Straightforward biosynthesis of functional bulk nanocomposites

The biosynthesis strategy of functional bulk nanocomposites. a, Scheme of the bioreactor. Aerosols of liquid nutrient and nanoscale...
Kanazawa University research: Chirality inversion in a helical molecule at controlled speeds

Scheme 1 from the paper
Physicists uncover new competing state of matter in superconducting material

Ames Laboratory researchers used laser pulses of less than a trillionth of a second in much the same way as flash photography, in order to...
DNA design that anyone can do: Computer program can translate a free-form 2-D drawing into a DNA structure

MIT researchers have devised a technique that “reverse engineers” complex 3-D computer-aided design (CAD) models — breaking them down into...
Holiday Asteroid Imaged with NASA Radar

These three radar images of near-Earth asteroid 2003 SD220 were obtained on Dec. 15-17, by coordinating observations...
E-bandage generates electricity, speeds wound healing in rats

A wound covered by an electric bandage on a rat's skin (top left) healed faster than a wound under a control bandage (right).
Mars Express gets festive: A winter wonderland on Mars

Perspective view of Korolev crater
Scientists program proteins to pair exactly: Technique paves the way for the creation of protein nanomachines and for the engineering of new cell functions

Proteins designed in the lab can now zip together in much the same way that DNA molecules zip up to form a double helix. The technique...