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Researchers find topological phenomena at high, technologically relevant frequencies

A collaborative new study demonstrates topological control capabilities in an acoustic system, with implications for applications such as 5G communications and quantum information processing.

Mar 30th, 2022

Conductive supercrystals for next-generation electronic technology

A new study of an international team of chemists introduces a breakthrough in making nanocrystals function together electronically. The research may open the doors to future devices, such as next-generation displays or solar cells.

Mar 30th, 2022

Researchers create a sea of nano-sized gold stars

Researchers have successfully designed a bio-inspired molecule that can direct gold atoms to form perfect nanoscale stars. The work is an important step toward understanding and controlling metal nanoparticle shape and creating advanced materials with tunable properties.

Mar 30th, 2022

Inorganic nanozymes acting as therapeutic and contrast agents

Researchers have developed a cost-effective way of synthesizing manganese ferrite nanoparticles that act as simultaneous contrast agents for PET and MRI. These nanoparticles are catalytic and induce tumor growth inhibition in preclinical breast cancer studies.

Mar 30th, 2022

Engineering the quantum states in solids using light

Researchers have developed a platform that can control the properties of solid materials with light and measure them.

Mar 30th, 2022

Highly sensitive nanoimprinted sensor platform for faster, more accurate COVID-19 tests

Researchers say the sensor combines accuracy levels approaching that of PCR testing with the speed of rapid antigen tests, and could be used for mass testing at airports, schools, and hospitals.

Mar 29th, 2022

Improving asphalt road pavement using engineered nano mineral composites

Researchers have developed a new, greener nano asphalt binder that produces a new type of asphalt which uses less energy and produces less vapours and greenhouse gas emissions.

Mar 29th, 2022

Scientists achieve record efficiency for ultra-thin solar panels

Researchers successfully increased the levels of energy absorbed by wafer-thin photovoltaic panels by 25%. Their solar panels, just one micrometre thick, convert light into electricity more efficiently than others as thin.

Mar 29th, 2022

How glass learns to illuminate itself and create heat

Glass objects which glow in the dark, glass containers that heat up and cool down, or glass control knobs and switches that eliminate viruses and bacteria by themselves - all this seems to completely contradict our everyday experience of what glass can do. And yet, it is now within reach.

Mar 29th, 2022

Nanofiber bandage that releases medication as soon as an infection starts

A bandage that releases medication as soon as an infection starts in a wound could treat injuries more efficiently. Researchers are currently working on polymer fibers that soften as soon as the environment heats up due to an infection, thereby releasing antimicrobial drugs.

Mar 29th, 2022

Inhibiting the thermal quenching of high-efficiency quasi-2D perovskite light-emitting diodes

Scientists have developed a passivation strategy for quasi-2D perovskite emitters to explore the relationship between defects and thermal quenching.

Mar 28th, 2022

A new model to aid interpretation of atomic resolution molecular images

With the advent of cutting-edge apparatus that can image samples at the atomic scale, scientists found that traditional molecular models did not fit the images they saw. Researchers have devised a better way to visualize molecules building on these traditional methods.