This new nanocoating process can be completed in seconds to form nanometer-thick films, allowing for the coating of commodity goods, such as shoe insoles and fruits, in a controlled fashion.
Aug 11th, 2017
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Researchers have developed technology that enables a smartphone to perform lab-grade medical diagnostic tests that typically require large, expensive instruments.
Aug 11th, 2017
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May be possible to use approach with other emerging infectious diseases.
Aug 10th, 2017
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Researchers have engineered bendable batteries that can run on body-inspired liquids such as normal IV saline solution and cell-culture medium.
Aug 10th, 2017
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A soft, stick-on patch collects, analyzes and wirelessly transmits a variety of health metrics from the body to a smartphone.
Aug 10th, 2017
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Moving a single gold nanocluster on a graphene membrane, thanks to a thermal gradient applied to the borders: a new study sheds light on the physical mechanisms driving this phenomenon.
Aug 10th, 2017
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Scientists describe the design of a type of full carbon-based humidity sensor by handwriting electrodes and the sensitive materials on paper substrates.
Aug 10th, 2017
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Researchers explored the question: What effect does particle shape, cubic geometry in particular, have on the corresponding magnetic response of a stable magnetic fluid of colloidal superballs?
Aug 10th, 2017
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Using a green LED as a detector can help to boost data transmission rates.
Aug 10th, 2017
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Determining the thermal properties of a versatile material could lead to new applications in energy storage, optoelectronic and flexible electronic devices.
Aug 10th, 2017
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Scientists have shown that the addition of a third nanoscatterer, complementing two 'tuning' nanoscatterers, to a photonics resonator makes for a fascinating physics party.
Aug 10th, 2017
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Scientists show growing atom-thin sheets on cones allows control of defects.
Aug 9th, 2017
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Researchers have devised a new method of dynamically forming a platinum shell on a metallic alloy nanoparticle core, a development that may lead to better materials for oxygen reduction reactions in fuel cells that power some cars and electronic devices.
Aug 9th, 2017
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A new featherweight, flame-resistant and super-elastic metamaterial has been shown to combine high strength with electrical conductivity and thermal insulation, suggesting potential applications from buildings to aerospace.
Aug 9th, 2017
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Engineers have developed dynamic windows that can switch from transparent to opaque or back again in under a minute and do not degrade over time.
Aug 9th, 2017
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Funding approved for levitated optomechanics project.
Aug 9th, 2017
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