new research has combined inkjet printing and metal nanoparticle inks as a novel, low-cost solution for interconnect fabrication.
Gold nanorods shown to inhibit migratory of metastatic cancer
Research shows that gold nanorods effectively inhibit the migratory and invasive properties of various metastatic cancer cell lines in vitro and in vivo.
Non-fouling nanoparticulate surfaces
A Harvard research team has used a layer-by-layer technique to assemble a nanostructured surface coating infused with a fluorocarbon-based lubricant.
Flexible probes for spinal cord integration
An MIT research group has developed highly flexible fiber probes for observation and stimulation of spinal cord activity.
Efficient Electron Transport in a Semiconducting Copolymer
Hopping of localized, intrachain polarons leads to high charge carrier mobilities in a donor acceptor type conjugated copolymer.
Superhydrophobic nonwovens from naturally occurring polymers
a Japanese/German collaboration has succeeded in synthesising a biodegradable, hydrophobic polymer by modifying a naturally-occurring poly(amino acid) with a hydrophobic amino acid.
Hybrid electronic transport in peptides
Researchers show that ionic and electronic conduction occur simultaneously in self-assembled peptide nanostructures.
Improving on nature: light-driven biomimetic actuators
Researchers at Jilin University, China have reported the fabrication of low-power near-infrared (NIR) light-driven bilayer actuators.
Taming disorder to get ordered functional architecture
New research suggests that the introduction of molecular disorder can be the key to enhanced transport properties in organic electronics.
Imaging with non-toxic quantum dots
North American researchers have prepared luminescent core-shell nanoparticles from non-toxic silicon for use in biomedical imaging.