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Self-Folding, Soft Microgrippers for On-Demand Applications [Video]

by Advanced Science News Video | Jul 31, 2018 | Health, Micro-/Nanotechnology

Soft robotic grippers demonstrate their ability to transport cargoes on demand.

The Shape of Water

by Aaron Brown | Jul 31, 2018 | Features, Manufacturing, Micro-/Nanotechnology

A team from China explore the romantic side of materials science

Sending Droplets from Pillar to Post

by Kieran Schlegel-O'Brien | Jul 30, 2018 | Features, Micro-/Nanotechnology, Physics

Dynamic nano and micropillars are able to transport water droplets across a surface.

Control Magnetism in Ultrathin Magnetic Devices

by Martin Grolms | Jul 28, 2018 | Micro-/Nanotechnology, Physics

Researchers demonstrate that magnetic anisotropy can be continuously tuned between the two limits of in-plane and out-of-plane.

Understanding the Motion of Chemically Powered Motors

by Jenna Flogeras | Jul 27, 2018 | Micro-/Nanotechnology, Physics

An investigation of the physics that govern chemically-powered motors.

Pressure-Resistant Materials for Deep Sea Applications [Video]

by Advanced Science News Video | Jul 27, 2018 | Manufacturing, Micro-/Nanotechnology

Prof. Zheshuai Lin and co-workers report zero linear compressibility (ZLC) in nondense borates under high hydrostatic pressure.

Gene Therapy: Virus-like Delivery System Takes the Heat out of Melanoma

by Lisa Smith | Jul 27, 2018 | Features, Life Science, Micro-/Nanotechnology, Therapeutics

Targeted viral-based gene therapies come with their own risks. A new gene delivery system mimics viral therapies to infect cancer cells with vesicular stomatitis virus matrix protein, with a similar transfection efficiency as the virus itself.

Nanotubes as Usable as Common Plastics

by Martin Grolms | Jul 26, 2018 | Manufacturing, Micro-/Nanotechnology

Researchers discover that cresols disperse carbon nanotubes at unprecedentedly high concentrations.

A Smart Skin taking Orders from Human Motions

by Huan Wang | Jul 25, 2018 | Electronics, Micro-/Nanotechnology, Optics

Smart artificial skin can be applied to the joints of fingers as a wearable tweezer to capture and release of droplets without energy supply or external appliance.

Dr. Dongling Ma: Nanomaterials for Renewable Energy Solutions

by Lisa Smith | Jul 20, 2018 | Energy, Micro-/Nanotechnology

Dr. Dongling Ma (INRS) and co-author Deepak Thrithamarassery Gangadharan talk to us about themselves, their careers, and the future of perovskite solar cell research.

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