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Researchers create nano-bot to probe inside human cells
University of Toronto Engineering researchers have built a set of magnetic 'tweezers' that can position a nano-scale bead inside a human...
Mar 18, 20193 min read


How to catch a magnetic monopole in the act
A research team led by the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has created a nanoscale...
Mar 5, 20193 min read


Directed evolution builds nanoparticles
The 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to three scientists who developed the method that forever changed protein engineering: directed...
Feb 27, 20193 min read


Engineered metasurfaces reflect waves in unusual directions
In our daily lives, we can find many examples of manipulation of reflected waves such as mirrors to see our reflections or reflective...
Feb 16, 20192 min read


A reconfigurable soft actuator
Mechanical systems, such as engines and motors, rely on two principal types of motions of stiff components: linear motion, which involves...
Feb 5, 20192 min read


Cultivating 4D tissues: the 1st self-curving cornea
Scientists at Newcastle University have developed a biological system which lets cells form a desired shape by moulding their surrounding...
Jan 17, 20193 min read
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