New technique reveals 3-D shape of nanostructure’s polariton interaction
Nanostructures are the holy grail of new materials. The wonder material graphene, for example, is a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a...
Self-healing material a breakthrough for bio-inspired robotics
Many natural organisms have the ability to repair themselves. Now, manufactured machines will be able to mimic this property. In findings published this week...
First interstellar immigrant discovered in the solar system
A new study has discovered the first known permanent immigrant to our Solar System. The asteroid, currently nestling in Jupiter's orbit, is the first...
Artificial cells-in-cells triggered by light act as mini chemical reactors
Artificial cells that release materials when exposed to light have been embedded in a durable membrane, allowing chemical reactions to be controlled.
These structures could...
Nanoparticles derived from tea leaves destroy lung cancer cells
Nanoparticles derived from tea leaves inhibit the growth of lung cancer cells, destroying up to 80% of them, new research by a joint Swansea...
New blood test rapidly detects signs of pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer is expected to become the second deadliest cancer in the United States by 2030. It is tough to cure because it is...
Researchers operate lab-grown heart cells by remote control
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and their collaborators have developed a technique that allows them to speed up or...
3D-printed smart gel that walks underwater, moves objects
Rutgers University-New Brunswick engineers have created a 3D-printed smart gel that walks underwater and grabs objects and moves them.
The watery creation could lead to...
A new map for a birthplace of stars
A Yale-led research group has created the most detailed maps yet of a vast seedbed of stars similar to Earth's Sun.
The maps provide unprecedented...
Scientists analyze first ancient human DNA from Southeast Asia
The first whole-genome analyses of ancient human DNA from Southeast Asia reveal that there were at least three major waves of human migration into...
Robotic assembly of the world’s smallest house—even a mite doesn’t fit through the door
A French nanorobotics team from the Femto-ST Institute in Besançon, France, assembled a new microrobotics system that pushes forward the frontiers of optical nanotechnologies....
