Researchers are developing a smart skin inspired by the cephalopod which can be used in 3D displays, as interfaces for the visually impaired, and to help reduce drag on marine vehicles.
Sep 23rd, 2019
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A major problem is that in many organic semiconductors the flow of electricity is hampered by microscopic defects. Scientists have now investigated how organic semiconductors can be designed such that the electric conduction is not influenced by these defects.
Sep 23rd, 2019
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Combining new classes of nanomembrane electrodes with flexible electronics and a deep learning algorithm could help disabled people wirelessly control an electric wheelchair, interact with a computer or operate a small robotic vehicle without donning a bulky hair-electrode cap or contending with wires.
Sep 23rd, 2019
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Numerous applications for special glass may include tougher smart phone screens and transparent structural materials.
Sep 23rd, 2019
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Researchers have developed nanoantennas that pack the energy captured from light sources, such as LEDs, into particles with nanometer-scale diameters, making it possible to detect individual biomolecules, catalyze chemical reactions, and generate photons with desirable properties for quantum computing.
Sep 23rd, 2019
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Nanolaser has potential to treat neurological disorders or sense disease biomarkers.
Sep 23rd, 2019
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Physicists manipulate energy valleys in tungsten disulfide, with potential applications in quantum computing.
Sep 23rd, 2019
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Researchers found that 2D graphene has many of the same mechanical properties as 3D graphite, which is a naturally occurring form of carbon made up from a very weak stack of many layers of graphene.
Sep 23rd, 2019
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The discovery could create more efficient energy generation from heat in things like car exhaust, interplanetary space probes and industrial processes.
Sep 23rd, 2019
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Researchers have developed a new method of detecting multiple cytokines - the body's messenger proteins - in very small volume samples, which could lead to earlier diagnosis of diseases such as lymphoma.
Sep 21st, 2019
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A team of physicists and chemists have jointly succeeded in developing a so-called nano-tomographic technique which is able to detect the typically invisible properties of nanostructured fields in the focus of a lens. Such a method may help to establish nano-structured light landscapes as a tool for material machining, optical tweezers, or high-resolution imaging.
Sep 20th, 2019
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Imagine a world in which electricity could flow through the grid without any losses or where all the data in the world could be stored in the cloud without the need for power stations. This seems unimaginable but a path towards such a dream has opened with the discovery of a new family of materials with magical properties.
Sep 20th, 2019
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Research team develops energy-efficient sensors for extremely low frequencies.
Sep 20th, 2019
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Biophysical chemists found a way to measure the ways proteins move at slower speeds - hundreds of nanoseconds to microseconds. The discovery, a fundamental breakthrough, could open a new line of research for scientists trying to understand how proteins behave in the body.
Sep 20th, 2019
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Researchers succeeded in clarifying a new synthesis mechanism regarding transition metal dichalcogenides (TMD), which are semiconductor atomic sheets having thickness in atomic order. Because it is difficult to directly observe the aspect of the growing process of TMD in a special environment, the initial growth process remained unclear.
Sep 20th, 2019
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Reversing baldness could someday be as easy as wearing a hat, thanks to a noninvasive, low-cost hair-growth-stimulating technology developed by engineers.
Sep 20th, 2019
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