Month: May 2020

IMAGE: Photograph of an array of magnetic cilia folded and held in the tip of tweezers. view more  Credit: Jessica A.-C. Liu Researchers from North Carolina State University and Elon University have made artificial cilia, or hair-like structures, that can bend into new shapes in response to a magnetic field, then return to their original shape

For the first time, scientists have introduced minuscule tracking devices directly into the interior of mammalian cells, giving an unprecedented peek into the processes that govern the beginning of development. This work on one-cell embryos is set to shift our understanding of the mechanisms that underpin cellular behaviour in general, and may ultimately provide insights

IMAGE: Some samples of FeRh metamagnetic material, ready to be analysed at the ALBA Synchrotron view more  Credit: ICMAB-CSIC Some memory devices where information from smartphones and computers is stored are based on a very precise control of the magnetic properties, at nanoscopic scale. The more precise this control is, the more storage capacity and speed

IMAGE: An example of the small, flow-through electrode that Duke researchers used to produce more hydrogen from electrolysis with a penny for scale. view more  Credit: Wiley Lab, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. — Electrolysis, passing a current through water to break it into gaseous hydrogen and oxygen, could be a handy way to store excess energy

IMAGE: For the first time, chromosomes of the thale cress model plant were recombined with the help of the Cas9 protein. (Figure. Angelina Schindele, KIT) view more  Credit: Angelina Schindele, KIT The CRISPR/Cas molecular scissors work like a fine surgical instrument and can be used to modify genetic information in plants. The research teams of Professor

IMAGE: Drone photo of a photoelectron momentum microscope installed in the experimental station at the soft X-ray beamline BL6U of the UVSOR-III synchrotron facility is shown. The system is equipped with… view more  Credit: NINS/IMS A new momentum microscopy experimental station for photoelectron spectroscopy resolved in 3D momentum space with a microscopic field of view has

IMAGE: Prototype of the UVC LED irradiation system with 118 LEDs — with it germs on the skin are supposed to be killed. The inset shows a detail of the LED array. view more  Credit: FBH/P. Immerz A novel LED irradiation system developed by the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut aims to kill microorganisms with ultra-short wave UV light –

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have created a whole new library of atomically thin, two-dimensional (2D) materials using a novel and powerful approach of engineering the composition of transition metal dichalcogenides. Materials that are atomically thin offer a platform to explore a wide range of intriguing physical properties and could provide many

IMAGE: The unique chemical structure of the sulfur backbone in the novel rubber allows for multiple pieces of the rubber to bond together. view more  Credit: Flinders University Revolutionary ‘green’ types of bricks and construction materials could be made from recycled PVC, waste plant fibres or sand with the help of a remarkable new kind of

The H+ proton consists of a single ion of hydrogen, the smallest and lightest of all the chemical elements. These protons occur naturally in water where a tiny proportion of H2O molecules separate spontaneously. Their amount in a liquid determines whether the solution is acidic or basic. Protons are also extremely mobile, moving through water

At any given moment, a variety of dynamic processes occur inside a cell, with many developing over time. Because current research methods for gene profiling or protein analysis destroy the cell, study is confined to just that one moment in time, and researchers are unable to return to the cell to examine how things change

IMAGE: A new technique developed by researchers at UC Davis offers a significant advance in using magnetic resonance imaging to pick out even very small tumors from normal tissue. The team… view more  Credit: Xiandoing Xue, UC Davis researchers at the University of California, Davis offers a significant advance in using magnetic resonance imaging to pick

IMAGE: Silicon carbide after irradiation, in which loose carbon atoms (green) move toward the boundary (dashed line) between grains of the crystalline ceramic. view more  Credit: Images courtesy Hongliang Zhang MADISON — When most people think of ceramics, they might envision their favorite mug or a flowerpot. But modern technology is full of advanced ceramics, from

Varennes, May 25 2020 – Australian and Canadian researchers led by Prof David J. Moss at Swinburne University of Technology and honorary professor at the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS) was able to achieve world record-high data transmission over 75 km of standard optical fibre using a powerful class of micro-comb called soliton

IMAGE: Dr Benjamin Brown is a Research Fellow at the University of Sydney Nano Institute and School of Physics. view more  Credit: University of Sydney A scientist at the University of Sydney has achieved what one quantum industry insider has described as “something that many researchers thought was impossible”. Dr Benjamin Brown from the School of

IMAGE: The surface represents the low energy bands of the bilayer graphene around the K valley and the colour of the surface indicates the magnitude of Berry curvature, which acts as… view more  Credit: JAIST Valleytronics gives rise to valley current, a stable, dissipationless current which is driven by a pseudo-magnetic field, Berry curvature. This gives