A wearable gas sensor for health and environmental monitoring
A highly sensitive wearable gas sensor for environmental and human health monitoring may soon become commercially available.
Jan 17th, 2020
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Miniature double glazing: Material developed which is heat-insulating and heat-conducting at the same time
Researchers developed and characterized a novel, extremely thin and transparent material that has different thermal conduction properties depending on the direction. While it can conduct heat extremely well in one direction, it shows good thermal insulation in the other direction.
Jan 17th, 2020
Read moreHow sensitive can a quantum detector be?
A new device measures the tiniest energies in superconducting circuits, an essential step for quantum technology.
Jan 17th, 2020
Read moreA superlattice based STT-MRAM with extra-high performance
Researchers have developed a superlattice based STT-MRAM with extra-high performance, called SS-MARM or SL-STT-MARM, which has several advantages, including not only ultra-low power consumption, ultra-high MR ratio, high-speed writing and low RA but also high endurance and simple manufacturing, comparing to traditional STT-MRAM.
Jan 17th, 2020
Read moreEdible 'security tag' to protect drugs from counterfeit
Researchers are aiming to stump counterfeiters with an edible 'security tag' embedded into medicine. To imitate the drug, a counterfeiter would have to uncrack a complicated puzzle of patterns not fully visible to the naked eye.
Jan 17th, 2020
Read moreLight powers world's fastest-spinning object
Nanoparticle levitated by light rotates at 300 billion rpm.
Jan 17th, 2020
Read moreColloidal quantum dot photodetectors can now see further than before
An new study reports on the development of a colloidal quantum dot photodetector capable of detecting light in the far infrared.
Jan 16th, 2020
Read morePretty with a twist
Complex, porous, chiral nanopatterns arise from a simple linear building blocks.
Jan 16th, 2020
Read moreBrain-like network uses disorder to create order
A disordered network that is capable of detecting ordered patterns: it sounds contradictory, but it comes close to the way our brain works.
Jan 16th, 2020
Read moreDecontaminating pesticide-polluted water using engineered nanomaterial and sunlight
Researchers develop a new ecological process to degrade atrazine.
Jan 16th, 2020
Read moreImprinted structural color patterns
Azopolymer material allows light-assisted imprinting of nanostructures for structurally colored surfaces.
Jan 15th, 2020
Read moreReinventing the computer: Brain-inspired computing for a post-Moore's Law era
As Moore's Law comes to an end with a limit to the number of transistors that fit on a chip, a paradigm of brain-inspired neuromorphic computing paves the way forward with new directions in computing hardware, algorithms, architectures and materials.
Jan 15th, 2020
Read moreNanoengineering technique could aid exploration, scalability of next-gen electronics
Researchers have shown that sulfur can spice up a nanomaterial sandwich by putting a literal twist on the multi-layered classic.
Jan 15th, 2020
Read moreThe mysterious movement of water molecules
Thanks to a new experimental method, researchers have now delivered insights into the atomic-level movement of water molecules.
Jan 15th, 2020
Read moreSniffing out cancer is as easy as breathing
Researchers have developed an accurate and non-invasive way to detect cancer through a person's breath. The hand-held sensor can be used by anyone without medical supervision in combination with their smart phone. Tests reveal the accuracy of the sensor is about 93%.
Jan 15th, 2020
Read moreA tool to democratize nanopore research
A team of researchers is democratizing entry into the field of nanopore research by offering up a unique tool to accelerate the development of new applications and discoveries.
Jan 14th, 2020
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