Cameras and telescopes as thin as a sheet of paper?
The concept of 'spaceplate' is a new avenue for manipulating light that could lead to paper-thin cameras and telescopes.
Jun 10th, 2021
Read moreThe concept of 'spaceplate' is a new avenue for manipulating light that could lead to paper-thin cameras and telescopes.
Jun 10th, 2021
Read moreScientists develop an AI-based technique that improves the quality of SEM images that requires no human oversight.
Jun 10th, 2021
Read moreScientists have verified that carbon-based nanomaterials have antiviral activity against 13 positive single-stranded RNA viruses, including SARS-CoV-2.
Jun 10th, 2021
Read moreComputer-designed metamaterials, produced by ultra-precise 3D laser printing, might be used in the future to manipulate or direct sound in ways that have never been possible before.
Jun 10th, 2021
Read moreResearchers have turned a longstanding challenge in DNA data storage into a tool, using it to offer users previews of stored data files - such as thumbnail versions of image files.
Jun 10th, 2021
Read moreEngineers have developed a method to transform existing cloth items into battery-free wearables resistant to laundry. These smart clothes are powered wirelessly through a flexible, silk-based coil sewn on the textile.
Jun 9th, 2021
Read moreIn a proof-of-concept study, researchers report developed self-propelled microrobots that can swim, attach to plastics and break them down.
Jun 9th, 2021
Read moreScientists have found a way to increase photoluminescence in silicon, the notoriously poor emitter and absorber of photons at the heart of all modern electronics. This discovery may pave the way to photonic integrated circuits, boosting their performance.
Jun 9th, 2021
Read moreScientists have developed polypeptide-based materials that act as effective vectors for delivering gene therapies. The first-of-its-kind platform enables the vectors to be adapted to suit the specific gene therapy cargo.
Jun 9th, 2021
Read moreIn a major scientific leap, researchers have created a quantum microscope that can reveal biological structures that would otherwise be impossible to see.
Jun 9th, 2021
Read moreAn international research team has developed a method to manufacture two-dimensional polymers with the thickness of a single molecule. The polymers are formed on a surface by the action of light. The discovery paves the way to new ultrathin and functional materials.
Jun 9th, 2021
Read moreResearchers have succeeded in investigating and controlling the physical properties of naturally-formed nanoscale wrinkles in two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors. This will be a major step forward in developing paper-thin, ultra-flexible displays.
Jun 9th, 2021
Read moreResearchers have created an electronic microsystem that can intelligently respond to information inputs without any external energy input, much like a self-autonomous living organism. The microsystem is constructed from a novel type of electronics that can process ultralow electronic signals and incorporates a novel device that can generate electricity 'out of thin air' from the ambient environment.
Jun 9th, 2021
Read moreIn a new study, researchers show a dramatic decrease in friction when water is passed through nanoscale capillaries made of graphene, whereas those with hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) - which has a similar surface topography and crystal structure as graphene - display high friction.
Jun 9th, 2021
Read moreResearchers use a time-resolved X-ray crystallography method to gain a better understanding of phase changes in zirconia ceramics.
Jun 9th, 2021
Read moreResearchers experimentally tested a long-presumed, yet never confirmed, light-emission hypothesis on a molecular level, with applications in many advanced optical technologies.
Jun 9th, 2021
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