Plasmonic magnetism - Light may magnetise non-magnetic metals, propose physicists
Physicists have devised a method to turn a non-magnetic metal into a magnet using laser light.
Jul 29th, 2019
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Transfer-printing technology for creating flexible sensors on topographic surfaces
A research team developed a transfer-printing technology that uses hydrogel and nano ink to easily create high-performance sensors on flexible substrates of diverse shapes and structures.
Jul 29th, 2019
Read moreA good first step toward nontoxic solar cells
Engineers discover lead-free perovskite semiconductor for solar cells using data analytics, supercomputers.
Jul 27th, 2019
Read moreBioinspired nanoparticles remodel tumor stroma to enhance nanoparticle accessibility to cancer cells
Scientists propose a bioinspired lipoproteins (bLP)-mediated strategy, aiming at inducing photothermia to disrupt the tumor stromal microenvironments (TSM) barriers and augmenting the accessibility of second-wave nanoparticles to cancer cells to suppress tumor relapse and metastasis.
Jul 26th, 2019
Read moreYellow is not the new black: Discovery paves way for new generation of solar cells
A study for the first time explains how a promising type of perovskites - man-made crystals that can convert sunlight into electricity - can be stabilized. As a result, the crystals turn black, enabling them to absorb sunlight.
Jul 26th, 2019
Read moreShaping light with a smartlens
A team of researchers reports on a dynamically tuneable lens capable of achieving almost any complex optical function.
Jul 26th, 2019
Read moreNew quantum phenomenon helps to understand fundamental limits of graphene electronics
A new study describes how electrons in a single atomically-thin sheet of graphene scatter off the vibrating carbon atoms which make up the hexagonal crystal lattice.
Jul 26th, 2019
Read moreNext-generation graphene membranes for carbon capture
Chemical engineers have developed a new class of high-performance membranes for carbon capture that greatly exceed current targets.
Jul 26th, 2019
Read moreListening to the whispers of individual cells
A new method developed by biophysicists has made it possible for the first time to detect and analyse signals between individual cells.
Jul 26th, 2019
Read moreSynthetic biology enables protein origami
Engineers find new way to create single-chain protein nanostructures using synthetic biology and protein-assembly techniques.
Jul 26th, 2019
Read morePhysicists discover new quantum trick for graphene: magnetism
Physicists were stunned when two twisted sheets of graphene showed signs of superconductivity. Now scientists have shown that the material also generates a type of magnetism once only dreamed of theoretically.
Jul 26th, 2019
Read moreDesigned switch allows unprecedented control over living cells
From modifying gene expression to cell signaling, dynamic designer proteins may usher in a new era of synthetic biology.
Jul 26th, 2019
Read moreMimicking lizard skin to save energy on an industrial scale
The LABIONICS project is set to drive the commercial development of breakthrough laser-engineered products inspired by the unique skin and scale textures of animals and insects, potentially leading to entirely new applications across industry, energy and medicine.
Jul 26th, 2019
Read moreResearchers construct an artificial olfactory system based on self-powered nano-generator
This device can sense different odor molecules and recognize different odors. It has been demonstrated in vivo in animal models.
Jul 25th, 2019
Read moreTransforming biology to design next-generation computers, using a surprise ingredient
Researchers have found ways of transforming structures that occur naturally in cell membranes to create other architectures, like parallel 1nm-wide line segments, more applicable to computing.
Jul 25th, 2019
Read moreMolecular mayhem at root of battery breakdown
Overly active oxygen atoms escape with ease, leading to battery failure.
Jul 25th, 2019
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