Nanodevice, Build Thyself
Washington, D.C., January 12, 2016 – As we continue to shrink electronic components, top-down manufacturing methods begin to approach a physical limit at the nanoscale. Rather than […]
Two-in-One Packaging May Increase Drug Efficacy and Reduce Side Effects
WASHINGTON, D.C., January 11, 2016 – Chemotherapy often comes with powerful side effects, and one of the reasons for this is that the drugs used to kill […]
Sugar-based Carbon Hollow Spheres that Mimic Moth Eyes
Washington, D.C., Jan.5, 2015 –Antireflective coatings are used to cut surface glare in everything from eyeglasses and camera lenses to solar cells, TV screens and LED devices. […]
Thermal Microscopy of Single Cells
WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 29, 2015 — Thermal properties of cells regulate their ability to store, transport or exchange heat with their environment. So gaining control of these […]
Improving Accuracy in Genomic Mapping with Time-Series Data
WASHINGTON, D.C., December 29, 2015 – If you already have the sequenced map of an organism’s genome but want to look for structural oddities in a sample, […]
Modeling Amazonian Transitional Forest Micrometeorology
WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 29, 2015 — What can mathematical modeling teach us about the micrometeorology of the southern Amazonian “transitional” forest? Quite a lot, it turns out. […]
Infrared encoding of images with metasurfaces
WASHINGTON, D.C., December 22, 2015 – Researchers at MINAO, a joint lab between The French Aerospace Lab in Palaiseau and the Laboratoire de Photonique et de Nanostructures in […]
Move Aside Carbon: Boron Nitride-Reinforced Materials Are Even Stronger
WASHINGTON, D.C., December 22, 2015 – Carbon nanotubes are legendary in their strength — at least 30 times stronger than bullet-stopping Kevlar by some estimates. When mixed […]
Isolating Water’s Impact on Vibrations within DNA
WASHINGTON, D.C., December 14, 2015 — In a biological system, the ratio of water-to-non-water molecules, known as the hydration level, influences both the arrangement of biomolecules and […]