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The synchronization between nanocontact oscillators can be promoted by purposefully taking advantage of Oersted field-induced spin-wave beams, thus allowing synchronization of at least five oscillators.
By adapting DNA strand displacement and exchange reactions to mammalian cells, DNA circuitry is developed that can directly interact with a native mRNA.
Virus-like nanoparticles such as the cowpea mosaic virus, known to have inherent immunogenic properties, are now used to suppress metastatic cancer in various mouse models.
A single layer of La atoms placed on the tip of a LaB6 nanowire suppresses chemical reactions and promotes emission of free electrons, creating an electron source with very low noise and high stability.
A DNA-based rolling motor that is powered by RNA hydrolysis has a maximum speed and processivity that is three orders of magnitude greater than conventional DNA-based walkers.
A cavity optomechanics model accounting for the intrinsic dynamics of the interaction between plasmons and molecular vibrations reveals a parametric amplification mechanism that may provide an explanation for features recently observed in nonlinear Raman spectroscopy experiments.
Colloidal nanocrystals functionalized with light-responsive ligands can be cyclically assembled and disassembled to create nanoscale environments where chemical reaction rates are enhanced and stereoselectivities can be controlled.
Conductance switching with high-to-low ratios as high as 1,000 can be triggered by an electric field in rigid organometallic molecules containing a redox-active centre and a spin-polarized ground state.
Data-driven analytical techniques can quantify the expected return of alternative research efforts relative to their cost, and can be used to prioritize research investments as shown here for hazard classification of some nanomaterials.
Suturing of ultrasmall blood vessels is now simplified through the use of a hydrogel that can act as a temporary stent on injection and can be removed through light irradiation.
A plasmonic tweezer combining thermal and electric fields can be used to create fast fluid motion for rapid and accurate positioning of single nanoparticles.
Macromolecular crowding decreases diffusion of mRNA and proteins leading to the formation of heterogeneous environments in gene expression experiments in picolitre droplets.
Arrays of circular nanomagnets are used to solve the problem of perceptual organization in computer vision by exploiting their tendency to minimize the total magnetic energy by coupling to each other.
Nanoparticles can absorb most of the incoming light irrespective of incidence angle and polarization and condense it into a monochromatic emission in the presence of a dye.
A monovalent form of an engineered streptavidin can now be tethered to AFM cantilevers, representing a reliable anchoring tool with a well-defined pulling geometry for single-molecule force spectroscopy studies of proteins.
Using metal oxides for both the hole- and electron-transport layers in perovskite solar cells significantly improves their stability compared with devices containing organic transport layers.
By combining optical trapping with three-dimensional interferometric particle tracking it is possible to achieve non-contact imaging with resolution beyond the diffraction limit.
Scanning tunnelling microscopy measurements suggest that resistive switching in TaOx, HfOx and TiOx can be caused by both the diffusion of oxygen vacancies and the migration of cations.
Single nucleotides can be identified with atomically thin MoS2 nanopores by regulating molecular translocation speeds using a viscosity gradient system based on room-temperature ionic liquids.
Lightweight, flexible and strong fibre actuators that respond to solvents and vapours are made by twisting together several well-aligned helical fibres of multiwalled carbon nanotubes.