Researchers have developed a unique way of modifying the surfaces of nanoparticles within life-saving medications to provide infusions that can be delivered more quickly, but with a reduced risk of negative reactions.
Nov 24th, 2021
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Origami- and kirigami-based metamaterials have applications from robotics to medical devices.
Nov 23rd, 2021
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The novel approach might provide more effective long-term pain relief for people with sensitive teeth, compared to current options.
Nov 23rd, 2021
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Visible-spectrum, compact, power-efficient, low-loss phase modulator is a breakthrough in integrated photonics; the device will improve LIDAR for remote sensing, AR/VR goggles, quantum information processing chips, implantable optogenetic probes, and more.
Nov 23rd, 2021
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Researchers investigated how positively and negatively charged ions behave at the interface between a solid surface and an aqueous solution.
Nov 23rd, 2021
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Engineers have achieved a new benchmark in the design of atomically thin solar cells made of semiconducting perovskites, boosting their efficiency while retaining their ability to stand up to the environment.
Nov 22nd, 2021
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Scientists have used a suite of correlative, multimodal microscopy methods to visualise, for the first time, why perovskite materials are seemingly so tolerant of defects in their structure.
Nov 22nd, 2021
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New approach solves a persistent problem of intermittency that has hindered use of the tiny light emitters for biological imaging or quantum photonics.
Nov 22nd, 2021
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Researchers have developed a combined electric current 2D material sensor for the detection of breast cancer cells. This ultra-sensitive sensor was able to detect electrical signals from a record low number of cancer cells.
Nov 22nd, 2021
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For the first time through experiments and theory, researchers have been able to measure spin mixing in a ferromagnetic material. Through the experimental measurements, they discovered that a common factor in spin equations, in common use since the 1950s, has been significantly underestimated.
Nov 22nd, 2021
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Long-range magnetic order has been observed in quasicrystals, strange solids that show forbidden crystal symmetries, for the first time.
Nov 22nd, 2021
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Researchers have developed a human nuclear transfer stem cell-based microrobot for minimally invasive delivery into the brain tissue via the intranasal pathway.
Nov 22nd, 2021
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With the power of nanotechnology, investigators have discovered that cancer cells strengthen by forming nanotubes that they use to suck mitochondria out of immune cells.
Nov 22nd, 2021
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Nickel-cobalt metal dimer on nitrogen-doped carbon can catalyze electrolysis under both acidic and basic conditions.
Nov 19th, 2021
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Demonstrating that a material thought to be always chemically inert, hexagonal boron nitride, can be turned chemically active holds potential for a new class of catalysts with a wide range of applications, according to an international team of researchers.
Nov 19th, 2021
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Special ferroelectric features offer promise for microelectronics and energy applications.
Nov 19th, 2021
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