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Scientists Develop Nanobodies that Could be Labelled on Certain Amino Acids

Aarhus University scientists have developed miniature antibodies (nanobodies) that can be labelled on certain amino acids.

3 Oct 2017

DNA "Nanoscopy" Enables High-Fidelity Recording of Molecular Geometry

Researchers are relentlessly expanding their cache of techniques to decode the spatial organization of biological structures. Using microscopes, they can currently visualize individual macromolecular components within protein, DNA, or other complexes.

26 Sep 2017

New Technique to 3D Print High-Strength Aluminum Alloys

HRL Laboratories, LLC, has now brought about a revolution in metallurgy by announcing that Researchers at the renowned facility have created a technique for successfully 3D printing high-strength aluminum alloys—including types Al6061and Al7075—that makes room for additive manufacturing of engineering-relevant alloys.

21 Sep 2017

LMU Chemists Modify the Synthesis of a Molecular Motor

Smart nanomachines are experiencing a futuristic growth. LMU chemists have now altered the synthesis of a molecular motor in order to decrease the speed of its light-driven rotation, thus allowing the researchers to thoroughly analyze the mechanism of motion.

20 Sep 2017

Efficient Conversion of CO2 into Fuels Via Copper Catalyst

Researchers from the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have created an innovative electrocatalyst with the ability to directly convert carbon dioxide into alcohols and multicarbon fuels with the need for very low energy inputs.

20 Sep 2017

DNA Nanorobot Designed to Collect, Sort Molecules into Predefined Regions

Visualize a robot designed to tidy your home: roving about, organizing dirty dishes into the dishwasher and stray socks into the laundry. Such a useful helper at the moment may be in the science fiction realm; however Caltech researchers have managed to develop an autonomous molecular machine that can perform similar operations—at the nanoscale.

15 Sep 2017

Car and House Windows that Stay Warm in Winter and Cool in Summer

A car sitting in the sun on a Summer’s day is scorching and this indeed is a fact that has been acknowledged almost throughout the whole world. However, this truth could soon be challenged by a collaboration between Sandia National Laboratories and Santa Fe, New Mexico-based IR Dynamics.

1 Sep 2017