Nanotechnology/Micromachines

Credit: Kanazawa University The influenza A viruses, which have instigated deadly pandemics in the past, still remain a major global public health problem until today. Molecules known as virulence factors are produced by bacteria,…

New method could be useful for building quantum sensors and computers CAMBRIDGE, MA -- The ultimate degree of control for engineering would be the ability to create and manipulate materials at the most basic level, fabricating devices atom…

Columbia engineers develop a clean, damage-free fabrication process that creates pristine transistors made from 2D material stacksCredit: Min Sup Choi/Columbia Engineering New York, NY--May 17, 2019--Semiconductors, which are the basic…

SUTD researchers together with international researchers conduct develop a 3D technology map which systematically compares optical sensors, providing a much needed benchmark to define the standards and track developments in this rapidly…

Credit: Hummon/NIST Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and partners have demonstrated an experimental, next-generation atomic clock--ticking at high "optical" frequencies--that is much smaller…

Microfluidic device may help researchers better understand metastatic cancerCredit: UGA Athens, Ga. - Instead of searching for a needle in a haystack, what if you were able to sweep the entire haystack to one side, leaving only the needle…

Device will impact composites manufacturing and health-monitoring industriesCredit: UBCO Okanagan Forget the smart watch. Bring on the smart shirt. Researchers at UBC Okanagan's School of Engineering have developed a low-cost sensor that…

Scientists have designed proteins that move in response to acid, a technology that could help medication enter cellsCredit: Ian Haydon/Institute for Protein Design Synthetic proteins have been created that move in response to…

Tokyo, Japan - Radiation from many parts of the electromagnetic spectrum has been harnessed for extremely beneficial uses, in fields as diverse as medicine, imaging and photography, and astronomy. However, the terahertz (THz) region of…

Heart tissue and 3D printing combine to build a microscopic motorCredit: City University of Hong Kong HANOVER, N.H. - May 15, 2019 - Drawing inspiration from biology and the toy shelf, researchers at Thayer School of Engineering at…