Atoms of a glass jump similarly to cosmic particles
X-ray experiment shows possible novel route for tailoring properties of glasses
Jan 13th, 2023
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Genetically engineered bacterium enables biosynthesis of melanin nanoparticles
Scientists expressed a tyrosinase gene in Escherichia coli to synthesize melanin nanoparticles under mild and environmentally friendly conditions.
Jan 13th, 2023
Read moreQuantum measurements more precise than ever before
An international team of researchers has succeeded in developing a new and particularly precise type of measurement in tiny quantum systems. Applications are conceivable in semiconductor manufacturing, for example, but also in mobile radio technology or microscopy in the future.
Jan 13th, 2023
Read moreNew nanogenerator rolls into ocean energy
Researchers are developing a new cylindrical triboelectric nanogenerator - a small powerhouse that converts wave energy into electricity to power devices at sea.
Jan 13th, 2023
Read moreOptical nanocoating approach prevents fogging and unwanted reflections
Technology helps sensor and camera systems perform optimally by keeping optics transparent.
Jan 13th, 2023
Read moreNovel design helps develop powerful microbatteries
Researchers demonstrate hermetically sealed, durable, compact, lithium batteries with exceptionally low package mass fraction in single-, double-, and triple-stacked configurations with unprecedented operating voltages, high power densities, and energy densities.
Jan 12th, 2023
Read moreScreen-printing method can make wearable electronics less expensive
The glittering, serpentine structures that power wearable electronics can be created with the same technology used to print rock concert t-shirts, new research shows.
Jan 12th, 2023
Read moreElectron injection in fullerenes builds novel crystalline carbons
Researchers report the gram-scale preparation of a new type of carbon, long-range ordered porous carbon, from C60 powder catalysed by alpha-Li3N at ambient pressure.
Jan 12th, 2023
Read moreA smart intraocular lens technology capable of early-stage dementia diagnosis
Newly developed smart intraocular lens is inserted into the eye to detect biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease. Expected to facilitate early diagnosis of various neurological diseases, such as degenerative brain diseases.
Jan 12th, 2023
Read moreEnabling nanoscale thermoelectrics with a novel organometallic molecular junction
Multinuclear organometallic junctions might be the key to realizing high-performance thermoelectric devices at the nanoscale.
Jan 12th, 2023
Read moreNanotechnology may improve gene therapy for blindness
Using nanotechnology that enabled mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines, a new approach to gene therapy may improve how physicians treat inherited forms of blindness.
Jan 11th, 2023
Read moreResearchers create an optical tractor beam that pulls macroscopic objects
Expanding laser pulling beyond the microscopic scale could be useful for scientific and space applications.
Jan 11th, 2023
Read moreNow on the molecular scale: electric motors
Tiny motor one day could drive innovations in materials science and medicine.
Jan 11th, 2023
Read moreConverting temperature fluctuations into clean energy with novel nanoparticles and heating strategy
Researchers used a novel strategy of combining pyroelectric materials and the localized thermo-plasmonic effect of noble metal nanomaterials.
Jan 11th, 2023
Read morePhysicists develop a new method that strengthens electron-triggered light emission
A new method can produce a hundredfold increase in light emissions from a type of electron-photon coupling, which is key to electron microscopes and other technologies.
Jan 11th, 2023
Read moreThe optical fibre that keeps data safe even after being twisted or bent
Physicists have created an optical fibre that uses the maths concept of topology to remain robust, thereby guaranteeing the high-speed transfer of information.
Jan 10th, 2023
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