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Crystal clear: Thousand-fold fluorescence enhancement in an all-polymer thin film

Scientists have made a remarkable breakthrough in the field of fluorescence enhancement via a discovery they believe could drive the next advances in sensor technology, energy saving and harvesting, lasers and optoelectronics.

Sep 30th, 2015

Sniffing out cancer with improved 'electronic nose' sensors

Researchers have developed a small array of flexible sensors, which accurately detect compounds in breath samples that are specific to ovarian cancer.

Sep 30th, 2015

New electrode gives micro-supercapacitor macro storage capacity

Researchers have developed an electrode material that means electrochemical capacitors produce results similar to batteries, yet retain their particular advantages.

Sep 30th, 2015

New research puts us closer to do-it-yourself spray-on solar cell technology

A new study puts us closer to do-it-yourself spray-on solar cell technology - promising third-generation solar cells utilizing a nanocrystal ink deposition that could make traditional expensive silicon-based solar panels a thing of the past.

Sep 30th, 2015

Invisibility cloak might enhance efficiency of solar cells

Optical invisibility cloaks guide sunlight around objects that cast a shadow on the solar panel, such as contacts for current extraction.

Sep 30th, 2015

Disappearing carbon circuits on graphene could have security, biomedical uses

Researchers have demonstrated a technique for creating dynamic patterns on graphene surfaces. The patterns could be used to make reconfigurable electronic circuits, which evolve over a period of hours before ultimately disappearing into a new electronic state of the graphene.

Sep 29th, 2015

Making batteries with portabella mushrooms

Porous structure of portabella mushrooms is key to making efficient batteries that could power cell phones and electric vehicles.

Sep 29th, 2015

Nanomachines: Pirouetting in the spotlight

Scientists have developed a new class of molecular motors that rotate unidirectionally at speeds of up to 1 kHz when exposed to sunlight at room temperature. This unique combination of features opens up novel applications in nano-engineering.

Sep 29th, 2015

Physicists map the strain in graphene, pixel by pixel

This week, an international group of scientists is reporting a breakthrough in the effort to characterize the properties of graphene noninvasively while acquiring information about its response to structural strain.

Sep 29th, 2015

Tattoo-like electronic health patches may now be cheaper and easier to make

Researchers have invented a method for producing inexpensive and high-performing wearable patches that can continuously monitor the body's vital signs for human health and performance tracking, potentially outperforming traditional monitoring tools such as cardiac event monitors.

Sep 29th, 2015

Laser4Fun project develops laser-based surface patterning

Using the latest laser techniques, many surfaces of existing products can be accurately treated. The technique can replace the special coatings that are currently applied to existing materials for surface improvement.

Sep 29th, 2015

Researchers disguise drugs as platelets to target cancer

Researchers have for the first time developed a technique that coats anticancer drugs in membranes made from a patient's own platelets, allowing the drugs to last longer in the body and attack both primary cancer tumors and the circulating tumor cells that can cause a cancer to metastasize. The work was tested successfully in an animal model.