A study for the first time explains how a promising type of perovskites - man-made crystals that can convert sunlight into electricity - can be stabilized. As a result, the crystals turn black, enabling them to absorb sunlight.
Jul 26th, 2019
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A team of researchers reports on a dynamically tuneable lens capable of achieving almost any complex optical function.
Jul 26th, 2019
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A new study describes how electrons in a single atomically-thin sheet of graphene scatter off the vibrating carbon atoms which make up the hexagonal crystal lattice.
Jul 26th, 2019
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Chemical engineers have developed a new class of high-performance membranes for carbon capture that greatly exceed current targets.
Jul 26th, 2019
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A new method developed by biophysicists has made it possible for the first time to detect and analyse signals between individual cells.
Jul 26th, 2019
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Engineers find new way to create single-chain protein nanostructures using synthetic biology and protein-assembly techniques.
Jul 26th, 2019
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Physicists were stunned when two twisted sheets of graphene showed signs of superconductivity. Now scientists have shown that the material also generates a type of magnetism once only dreamed of theoretically.
Jul 26th, 2019
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From modifying gene expression to cell signaling, dynamic designer proteins may usher in a new era of synthetic biology.
Jul 26th, 2019
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The LABIONICS project is set to drive the commercial development of breakthrough laser-engineered products inspired by the unique skin and scale textures of animals and insects, potentially leading to entirely new applications across industry, energy and medicine.
Jul 26th, 2019
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This device can sense different odor molecules and recognize different odors. It has been demonstrated in vivo in animal models.
Jul 25th, 2019
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Researchers have found ways of transforming structures that occur naturally in cell membranes to create other architectures, like parallel 1nm-wide line segments, more applicable to computing.
Jul 25th, 2019
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Overly active oxygen atoms escape with ease, leading to battery failure.
Jul 25th, 2019
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A new study describes how one of the liver's natural toxin-removal processes can improve the delivery of nanomedicines.
Jul 25th, 2019
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Scientists develop fluorescent sensors to track nutrients in hydrogel-based healing.
Jul 25th, 2019
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Researchers demonstrate a robotic platform for delivering drugs in the human body.
Jul 25th, 2019
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Paralyzing damage in spinal cord injury is often caused by the zealous immune response to the injury. Scientists have developed nanoparticles that lure immune cells away from the spinal cord, allowing regeneration that restored spinal cord function in mice.
Jul 24th, 2019
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