Lab-on-a-Stick: miniaturised clinical testing for fast detection of antibiotic resistance
A portable power-free test for the rapid detection of bacterial resistance to antibiotics has been developed.
Aug 23rd, 2016
Read moreA portable power-free test for the rapid detection of bacterial resistance to antibiotics has been developed.
Aug 23rd, 2016
Read moreResearchers have have developed a novel approach to materials characterization, using Bayesian statistical methods to glean new insights into the structure of materials.
Aug 23rd, 2016
Read moreNon-toxic, edible batteries could one day power ingestible devices for diagnosing and treating disease. One team reports new progress toward that goal with their batteries made with melanin pigments, naturally found in the skin, hair and eyes.
Aug 23rd, 2016
Read moreIn a step toward wearable electronics, a team of researchers has produced a stretchy micro-supercapacitor using ribbons of graphene.
Aug 23rd, 2016
Read moreKey flow mechanisms, crucial to carbon sequestration and fuel-cell operation, have been visualized.
Aug 23rd, 2016
Read moreResearchers have developed an anode material for lithium-ion rechargeable batteries by forming nanoparticles made of silicon-metal composites on metal substrates. The resulting anode material had high capacity and a long cycle life.
Aug 23rd, 2016
Read moreMaterials researchers learn from aquatic ferns: Hairy plant leaves are highly oil-absorbing.
Aug 23rd, 2016
Read moreResearchers have built a new computer chip that promises to boost performance of data centers that lie at the core of online services from email to social media.
Aug 22nd, 2016
Read morePhysicists probe photon-electron interactions in vacuum cavity experiments.
Aug 22nd, 2016
Read moreScientists have designed a nanoparticle that mimics the bacterium Salmonella and may help to counteract a major mechanism of chemotherapy resistance.
Aug 22nd, 2016
Read moreResearchers have developed a novel nanomaterial that could improve the performance and lower the costs of fuel cells by using fewer precious metals like platinum or palladium.
Aug 22nd, 2016
Read moreDARPA seeks engineered optical materials unconstrained by laws of classical optics to develop vastly smaller, lighter, and more capable devices for advanced imaging applications.
Aug 22nd, 2016
Read moreElectrons reveal their quantum properties when they are confined to small spaces; scientists have created tiny quantum dots in graphene.
Aug 22nd, 2016
Read moreResearchers have created a new theoretical framework which could help physicists and device engineers design better optoelectronics, leading to less heat generation and power consumption in electronic devices which source, detect, and control light.
Aug 22nd, 2016
Read moreResearchers have developed nanoparticles that congregate wherever injury occurs in the body to help it form blood clots, and they've validated these particles in test tubes and in vivo.
Aug 22nd, 2016
Read moreThe dragline silk of the golden web spider, used as an additional superlens and applied to the surface of the material to be viewed, provides an additional 2-3 times magnification.
Aug 19th, 2016
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