Researchers have developed a set of digital, ceramic tiles that can change colour, pattern, or play videos with a connected smartphone or tablet, turning a bedroom wall or ceiling into a giant cinema screen.
Oct 31st, 2018
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Scientists follow and operate one molecular shuttle-at-a-time, in real time, for several hundreds of cycles.
Oct 31st, 2018
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Researchers have applied a novel method to control the wettability of polymeric substrates, which has numerous practical implications.
Oct 31st, 2018
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Scientists have discovered a two-step sputtering and subsequent annealing treatment method to prepare vertically aligned WO3-CuO core-shell nanorod arrays which can detect toxic NH3 gas.
Oct 31st, 2018
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Researchers have made a wearable heater by modifying woven Kevlar fabric with nanowires that conduct and retain heat.
Oct 31st, 2018
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Researchers have developed laser-activated nanomaterials that integrate with wounded tissues to form seals that are superior to sutures for containing body fluids and preventing bacterial infection.
Oct 31st, 2018
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Physicists put in place groundwork for accurately testing Einstein's equivalence principle.
Oct 31st, 2018
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Researchers discover weak chemical interactions hold together box of infinite possibilities.
Oct 31st, 2018
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Engineeers find that nanotube interactions with silk fibroins hold the key to developing flexible, degradable electronics.
Oct 30th, 2018
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By structuring nanowires in a way that mimics geckos' ears, researchers have found a way to record the incoming angle of light. This technology could have applications in robotic vision, photography and augmented reality.
Oct 30th, 2018
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Microneedles can be used to deliver nanovaccines in a non-invasive and pain-free way and induce effective immune responses.
Oct 30th, 2018
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Physicists have discovered a new way to control magnets at the nanometer scale by electric current. This breakthrough may pave the way for the next generation of energy-efficient computers and data centers.
Oct 30th, 2018
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Scientists have developed an inorganic polymer micropillar-based solution shearing system to increase the crystal size of an organic semiconductor with pillar size. Using this technique, the crystallization process of organic semiconductors can be controlled precisely, and therefore large-area organic semiconductor thin film with controlled crystallinity can be fabricated.
Oct 30th, 2018
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The technique involves adsorbing a lipid into a silicone porous material resembling a 'marshmallow-like gel' and then squeezing it out like a sponge by impregnating a buffer solution.
Oct 30th, 2018
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Combined platform provides safe, effective passage for therapies treating cancer and other diseases.
Oct 29th, 2018
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A new type of molecular probe can measure and count RNA in cells and tissue without organic dyes. The probe is based on the conventional fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) technique, but it relies on compact quantum dots to illuminate molecules and diseased cells rather than fluorescent dyes.
Oct 29th, 2018
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