Electrochemically driven carbon nanotube muscles provide an alternative approach to meet the growing need for fast, powerful, large-stroke artificial muscles for applications ranging from robotics and heart pumps to morphing clothing.
Jan 28th, 2021
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Researchers used ultrabright x-rays to identify lithium hydride and a new form of lithium fluoride in the interphase of lithium metal anodes.
Jan 28th, 2021
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Researchers have designed a new way to deliver pancreatic cancer drugs that could make fighting the disease much easier. Encapsulating cancer drugs in nanoparticles shows potential to target tumors more effectively and avoid danger to other parts of the body.
Jan 28th, 2021
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Lasing mechanism at the surface of water droplets can be used to record mechanical changes at biointerfaces.
Jan 28th, 2021
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Researchers have demonstrated that by feeding machine-learning algorithms with high-throughput experimental datasets, it is possible to retrieve predictive models for the performance of organic solar cells.
Jan 28th, 2021
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In experiments, an international research collaboration has measured the radius of the atomic nucleus of helium five times more precisely than ever before. With the aid of the new value, fundamental physical theories can be tested and natural constants can be determined even more precisely.
Jan 28th, 2021
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Researchers have developed a two-millimeter achromatic metalenses that can focus RGB (red, blue, green) colors without aberrations and developed a miniaturized display for virtual and augmented reality applications.
Jan 27th, 2021
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An innovative breakthrough promises to diagnose DNA rearrangement mutations at a fraction of the cost with improved accuracy.
Jan 27th, 2021
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Chemists have found a way to get the maximum amount of quality 2D hBN nanosheets from its natural bulk form by processing it with surfactant (aka soap) and water. The surfactant surrounds and stabilizes the microscopic flakes, preserving their properties.
Jan 27th, 2021
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Scientists design a high-performance laser-printed graphene-electrode biosensor, with potential for point-of-care diagnostic applications.
Jan 27th, 2021
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Two new studies answer some crucial questions about two-dimensional, layered materials, which hold great promise for a number of applications, such as alternative platforms for the next-generation of logic and memory devices and flexible energy storage devices.
Jan 27th, 2021
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Researchers have developed ultra-absorptive nanofiber swabs that could reduce the number of false-negative tests by improving sample collection and test sensitivity.
Jan 27th, 2021
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Researchers have created perovskite solar modules with improved stability and efficiency by using a new fabrication technique that reduced defects.
Jan 27th, 2021
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Scientists design a novel 3D cell culture-based electrical platform for high-throughput anti-cancer drug testing using a new type of gold nanostructure.
Jan 27th, 2021
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Researchers have discovered that hexagonal boron nitride in layered, molecule-thin 2D sheets can phase transition to a cubic structure at room temperature.
Jan 26th, 2021
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The loudspeakers of the future will not only be as thin as paper, but will also sound impressive.
Jan 26th, 2021
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