New sensor uses microwaves to determine real-time ice accumulation
A new sensor, that can detect ice accumulation in real-time, might be a game-changer when it comes to airline safety and efficiency.
Aug 8th, 2019
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Neural networks will help manufacture carbon nanotubes
A team of scientists propose a neural-network-based method for monitoring the growth of carbon nanotubes, preparing the ground for a new generation of sophisticated electronic devices.
Aug 8th, 2019
Read moreNew design strategy brightens up the future of perovskite-based light-emitting diodes
Scientists discover a new strategy to design incredibly efficient perovskite-based LEDs with record-setting brightness by leveraging the quantum confinement effect.
Aug 8th, 2019
Read moreDesigning a light-trapping, color-converting crystal
A recipe for creating a microscopic crystal structure that can hold two wavelengths of light at once is a step toward faster telecommunications and quantum computers.
Aug 7th, 2019
Read moreGold glue really does bond nanocages, 'contradicting' logic
Researchers confirmed the existence of 'gold glue': bonds involving gold atoms, capable of permanently bonding protein rings. Skilfully used by an international team of scientists, the bonds have made it possible to construct molecular nanocages with a structure so far unparalleled in nature or even in mathematics.
Aug 7th, 2019
Read moreTiny biodegradable circuits for releasing painkillers inside the body
Researchers have developed biodegradable microresonators that can be heated locally with a wireless system. Doctors could soon be using them in implants to control the release of painkillers within tissue.
Aug 7th, 2019
Read moreA 'switch' that regulates traffic across blood vessels
Scientists have discovered a control mechanism that regulates the traffic of cells and substances across blood vessels. This effect can have significant impact on cancer metastasis.
Aug 7th, 2019
Read moreCellulose nanofibers to improve the sensitivity of lateral flow tests
Researchers have carried out a research to enhance the sensitivity of lateral flow tests. They have proposed to include cellulose nanofibers in the test area, which has produced an average increase of 36.6 % of the colorimetric signal on positive tests.
Aug 7th, 2019
Read moreNew synthesis method opens up possibilities for organic electronics
Scientists modify a previous synthesis method to create a new semiconducting polymer with remarkable properties which could be used in organic electronic devices such as thin film transistors.
Aug 7th, 2019
Read moreStriped glow sticks
Heterostructure crystals could light the way to optical circuits.
Aug 6th, 2019
Read moreA modified device fabrication process achieves enhanced spin transport in graphene
Researchers have proposed a modified graphene-based nanodevice fabrication technique that has increased up to three times the spin lifetime and relaxation length compared to previous work of the same kind.
Aug 6th, 2019
Read moreThe world's thinnest gold sheet is just two atoms thick
Scientists have created a new form of gold which is just two atoms thick - the thinnest unsupported gold ever created.
Aug 6th, 2019
Read moreResearchers forecast failure in two-dimensional disordered materials
Researchers were able to forecast likely points of failure in two-dimensional disordered laser-cut lattices without needing to study detailed states of the material.
Aug 6th, 2019
Read moreScientists can now manipulate brain cells using smartphone
Researchers have developed a soft neural implant capable of delivering multiple drugs and colour lights which neuroscientists believe can speed up efforts to uncover brain diseases such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, addiction, depression, and pain.
Aug 6th, 2019
Read moreStudy on attosecond timescale casts new light on electron dynamics in transition metals
Scientists have unraveled the light-induced electron-localization dynamics in transition metals at the attosecond timescale.The team investigated for the first time the many-body electron dynamics in transition metals before thermalization sets in.
Aug 6th, 2019
Read moreScientists develop novel nano-vaccine for melanoma
Injection of nanoparticle has proven effective in mouse models, researchers say.
Aug 5th, 2019
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