Atomic-scale imaging reveals a facile route to crystal formation
New research sheds light on how crystals form using atomic force microscopy.
Sep 23rd, 2022
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New technique allows researchers to scrape beyond the surface of nanomaterials
Researchers report a new way to look at the atoms that make up MXenes and their precursor materials, MAX phases, using a technique called secondary ion mass spectrometry.
Sep 23rd, 2022
Read moreHow to report and benchmark emerging field-effect transistors
Researchers propose a set of clear guidelines for benchmarking key parameters and performance metrics of emergent field-effect transistors.
Sep 23rd, 2022
Read moreWearable sensors styled into t-shirts and face masks
Researchers have embedded new low-cost sensors that monitor breathing, heart rate, and ammonia into t-shirts and face masks.
Sep 23rd, 2022
Read moreCell Rover: Exploring and augmenting the inner world of the cell
Researchers demonstrate an intracellular antenna that's compatible with 3D biological systems and can operate wirelessly inside a living cell.
Sep 22nd, 2022
Read moreHeat-resistant nanophotonic material could help turn heat into electricity
A new nanophotonic material has broken records for high-temperature stability, potentially ushering in more efficient electricity production and opening a variety of new possibilities in the control and conversion of thermal radiation.
Sep 22nd, 2022
Read moreTiny swimming robots treat deadly pneumonia in mice
Nanoengineers have developed microscopic robots, called microrobots, that can swim around in the lungs, deliver medication and be used to clear up life-threatening cases of bacterial pneumonia.
Sep 22nd, 2022
Read moreDifferentiate right- and left-handed particles by the force exerted by light
Scientists used an experimental technique of optical trapping to observe the circular-polarization dependent optical gradient force exerting on chiral gold nanoparticles.
Sep 22nd, 2022
Read moreUpgrading your computer to quantum
Researchers grow a nanoscale layer of a superconducting material on top of a nitride-semiconductor substrate, which may help facilitate the integration of quantum qubits with existing microelectronics.
Sep 22nd, 2022
Read moreWrapping of nanosize copper cubes can help convert carbon dioxide into other chemicals
Researchers found a new way to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by wrapping copper nanocubes with an organic layer, solving instability and selectivity problems with copper nanocubes in catalysis, and improving how this electrocatalyst converts CO2 into organic molecules.
Sep 22nd, 2022
Read moreSharper than ever: Physicists make molecular vibrations more detectable
Although scanning tunnelling microscopes can be used to image individual molecules, their vibrations have so far been difficult to detect. Physicists have now invented a method with which the vibration signals can be amplified by up to a factor of 50.
Sep 21st, 2022
Read moreResearchers show that chiral oxide catalysts align electron spin
The results are to help in the future production of spin-selective catalytic oxide materials, thus improving the efficiency of chemical reactions.
Sep 21st, 2022
Read moreFundamental research improves understanding of new optical materials
Research into the synthesis of new materials could lead to more sustainable and environmentally friendly items such as solar panels and light emitting diodes (LEDs).
Sep 21st, 2022
Read moreResearchers test hybrid, soft/hard nanocarriers to deliver drugs to the brain
A new approach to making nanocarriers for drug delivery features a soft, fat-like, liposome interior (which is already a clinically approved drug carrier) surrounded by a hard shell of gold nanoparticles.
Sep 20th, 2022
Read moreFacemask can detect viral exposure from a 10-minute conversation with an infected person
Scientists have created a face mask that can detect common respiratory viruses, including influenza and the coronavirus, in the air in droplets or aerosols.
Sep 20th, 2022
Read moreDesigning new quantum materials on the computer
A new design principle can now predict the properties of quantum materials that have hardly been explored so far. For the first time, a strongly correlated topological semimetal has been discovered using a computer.
Sep 20th, 2022
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