Nanotube-embedded coating detects threats from wear and tear in large structures
A strain-sensing smart skin that uses carbon nanotubes to monitor and detect damage in large structures is ready for prime time.
Jul 14th, 2022
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Researchers control electron spin at room temperature to make devices more efficient and faster
Electron spin, rather than charge, holds the key.
Jul 14th, 2022
Read moreFully scalable all-perovskite tandem solar modules
Optimized light paths, high-throughput laser scribing and the use of established coating processes pave the way to commercial viability.
Jul 14th, 2022
Read moreAtomically-smooth gold crystals help to compress light for nanophotonic applications
Researchers have successfully demonstrated a new platform for guiding the compressed light waves in very thin van der Waals crystals. Their method to guide the mid-infrared light with minimal loss will provide a breakthrough for the practical applications of ultra-thin dielectric crystals in next-generation optoelectronic devices based on strong light-matter interactions at the nanoscale.
Jul 14th, 2022
Read moreDrop by drop: MXene in complex 3D device architectures
Using the principles of droplet dynamics, MXene is dispersed in liquid and deposited, layer by layer, into stacks of 3D structures to form electrochemical and physical sensors.
Jul 14th, 2022
Read moreA combined multiscale modeling and experimental study on surface modification of high-volume micro-nanoparticles with atomic accuracy
Scientists have comprehensively investigated the effect of ultrasonic vibration on the hydrodynamics and the particle agglomeration behavior in a fluidized-bed atomic layer deposition reactor via CFD-DEM simulation.
Jul 13th, 2022
Read more'Life-like' lasers can self-organize, adapt their structure, and cooperate
By mimicking features of living systems, self-organizing lasers could lead to new materials for sensing, computing, light sources and displays.
Jul 13th, 2022
Read moreTurning white blood cells into medicinal microrobots with light
Researchers have used lasers to precisely control neutrophils - a type of white blood cell - as a natural, biocompatible microrobot in living fish. The 'neutrobots' performed multiple tasks, showing they could someday deliver drugs to precise locations in the body.
Jul 13th, 2022
Read moreGraphene oxide elastin membranes for surgical dressings shown to prevent recurrence of melanoma and enhance healing
Scientists have combined graphene oxide, elastin, and ethanol to develop a new method to make this material conductive so it can be heated to kill melanoma cells but not other cells around it.
Jul 13th, 2022
Read moreTiny motors take a big step forward (w/video)
Researchers have created the first ever solid-state optical nanomotor. All previous versions of these light-driven motors reside in a solution of some sort, which held back their potential for most real-world applications.
Jul 13th, 2022
Read moreSelf-driven micropumps propelled by salts show high efficiency in water decontamination
Micropatterned pumps use salts as fuel and that can selectively remove cadmium ions from water samples. Reusable, operable in high salt concentrations and able to drive unidirectional fluid flows, these devices look promising for various environmental and biomedicine applications.
Jul 12th, 2022
Read moreA wristwatch-style health monitor that operates without a battery
A new self-powered, wristwatch-style health monitor can keep track of a wearer's pulse and wirelessly communicate with a nearby smartphone or tablet - without needing an external power source or a battery.
Jul 12th, 2022
Read moreWhen light and electrons spin together
Theoreticians have demonstrated how the coupling between intense lasers, the motion of electrons, and their spin influences the emission of light on the ultrafast timescale.
Jul 12th, 2022
Read moreResearchers accelerate imaging techniques for capturing small molecules' structures with graphene
A research effort accelerating imaging techniques to visualize structures of small molecules clearly - a process once thought impossible. The discovery unleashes endless potential in improving everyday life applications - from plastics to pharmaceuticals.
Jul 12th, 2022
Read moreFlashing creates hard-to-get 2D boron nitride
Scientists who 'flash' materials to synthesize substances like graphene have turned their attention to boron nitride, highly valued for its thermal and chemical stability.
Jul 12th, 2022
Read moreFuture smart homes could be powered with electronics built on stones
What if you could power the smart thermostats, speakers and lights in your home with a kitchen countertop? In a step toward integrating energy storage with these materials, researchers have fabricated microsupercapacitors onto the surface of stone tiles.
Jul 11th, 2022
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