Researchers have developed a new wireless reader that is so sensitive to minute changes in a sensor's readings that it enables the creation of sub-millimetre microsensors, tiny enough to be injected under the skin.
Dec 23rd, 2019
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Researchers have uncovered interesting phenomena when multiple two-dimensional materials are combined into van der Waals heterostructures (layered ?sandwiches? of different materials).
Dec 23rd, 2019
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The research considers behavior of graphene in the moment of its transition from the state of thermal equilibrium and the process of returning to this state.
Dec 23rd, 2019
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Handling very soft, delicate items without damaging them is hard enough with human hands, let alone doing it at the microscopic scale with laboratory instruments. Three new studies show how scientists have honed a technique for handling tiny, soft particles using precisely controlled fluid flows that act as gentle microscopic hands. The technique allows researchers to test the physical limits of these soft particles and the things made from them -- ranging from biological tissues to fabric softeners.
Dec 23rd, 2019
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Researchers have uncovered new rules governing how objects absorb and emit light, fine-tuning scientists' control over light and boosting research into next-generation solar and optical devices.
Dec 23rd, 2019
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As predicted by theorists, experiments show that barium zirconium sulfide thin films hold great promise for solar cells, LEDs.
Dec 23rd, 2019
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Scientists have developed a technique for the reversible conversion of 3D lipid vesicles into 2D ultra-thin nanosheets. Both the stable nanosheets and the reversible 2D?3D conversion process can find various applications in the pharmaceutical, bioengineering, food, and cosmetic sciences.
Dec 23rd, 2019
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A team of researchers has found a way of transporting electrons at times below the femtosecond range by manipulating them with light. This could have major implications for the future of data processing and computing.
Dec 23rd, 2019
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In contrast to the ultra-flat material graphene, which is made of carbon, silicene shows surface irregularities that influence its electronic properties. Now, physicists have been able to precisely determine this corrugated structure.
Dec 23rd, 2019
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Researchers have developed a robust multi-layed nano-barrier for ultra-lightweight and stable carbon fibre reinforced polymers that could be used to build high precision instrument structures for future space missions.
Dec 23rd, 2019
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Chemists and physicists joined forces to design, deposit and operate single molecular spin switches on surfaces. The newly developed molecules feature stable spin states and do not lose their functionality upon adsorption on surfaces.
Dec 23rd, 2019
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By selecting certain 2D materials and stacking them, according to the researchers, not only does the monolithic 3D conserve precious space on the chip, but also allows for configuration based on the combined electronic properties of the materials.
Dec 23rd, 2019
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Researchers have found that the temperature increase caused by the probe beam could be utilized to generate a signal per se for detecting objects. Notably, this so-called 'active thermal detection' enables super-resolution imaging at all scales, compared to conventional techniques whose application are confined to microcopy only.
Dec 23rd, 2019
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A new experimental proof-of-concept quantum Otto cycle, using nuclear spins, has reached an efficiency close to its thermodynamic limit at maximum power.
Dec 23rd, 2019
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Revealing a long-term mystery of why certain nanoparticles are more efficient in incorporating carbon atoms and achieving a faster carbon nanotube growth.
Dec 20th, 2019
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In a finding that could be useful in designing small aquatic robots, researchers have measured the forces that cause small objects to cluster together on the surface of a liquid -- a phenomenon known as the 'Cheerios effect'.
Dec 19th, 2019
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