Discovery means simpler and cheaper manufacturing methods are actually beneficial for the material?s use in next-generation solar cells or LED lighting.
Nov 12th, 2019
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Chemical engineers have developed a new method for atomic layer deposition, a technique commonly used in high-quality microelectronics. The new method can be used in materials with larger surfaces much more cheaply than current approaches, while preserving quality and efficiency.
Nov 11th, 2019
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Researchers have created better biosensor technology that may help lead to safe stem cell therapies for treating Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases and other neurological disorders. The technology, which features a unique graphene and gold-based platform and high-tech imaging, monitors the fate of stem cells by detecting genetic material (RNA) involved in turning such cells into brain cells.
Nov 11th, 2019
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Researchers have shown for the first time that it is possible to print complete integrated circuits with more than 100 organic electrochemical transistors.
Nov 11th, 2019
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A new technique to change the structure of liquid crystals could lead to the development of fast-responding liquid crystals suitable for next generation displays , for example 3-D, augmented and virtual reality and advanced photonic applications such as mirrorless lasers, bio-sensors and fast/slow light generation.
Nov 10th, 2019
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Researchers have gained insights into how nanoparticles could develop a biosensor to prevent deadly diseases contracted on medical equipment, such as catheters.
Nov 10th, 2019
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Researchers have developed a new material able to cool another one by emitting infrared radiation. The results are expected to be used in devices where an increase in temperature has drastic effects on performance, like solar panels and computer systems, among other applications.
Nov 8th, 2019
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Researchers used a nanoscale electron probe to directly observe infrared plasmonic Fano antiresonances.
Nov 8th, 2019
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Beyond solids, liquids, gases, plasma, and other examples only accessible under extreme conditions, scientists are constantly searching for other states of matter. Although newly discovered states tend to be short-lived, a recent experiment transformed a mixture of two materials into a novel state of matter with a much longer lifetime - a supercrystal.
Nov 8th, 2019
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Scientists have demonstrated a strain-induced structural rearrangement of one-dimensional (1D) metal-organic molecular chains for potential use in fabricating functional nanostructures.
Nov 8th, 2019
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Swarms of liposomes which are 15,000 times smaller than a pinhead may be able to deliver vital drugs to the brain, offering new hope to patients in the early stages of a stroke.
Nov 7th, 2019
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Scientists designed and connected two different artificial cells to each other to produce molecules called ATP.
Nov 7th, 2019
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Researchers create rewritable optical components for 2D light waves.
Nov 6th, 2019
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Researchers have developed a micromachine that can perform different actions. First nanomagnets in the components of the microrobots are magnetically programmed and then the various movements are controlled by magnetic fields.
Nov 6th, 2019
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An international team has developed a robust material that can selectively take in toxic sulfur dioxide gas at record concentrations and preserve it for use in chemical production.
Nov 6th, 2019
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Novel synthetic molecules can be used to diagnose numerous devastating illnesses.
Nov 6th, 2019
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