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Yolk-shell nanocrystals with movable gold yolk: Next generation of photocatalysts

Researchers developed yolk-shell nanocrystals consisting of a gold core with various semiconductor shells using a novel sequential ion-exchange process. These metal-semiconductor yolk-shell nanocrystals can serve as highly effective photocatalysts for many applications.

Jun 7th, 2022

Nanosensor detects pesticides on fruit in minutes

Researchers have developed a nanosensor for detecting pesticides on fruit in just a few minutes. The technique uses flame-sprayed nanoparticles made from silver to increase the signal of chemicals.

Jun 7th, 2022

New nanoparticles aid sepsis treatment in mice

Scientists report a new nanoparticle-based treatment that delivers anti-inflammatory molecules and antibiotics.

Jun 6th, 2022

Liquid platinum at room temperature

Combining platinum with liquid gallium could be the 'cool' catalyst for a sustainable revolution in industrial chemistry, and it's just a drop in the liquid metal ocean of similar systems.

Jun 6th, 2022

Bumps in 2D materials could smooth quantum investigations

Models show unique properties of 2D materials stressed by contoured substrates.

Jun 6th, 2022

Autonomous machines inspired by nature

Researchers are a step closer to building molecular machines capable of responding to changes in their environment to perform complex function.

Jun 6th, 2022

Rewritable UV-sensitive surfaces made from doped titania nanocrystals

Researchers have succeeded in producing a coating material that can be written on using UV light and the writing erased again using oxygen. Changes to rewritable paper could help reduce paper waste in a wide variety of applications.

Jun 4th, 2022

Engineers create chip that can process and classify nearly two billion images per second

To create their chip, researchers removed the four main time-consuming culprits in the traditional computer chip: the conversion of optical to electrical signals, the need for converting the input data to binary format, a large memory module, and clock-based computations.

Jun 4th, 2022

Nanostructured fibers can impersonate human muscles

Researchers have created a new type of fiber that can perform like a muscle actuator, in many ways better than other options that exist today. And, most importantly, these muscle-like fibers are simple to make and recycle.

Jun 3rd, 2022

Promising new materials mimic muscle structure and function

Inspired by the structure of muscles, an innovative new strategy for creating fiber actuators could lead to advances in robotics, prosthetics, and smart clothing.

Jun 3rd, 2022

An atomic-scale window into superconductivity paves the way for new quantum materials

Researchers have demonstrated a new technique to measure the quantum excitations in superconducting materials with atomic precision for the first time. Detecting these excitations is an important step towards understand exotic superconductors, which could help us improve quantum computers and perhaps even pave the way towards room-temperature superconductors.