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Biochemistry Oct 2, 2017

Artificial cell design gets a boost with the launch of FABRICELL

FABRICELL, a joint initiative between Imperial and Kings College London, launched this month with a series of talks including a Nobel Prize winner.

Engineering Sep 18, 2017

New self-powered paper patch could help diabetics measure glucose during exercise

A new paper-based sensor patch developed by researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York could allow diabetics to effectively measure glucose levels during exercise.

Nanophysics Aug 28, 2017

Self-driving vehicles at the microscale

(Âé¶¹ÒùÔº)—In a new study, scientists have developed the microscale version of self-driving vehicles: a 5-μm spherical micromotor that autonomously navigates its way through micro-traffic along a micro-maze to reach its ...

Condensed Matter Jul 17, 2017

Lab develops way to spot defects inside hard-to-image materials

It's hard to get an X-ray image of low-density material like tissue between bones because X-rays just pass right through like sunlight through a window. But what if you need to see the area that isn't bone?

General Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics Jul 13, 2017

Micromotors are powered by bacteria, controlled by light

(Âé¶¹ÒùÔº)—When researchers deposit a drop of fluid containing thousands of free-swimming, genetically engineered E. coli onto an array of micromotors, within minutes the micromotors begin rotating. Some of the individual ...

General Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics Jul 4, 2017

Âé¶¹ÒùÔºicists put new spin on computer technology

New research from a team of DU physicists has the potential to serve as the foundation for next-generation computer technology.

General Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics Jun 20, 2017

Tiny bubbles provide tremendous propulsion in new microparticles research

An innovative technique using light and tiny bubbles to propel microparticles at forces many times greater than previously achieved has been developed by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers.

Biochemistry Apr 17, 2017

Atomic structure reveals how cells translate environmental signals

Researchers at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute have determined the atomic resolution structure of a key molecule that translates signals from a cell's local environment into a language that the cell can understand and use. ...

Condensed Matter Mar 21, 2017

Estimating the glass transition temperature for polymers in 'confined geometries'

Polymers are used for myriad applications today, and perhaps the most important property that dictates which polymer is chosen for a given application is its "glass transition temperature." Many industrial polymers possess ...

General Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics Feb 20, 2017

Controlling friction levels through on/off application of laser light

A National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) research group discovered that the amount of friction force between organic molecules and a sapphire substrate in a vacuum can be changed repeatedly by starting and stopping ...

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