Storing data in DNA sounds like science fiction, yet it lies in the near future. Data won't be stored as zeros and ones in a hard drive but in the base pairs that make up DNA: AT and CG.
May 4th, 2023
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Smaller than the wavelength of light, the new LED was used to build the world's smallest holographic microscope, paving the way for existing cameras in everyday devices such as mobile phones to be converted into microscopes via only modifications to the silicon chip and software.
May 4th, 2023
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Researchers have uncovered important characteristics of double quantum dots in bilayer graphene, an increasingly promising material for possible applications in quantum technologies.
May 3rd, 2023
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Using a 'spooky' phenomenon of quantum physics, researchers have discovered a way to double the resolution of light microscopes.
May 2nd, 2023
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It's time to roll up your sleeves for the next advance in wearable technology - a fabric armband that's actually a touch pad.
May 2nd, 2023
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In an effort to make textiles more sustainable, a new method allows researchers to break old clothing down chemically and reuse polyester compounds to create fire resistant, anti-bacterial or wrinkle-free coatings that could then be applied to clothes and fabrics.
May 2nd, 2023
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Researchers harnessed chemical reactions to make microscale origami machines self-fold - freeing them from the liquids in which they usually function, so they can operate in dry environments and at room temperature.
May 2nd, 2023
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Scientists develop a versatile method for building brick by brick carbon nanocircuits with tunable properties.
May 2nd, 2023
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Researchers have succeeded in regulating the flow of single molecules in solution by opening and closing the nanovalve mounted on the nanofluidic device by applying external pressure.
May 2nd, 2023
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Low melting point for nanoparticles plus high melting point of bulk silver allows thermoelectric modules to work across range of operating temperatures.
May 1st, 2023
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For the first time, researchers have created a photonic device that provides programmable on-chip information processing without lithography, offering the speed of photonics augmented by superior accuracy and flexibility for AI applications.
May 1st, 2023
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An addition of titanium makes a thermoelectric material more efficient.
Apr 29th, 2023
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Using spiraling x-ray beams, researchers differentiated between energetically equivalent ('degenerate') states in an antiferromagnetic lattice.
Apr 29th, 2023
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Allowing the direct observation of biomolecules in dynamic action, high-speed AFM has opened a new avenue to dynamic structural biology. An enormous amount of successful applications within the last 15 years provide unique insights into essential biological processes at the nanoscale - visualizing, for example, how molecular motors execute their specific functions.
Apr 28th, 2023
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Mass adoption of perovskite solar cells will never be commercially viable unless the technology overcomes several key challenges, according to researchers.
Apr 28th, 2023
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Scientists have fabricated a new type of transistor from a germanium-tin alloy that has several advantages over conventional switching elements. Charge carriers can move faster in the material than in silicon or germanium, which enables lower voltages in operation.
Apr 28th, 2023
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