Researchers develop durable, mechanically robust hydrogel fibers with embedded living bacteria cells using an innovative microfluidic spinning method and synthetic biology techniques for enhanced sustainable materials.
September 29, 2023
Researchers have designed a robot which can change form to tackle varying scenarios.
September 29, 2023
Researchers have developed a 3D-printed optical hydrogen sensors that could play an important role in the transition to green energy and industry.
September 29, 2023
Researchers have developed a wearable sensor that monitors estradiol by detecting its presence in sweat. The sensor may one day make it easier for women to monitor their estradiol levels at home and in real time.
September 29, 2023
Concave, umbrella-like metal complexes provide space to enable the largest molecular rotor operational in the solid-state.
September 29, 2023
New perovskite technology combines light sensing and visual memory in an integrated device, emulating aspects of human vision to enable advanced artificial intelligence.
September 28, 2023
Scientists have developed 'multielement ink' - the first high-entropy semiconductor that can be processed at low-temperature or room temperature. Multielement ink could enable cost-effective and energy-efficient semiconductor manufacturing.
September 28, 2023
The behavior of electrons in liquids determines a vast range of chemical processes and thus essential processes in organisms and the world as a whole. But electron movements are extremely hard to capture because they take place within attoseconds: the realm of quintillionths of a second.
September 28, 2023
Researchers use microscopic, 3D printed mushroom-like structures to achieve unprecedented control over the speed, path, and patterning of bouncing water droplets. This new surface offers advances in self-cleaning, water harvesting, and green energy technologies.
September 28, 2023
Material used in organic solar cells can also be used as light sensors in electronics. This is shown by researchers who have developed a type of sensor able to detect circularly polarised red light. Their study paves the way for more reliable self-driving vehicles and other uses where night vision is important.
September 28, 2023
Engineers and collaborators developed a solar-powered device that avoids salt-clogging issues of other designs.
September 28, 2023
Researchers analyze granular flow of planetary surface materials in different gravities at International Space Station.
September 28, 2023
Embedding antioxidant nanoparticles that mimic enzymes into colored contact lenses creates an eye shield that protected against cell damage and inflammation in animal studies, presenting a new way to prevent vision-threatening eye diseases.
September 28, 2023
Scientists demonstrate that the friction on a graphene surface can be dynamically tuned using external electric fields.
September 28, 2023
The new development overcomes the persistent challenge of voltage decay and can lead to significantly higher energy storage capacity.
September 28, 2023
Testing the quantum effects of Andreev reflection in graphene could have positive implications for quantum technology.
September 27, 2023
Researchers fabricated a pure form of glass and coat specialized pieces of DNA with it to create a material that is not only stronger than steel, but incredibly lightweight.
September 27, 2023