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Team invents method to shrink objects to the nanoscale
(Funded by the Office of Naval Research, the National Institutes of Health, and the U.S. Army Research Office)

Researchers have come up with a new way to build nanoscale structures using an innovative "shrinking" technique. The new method uses equipment many laboratories already have and is relatively straightforward, so it could make nanoscale fabrication more accessible.

An Energy-Efficient Way to Stay Warm: Sew High-Tech Heating Patches to Your Clothes
(Funded by the National Science Foundation)

Engineers have found a cost-effective way to make thin, durable heating patches by using intense pulses of light to fuse tiny silver wires with polyester. Their heating performance is nearly 70 percent higher than similar patches created by other researchers. 

An Energy-Efficient Way to Stay Warm: Sew High-Tech Heating Patches to Your Clothes
(Funded by the National Science Foundation)

Engineers have found a cost-effective way to make thin, durable heating patches by using intense pulses of light to fuse tiny silver wires with polyester. Their heating performance is nearly 70 percent higher than similar patches created by other researchers. 

Physicist Applies Nanotechnology to Detect Protein-Protein Interactions
(Funded by the National Institutes of Health)

A physicist hopes to improve cancer detection with a new and novel class of nanomaterials.

Physicist Applies Nanotechnology to Detect Protein-Protein Interactions
(Funded by the National Institutes of Health)

A physicist hopes to improve cancer detection with a new and novel class of nanomaterials.

New traffic rules in 'Graphene City'
(Funded by the National Science Foundation and the Office of Naval Research)

In the drive to find new ways to extend electronics beyond the use of silicon, physicists are experimenting with other properties of electrons, beyond charge. Physicists now describe a way to manipulate electrons based on their energy in relation to momentum.

New traffic rules in 'Graphene City'
(Funded by the National Science Foundation and the Office of Naval Research)

In the drive to find new ways to extend electronics beyond the use of silicon, physicists are experimenting with other properties of electrons, beyond charge. Physicists now describe a way to manipulate electrons based on their energy in relation to momentum.

Two-dimensional materials skip the energy barrier by growing one row at a time
(Funded by the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy)

A new collaborative study could provide engineers new design rules for creating microelectronics, membranes and tissues, and open up better production methods for new materials. At the same time, the research helps uphold a scientific theory that has remained unproven for over a century.

Two-dimensional materials skip the energy barrier by growing one row at a time
(Funded by the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy)

A new collaborative study could provide engineers new design rules for creating microelectronics, membranes and tissues, and open up better production methods for new materials. At the same time, the research helps uphold a scientific theory that has remained unproven for over a century.

Using graphene to detect ALS, other neurodegenerative diseases
(Funded by the Office of Naval Research and the National Science Foundation)

Graphene may one day be used to test for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a progressive, neurodegenerative disease which is diagnosed mostly by ruling out other disorders, according to new research.