 million times smaller than the average ball.

MRI contrast agent locates and distinguishes aggressive from slow-growing breast cancer

A new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent being tested by researchers not only pinpoints breast cancers at early stages but differentiates between aggressive and slow-growing types.

Platinum clusters with precise numbers of atoms for preparative-scale catalysis

Scientists have developed a fully scalable method for the synthesis of atom-precise platinum clusters for potential use in catalytic applications. This method could provide a new pathway for large-scale production of atom-precise clusters.

Dancing electrons lose the race

Atoms emit electrons when a material is irradiated with light at a sufficiently high frequency. Previously, physics had assumed that the motion of these photoelectrons is determined by the properties of the material. In a new study, physicists show that it is the interplay of the electrons within the atom that is decisive.

Enhancing the sensing capabilities of diamonds with quantum properties

Researchers have shown how they can create more nitrogen-vacancy centers, which makes sensing magnetic fields easier, using a relatively simple method that can be done in many labs.

A new way to enhance the capacity of memory devices

A new study reveals how topological vortices found in low-dimensional materials can be both displaced and erased and restored again by the electrical field within nanoparticles.

Assembly of nanoparticles proceeds like a zipper

According to scientists, nature's own charged nanoparticles - protein cages and viruses - can be utilized to determine the structure of composite nanomaterials.