The end of 'Pump Fiction'

New basic insights into the workings of a biomolecular mechanism crucial to life: the calcium pumps in our cells.

Promising nanosensors for submarines, mines and spacecraft

Scientists are developing nanostructured gas sensors that would work at room temperature.

How the magnetoelastic effect can control the magnetic properties of nanoelements

Rapidly modifying magnetic properties is key for low power magnetic devices. The MULTIREV project has contributed to a study which exploits magnetoelastic coupling, for the design of strain-controlled nano-devices.

Factors in the fabrication of heterojunctions of 2D-materials through CVD

A recent review article discusses the methods of chemical vapor deposition (CVD) to fabricate 2D heterojunctions.

A new nano-sized hexameric molecular capsule

Halonium ions used in this study, are well-known reaction intermediates and halogenating reagents in synthesis, but now they have been used as robust and stable structural units in molecular nanotechnology.

Transfer technique produces wearable gallium nitride gas sensors

A transfer technique based on thin sacrificial layers of boron nitride could allow high-performance gallium nitride gas sensors to be grown on sapphire substrates and then transferred to metallic or flexible polymer support materials.

Scientists create 'tracking' nanoagents to illuminate very small diseased tissues

Researchers have created polymer nanoagents that can 'light up' tiny areas of diseased tissues that conventional methods fail to detect.