Clearer and refocused SEM images
Scientists develop an AI-based technique that improves the quality of SEM images that requires no human oversight.
Jun 10th, 2021
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Carbon-based nanomaterials show promising results against SARS-CoV-2 and 12 other viruses
Scientists have verified that carbon-based nanomaterials have antiviral activity against 13 positive single-stranded RNA viruses, including SARS-CoV-2.
Jun 10th, 2021
Read moreNovel materials: Sound waves traveling backwards
Computer-designed metamaterials, produced by ultra-precise 3D laser printing, might be used in the future to manipulate or direct sound in ways that have never been possible before.
Jun 10th, 2021
Read moreNew twist on DNA data storage lets users preview stored files
Researchers have turned a longstanding challenge in DNA data storage into a tool, using it to offer users previews of stored data files - such as thumbnail versions of image files.
Jun 10th, 2021
Read moreForget wearables: Future washable smart clothes powered by Wi-Fi will monitor your health
Engineers have developed a method to transform existing cloth items into battery-free wearables resistant to laundry. These smart clothes are powered wirelessly through a flexible, silk-based coil sewn on the textile.
Jun 9th, 2021
Read moreBacteria-sized robots take on microplastics and win by breaking them down
In a proof-of-concept study, researchers report developed self-propelled microrobots that can swim, attach to plastics and break them down.
Jun 9th, 2021
Read moreResearchers tame silicon to interact with light for next-generation microelectronics
Scientists have found a way to increase photoluminescence in silicon, the notoriously poor emitter and absorber of photons at the heart of all modern electronics. This discovery may pave the way to photonic integrated circuits, boosting their performance.
Jun 9th, 2021
Read moreNew adaptable nanoparticle platform enables enhanced delivery of gene therapies
Scientists have developed polypeptide-based materials that act as effective vectors for delivering gene therapies. The first-of-its-kind platform enables the vectors to be adapted to suit the specific gene therapy cargo.
Jun 9th, 2021
Read moreResearchers create quantum microscope that can see the impossible
In a major scientific leap, researchers have created a quantum microscope that can reveal biological structures that would otherwise be impossible to see.
Jun 9th, 2021
Read moreNew tailored 2D-materials by self organization and photopolymerisation
An international research team has developed a method to manufacture two-dimensional polymers with the thickness of a single molecule. The polymers are formed on a surface by the action of light. The discovery paves the way to new ultrathin and functional materials.
Jun 9th, 2021
Read moreNew study presents tip-induced nano-engineering of strain, bandgap, and exciton funneling in 2D semiconductors
Researchers have succeeded in investigating and controlling the physical properties of naturally-formed nanoscale wrinkles in two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors. This will be a major step forward in developing paper-thin, ultra-flexible displays.
Jun 9th, 2021
Read moreResearchers create self-sustaining, intelligent, electronic microsystems from green material
Researchers have created an electronic microsystem that can intelligently respond to information inputs without any external energy input, much like a self-autonomous living organism. The microsystem is constructed from a novel type of electronics that can process ultralow electronic signals and incorporates a novel device that can generate electricity 'out of thin air' from the ambient environment.
Jun 9th, 2021
Read moreControl over water friction with 2D materials towards 'smart' membranes
In a new study, researchers show a dramatic decrease in friction when water is passed through nanoscale capillaries made of graphene, whereas those with hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) - which has a similar surface topography and crystal structure as graphene - display high friction.
Jun 9th, 2021
Read moreTransformation toughening of ceramics made crystal clear
Researchers use a time-resolved X-ray crystallography method to gain a better understanding of phase changes in zirconia ceramics.
Jun 9th, 2021
Read moreSingle-particle studies point the way toward next-generation light displays
Researchers experimentally tested a long-presumed, yet never confirmed, light-emission hypothesis on a molecular level, with applications in many advanced optical technologies.
Jun 9th, 2021
Read moreNew light on making two-dimensional polymers
Researchers have developed a method to manufacture two-dimensional polymers with the thickness of a single molecule. The polymers are formed on a surface by the action of light. The discovery paves the way to new ultrathin and functional materials.
Jun 9th, 2021
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