Quantum engines with entanglement as fuel?
It's still more science fiction than science fact, but perfect energy efficiency may be one step closer due to new research.
Oct 15th, 2020
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Altering the properties of 2D materials at the nanometer scale
Scientists have developed a method for changing the physical properties of 2D materials permanently using a nanometric tip. Their approach, which involves deforming the materials, paves the way to using these materials in electronic and optoelectronic devices.
Oct 15th, 2020
Read moreNow you see it, now you don't: Hidden colours discovered by coincidence (w/video)
Our understanding of how light behaves has grown with the surprising discovery that colours can be seen in a new way. An example of a process called scattering, the effect occurs in some materials when light interference combines with strong electric fields.
Oct 15th, 2020
Read moreWhat laser color do you like?
Microchip devices produce a wide range of hues.
Oct 14th, 2020
Read moreSynergistic anticancer therapy with two cell killer agent systems in one nanocapsule
All therapeutic agents are encapsulated in nanocapsules with a protein shell to be delivered to the tumor. There, light irradiation triggers a cascade of events, which lead to the destruction of the tumor cells.
Oct 14th, 2020
Read moreAn 11-atom sensor sheds light on the quantum world
Although the sensor consists of only a few atoms, it contains all the functions found in commercial equivalents. This includes a sensing element, memory, data readout, and a 'reset button' that enables it to make another measurement.
Oct 14th, 2020
Read moreEasy-to-make, ultra-low power electronics could charge out of thin air
Researchers have developed a new approach to printed electronics which allows ultra-low power electronic devices that could recharge from ambient light or radiofrequency noise. The approach paves the way for low-cost printed electronics that could be seamlessly embedded in everyday objects and environments.
Oct 14th, 2020
Read moreFreezing with lasers creates aligned ice crystals
Supercooled water zapped in just the right way enabled perfect control over the process.
Oct 14th, 2020
Read moreFlexible light emitting elements in 2D
Researchers have developed a layer of tungsten disulfide that is just as thin as three atomic layers - and it is luminous, flexible and also withstands external influences.
Oct 14th, 2020
Read moreAn innovative method to tune lasers toward infrared wavelengths
Researchers have discovered a cost-effective way to tune the spectrum of a laser to the infrared.
Oct 14th, 2020
Read moreControlling the speed of enzyme motors brings biomedical applications of nanorobots closer
Recent advances in this field have made micro- and nanomotors promising devices for solving many biomedical problems.
Oct 13th, 2020
Read moreScientists replicated self-cleaning anti-reflective coating of insects' eyes
Scientists have probed into nanostructures covering the corneas of the eyes of small fruit flies. Investigating them the team learned how to produce the safe biodegradable nanocoating with antimicrobial, anti-reflective, and self-cleaning properties in a cost-effective and eco-friendly way.
Oct 13th, 2020
Read moreBuilding 'ToxAll' - a smart, self-assembling nano-vaccine to prevent toxoplasmosis
A team of researchers are developing a toolbox of self-assembling nanoparticles to be used as vaccines against infections including the parasitic Toxoplasma gondii.
Oct 13th, 2020
Read moreWell-formed disorder for versatile light technologies
Researchers have managed to make an efficient material for broadband frequency doubling of light using microspheres made of disordered nanocrystals. The crucial idea for the method arose during a coffee break. In the future, the new approach could be used in lasers and other light technologies.
Oct 13th, 2020
Read moreA milestone in quantum physics: Physicists successfully carry out the controlled transport of stored light
Scientists demonstrate how light stored in a cloud of ultra-cold atoms can be transported by means of an optical conveyor belt.
Oct 13th, 2020
Read moreNano-thermometers could revolutionize temperature imaging
Cheaper refrigerators? Stronger hip implants? A better understanding of human disease? All of these could be possible and more, someday, thanks to an ambitious new project to design and build a fleet of tiny ultra-sensitive thermometers.
Oct 13th, 2020
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