Nanoplastics is a new type of environmental pollutant. Its particles can easily enter the bodies of animals through diet and breathing, and affect the physiological functions of organisms.
Nov 19th, 2021
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Researchers developed battery-like electrochemical Nb2CTx MXene electrodes with stable voltage output and high energy density by using a high-voltage scanning strategy. These latest findings may lead to a breakthrough in inventing the powerful battery of the next generation.
Nov 18th, 2021
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Inexpensive, fast method to make freeform optics could benefit applications from eyewear to telescopes.
Nov 18th, 2021
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A walk in the park could soon include getting real-time measurements of pollutants in the air and updated walking routes to avoid the most toxic ones, all while wearing a gadget the size of a smart watch.
Nov 18th, 2021
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Researchers seek to develop next-generation electronic devices by harnessing terahertz waves.
Nov 18th, 2021
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Researchers created the first ever prototype of a soft, biodegradable and soluble velcro inspired by the micro-hook structure of leaves on the catchweed plant (Galium aparine), for use in devices for the monitoring and safeguarding of the environment and in precision farming.
Nov 18th, 2021
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Scientists have discovered a path that could lead to shape-shifting ceramic materials. This discovery could improve everything from medical devices to electronics.
Nov 18th, 2021
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A new 3D printing technology makes the production of complex metallic objects at the nanoscale possible. A team of chemists has developed an electrochemical technique that can be used to make objects out of copper just 25 nanometres in diameter.
Nov 18th, 2021
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With a new chip, researchers can analyze more than 1,000 proteins in 108 single cells in one day.
Nov 18th, 2021
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Researchers have uncovered the quantitative explanation for magnetic symmetry breaking during domain wall motion, a contribution to the fundamental physics of technology needed to build faster computers.
Nov 18th, 2021
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Scientists make a surprising discovery: A catalyst seems to contradict usual laws and can exhibit completely different activity states at the same time.
Nov 18th, 2021
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In this study, by using femtosecond photoluminescence up-conversion and transient absorption spectroscopy, the researchers for the first time directly and dynamically observed the ultrafast and highly efficient exciton dissociation in 2D perovskites.
Nov 18th, 2021
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This study not only develops a highly efficient electrocatalyst toward electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction, but also offers a new prospect for the rational design and construction of 3D porous MXene-based aerogel materials for diverse applications in energy storage and conversion, gas adsorption and separation, and catalysis.
Nov 18th, 2021
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Researchers unexpectedly discovered a combination of contact and non-contact thermal microscopy techniques that can be used to probe thermal transport properties at the nanoscale. With it, they obtained, for the first time, high-quality thermal images of self-assembled monolayers of small organic molecules.
Nov 17th, 2021
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Magnetene could have useful applications as a lubricant in implantable devices or other micro-electro-mechanical systems.
Nov 17th, 2021
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In a proof-of-concept study, researchers made fish-shaped microrobots that are guided with magnets to cancer cells, where a pH change triggers them to open their mouths and release their chemotherapy cargo.
Nov 17th, 2021
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