Researchers have developed a simple 'recipe' for combining multiple materials with single functions into a single material with multiple functions: movement, recall of movement and sensing - similar to muscles in animals. The materials could be used to make robotics far more efficient by replacing bulky devices with a single, smarter, life-like material.
Jun 24th, 2015
Read moreExperimental therapy restores normal fat metabolism in animals with atherosclerosis.
Jun 24th, 2015
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Tunable hybrid polaritons realized with graphene layer on hexagonal boron nitride.
Jun 24th, 2015
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Engineers have demonstrated a bacterial method for the low-cost, environmentally friendly synthesis of aqueous soluble quantum dot nanocrystals at room temperature.
Jun 24th, 2015
Read moreScientists have managed to build a fully functional neuron by using organic bioelectronics. This artificial neuron contain no 'living' parts, but is capable of mimicking the function of a human nerve cell and communicate in the same way as our own neurons do.
Jun 24th, 2015
Read moreA nanostructure design enables pixels to produce two different colors depending on the polarization of the incident light.
Jun 24th, 2015
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Researchers have created a new technique for resolving the orbits of multiple molecular orbitals, a previously impossible feat.
Jun 24th, 2015
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A team of researchers has created a new implantable drug-delivery system using nanowires that can be wirelessly controlled.
Jun 23rd, 2015
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The patch - a thin square no bigger than a penny - is covered with more than one hundred tiny needles, each about the size of an eyelash. These microneedles are packed with microscopic storage units for insulin and glucose-sensing enzymes that rapidly release their cargo when blood sugar levels get too high.
Jun 23rd, 2015
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A new technique which enables researchers to visualise the activity of individual ions inside battery-like devices called supercapacitors, could enable greater control over their properties and improve their performance in high-power applications.
Jun 23rd, 2015
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A progress article describes recent developments and predicts future advances in phonon wave interference and thermal bandgap materials.
Jun 23rd, 2015
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Researchers have developed a new approach for forming 3D shapes from flat, 2D sheets of graphene, paving the way for future integrated systems of graphene-MEMS hybrid devices and flexible electronics.
Jun 23rd, 2015
Read moreThe early diagnosis of certain types of cancer and nervous system diseases may soon be facilitated by the use of a new detection device.
Jun 23rd, 2015
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Scientists have invented a low-cost water splitter that uses a single catalyst to produce both hydrogen and oxygen gas 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The device could provide a renewable source of clean-burning hydrogen fuel for transportation and industry.
Jun 23rd, 2015
Read moreUsing a simple structure comprising a mirror and an absorbing layer to take advantage of the wave properties of light, researchers have developed a display technology that harnesses natural ambient light to produce an unprecedented range of colors and superior viewing experience.
Jun 23rd, 2015
Read moreVastly improved medical imaging and guaranteed secure communications are a step closer following a funding boost of more than GBP700,000 in new quantum technology projects at Lancaster University.
Jun 23rd, 2015
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