New research into the anatomy of blue sharks reveals a unique nanostructure in their skin that produces their iconic blue colouration, but intriguingly, also suggests a potential capacity for colour change.
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Novel nanostructures in blue sharks reveal their remarkable potential for dynamic colour-change
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Need a new 3D material? Build it with DNA
A new approach breaks down complicated designs into modular building blocks for easy assembly from the bottom up.
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Water-based graphene oxide inks for inkjet-printed flexible moisture energy generators
Medhekar, N. V., Ramasubramaniam, A., Ruoff, R. S. & Shenoy, V. B. ‘Hydrogen Bond Networks in Graphene Oxide Composite Paper: Structure and Mechanical Properties’, ACS Nano, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 2300–2306, Apr. (2010).
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Synthetic carbon-based lanthanide upconversion nanoparticles for enhanced photothermal therapy
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Female Balb/c nude mice (3–4 weeks old, 20 g) were acquired from the SLRC Laboratory (Shanghai, China) following approval and in compliance with Ethical Committee of EYE and ENT Hospital of Fudan University…
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Encoding hierarchical 3D architecture through inverse design of programmable bonds
Boles, M. A., Engel, M. & Talapin, D. V. Self-assembly of colloidal nanocrystals: from intricate structures to functional materials. Chem. Rev. 116, 11220–11289 (2016).
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Programming precise nanoparticle patterns | Nature Materials
Zhou, W., Li, Y., Partridge, B. E. & Mirkin, C. A. Chem. Rev. 124, 11063–11107 (2024).
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Combining multiplexed gate-based readout and isolated CMOS quantum dot arrays
Load, isolate and read a double quantum dot
Our device (Fig. 1a) was fabricated in an industrial-research foundry using 300-mm CMOS processes on a silicon-on-insulator substrate. It features a 40 nm-wide 10 nm-thick silicon channel, separated…
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Scientists find new way to control electricity at tiniest scale
Scientists have uncovered how to manipulate electrical flow through crystalline silicon, a material at the heart of modern technology. The discovery could lead to smaller, faster, and more efficient devices by harnessing quantum electron behavior.
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Enhancing antibody therapies with polyphenol-conjugated nanocarriers for breast cancer
Researchers create nanomachines using metal and polyphenols, which enhance targeted intracellular delivery of antibodies for cancer therapy.
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Microfluidic process improves flexible supercapacitor fiber performance
Researchers develop a porous nickel-modified graphene fiber that enhances energy density, conductivity, and durability in flexible supercapacitor devices.
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