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Shape Matters In The Case Of Cobalt Nanoparticles
New studies show that changing the shape of cobalt nanoparticles from spherical to cubic can fundamentally change their behavior.
Optical Computer Closer: Optical Transistor Made From Single Molecule
Researchers have successfully created an optical transistor from a single molecule. This has brought them one step closer to an optical computer.
Unexpectedly Long-range Effects In Advanced Magnetic Devices
A tiny grid pattern has led materials scientists to an unexpected finding -- the surprisingly strong and long-range effects of certain electromagnetic nanostructures used in data storage.
Inexpensive Thin Printable Batteries Developed
For a long time, batteries were bulky and heavy. Now, a new cutting-edge battery is revolutionizing the field. It is thinner than a millimeter, lighter than a gram, and can be produced cost-effectively through a printing process.
New Fluorescent Silicon Nanoparticles Discovered
Physicists and astronomers have developed a new synthesis method, which has led them to the discovery of fluorescent silicon nanoparticles, and may ultimately help track the uptake of drugs by the body's cells.
Breakthrough In Development Of Tiny Biological Fuel Cells
Researchers have developed a successful way to grow molecular wire brushes that conduct electrical charges, a first step in developing biological fuel cells that could power pacemakers, cochlear implants and prosthetic limbs.
Nonstick And Laser-safe Gold Aids Laser Trapping Of Biomolecules
Biophysicists have made gold more precious than ever -- at least as a research tool -- by creating nonstick gold surfaces and laser-safe gold nanoposts to aid in trapping and fixing individual biomolecules for study.
Can A New Implant Coating Technique Create A New Six Million Dollar Man?
Scientists have developed an electrochemical process for coating metal implants which vastly improves their functionality, longevity and integration into the body.
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XBox Forensics
A forensics toolkit for the Xbox gaming console has been developed. The toolkit could allow law enforcement agencies to scour the inbuilt hard disk of such devices and find illicit hidden materials easily.
High Marks For New Technology For Fingerprint Identification
Overworked crime scene investigators can take heart at the results of recent tests of new technologies that automate the manual portion of latent fingerprint identification.
New Biometric ID: A Quick X-ray Snapshot Of A Person's Knees
Forget LED thumb-pad identification devices, complex retinal laser scanning, or even computerized iris recognition. The way forward for biometric validation is a quick X-ray snapshot of a person's knees, according to a new report.
'Badly Fragmented' Forensic Science System Needs Overhaul
A congressionally mandated report from the National Research Council finds serious deficiencies in the U.S. forensic science system and calls for major reforms and new research.
On-the-spot DNA Analysis To Test Tolerance To Prescription Drugs Gets Closer
A handheld device to predict whether patients will respond adversely to medication is one step closer to the market.
Fingerprints And Faces Can Be Faked, But Not Brain Patterns
Sensors able to identify individuals' brain patterns and heart rhythms could become part of security systems which also use more traditional forms of biometric recognition.
Novel Forensic Technique To Be Applied To Decade-old Murder Probe
A pioneering forensic scientist at Northamptonshire Police and the University of Leicester is being called on by US force officers to tackle a decade-old murder case.
Easy Assembly Of Electronic Biological Chips
A handheld, ultra-portable device that can recognize and immediately report on a wide variety of environmental or medical compounds may eventually be possible, using a method that incorporates a mixture of biologically t...
New Methods For The Environmental Chemist?s Toolbox
Organic compounds exhibit specific isotopic compositions that can be used as their "fingerprint". Environmental chemists nowadays exploit changes of isotopic compositions to identify the origin of organic pollutants and ...
'America's Most Wanted' Murder Case To Be Investigated By Pioneering UK Forensic Scientist
A murder case on America's Most Wanted list is to be tackled by a forensic scientist at the University of Leicester and Northamptonshire Police.
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New Lab-on-a-chip Measures Mechanics Of Bacteria Colonies
Researchers have devised a microscale tool to help them understand the mechanical behavior of biofilms, slimy colonies of bacteria involved in most human infectious diseases.
Integrated Optical Trap Holds Particles For On-chip Analysis
A new type of optical particle trap can be used to manipulate bacteria, viruses and other particles on a chip as part of an integrated optofluidic platform.
New Biochips Anchor Proteins In Gel
Biochips carrying thousands of DNA fragments are widely used for examining genetic material. Experts would also like to have biochips on which proteins are anchored. This requires a gel layer which can now be produced industrially.
Liquid Lens Creates Tiny Flexible Laser On A Chip
Like tiny Jedi knights, tunable fluidic micro lenses can focus and direct light at will to count cells, evaluate molecules or create on-chip optical tweezers, according t...
New 167-processor Chip Is Super-fast, Ultra Energy-efficient
A new, extremely energy-efficient processor chip provides breakthrough speeds for a variety of computing tasks. The chip, dubbed AsAP, is ultra-small, fully reprogrammable and highly configurable, so it can be widely adapted to a number of applications.
Soft Hardware For A Flexible Chip
Technology is struggling to meet demands for high-performance, specialised computing systems. A European consortium is responding with a new kind of reconfigurable chip that is both efficient and flexible.
New Material Could Lead To Faster Chips: Graphene May Solve Communications Speed Limit
New research findings could lead to microchips that operate at much higher speeds than is possible with today's standard silicon chips, leading to cell phones and other communications systems that can transmit data much faster.
Lab-on-a-chip Homes In On How Cancer Cells Break Free
Engineers have invented a method to help figure out how cancer cells break free from neighboring tissue, an "escape" that can spread the disease to other parts of the body.
Ultra-thin Chip Embedding For Wearable Electronics
Technologists have created a new 3D integration process enabling flexible electronic systems with a thickness of less than 60 micrometer. This ultra-thin chip package (UT...
Tiny 'Lab-on-a-chip' Detects Pollutants, Disease And Biological Weapons
For centuries, animals have been our first line of defense against toxins. A canary in a coalmine served as a living monitor for poisonous gases. Scientists used fish to ...
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