Biomedical engineers have developed a process to build protective, synthetic plant cell walls around animal cells. The work could hold significant potential for a variety of medical and biomanufacturing applications for human health.
Jul 17th, 2019
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Researchers have created a new type of tiny 3D-printed robot that moves by harnessing vibration from piezoelectric actuators, ultrasound sources or even tiny speakers.
Jul 17th, 2019
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Engineers have mimicked the human brain with an electronic chip that uses light to create and modify memories.
Jul 16th, 2019
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Physicists have generated free electrons from organic semiconductors when combined with a single atomic layer of molybdenum disulfide, a recently discovered two-dimensional semiconductor.
Jul 16th, 2019
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Researchers develop shape memory nanocomposite fibers for untethered high-energy microengines.
Jul 16th, 2019
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Ultra-thin nanowires made from magnetite reveal insights into an intriguing property of this mineral.
Jul 16th, 2019
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Scientists have developed a tumor enzymatic microenvironment-activatable antibody nanoparticle for robust cancer immunotherapy.
Jul 16th, 2019
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The researchers believe their study may enable quantitative understanding and evaluation of hydrogen-induced damage in hydrogen-rich environments such as fusion reactor cores.
Jul 16th, 2019
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There's no known way to prove a three-dimensional 'quantum spin liquid' exists, so physicists did the next best thing: They showed their single crystals of cerium zirconium pyrochlore had the right stuff to qualify as the first possible 3D version of the long-sought state of matter.
Jul 15th, 2019
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A new class of 2D perovskite materials with edges that are conductive like metals and cores that are insulating was found by researchers who said these unique properties have applications in solar cells and nanoelectronics.
Jul 15th, 2019
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Researchers have developed a design with a higher degree of freedom which allows to choose materials and to design photonic structures arbitrarily by using Deep Learning.
Jul 15th, 2019
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Researchers have invented a completely new way for wearable devices to interconnect. They incorporated conductive textiles into clothing to dynamically connect several wearable devices at once.
Jul 15th, 2019
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Scientists reveal a crystal structure that illustrates a mechanism that powers and possibly starts DNA replication.
Jul 15th, 2019
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Up to now, Weyl fermions had only been found in certain non-magnetic materials. Now however, for the very first time, scientists have experimentally proved their existence in another type of material: a paramagnet with intrinsic slow magnetic fluctuations.
Jul 15th, 2019
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Researchers have developed an easily-made coordination polymer as an acetonitrile chemical sensor with a simple electro-optical readout.
Jul 15th, 2019
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The NMAT2D-CM project will combine optics, theoretical physics and materials science to study 2D materials in order to develop devices for industrial applications.
Jul 15th, 2019
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