Atomic scale 'lasagna' keeps heat at bay
Heterostructures of atomically thin layers help control heat transfer.
Oct 23rd, 2021
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Nature-inspired coatings could power tiny chemistry labs for medical testing and more
Researchers develop polymer coating that enables low surface tension liquids to be transported over distances 15 times longer than currently possible, without losing any of the liquid.
Oct 23rd, 2021
Read moreAll-inkjet-printed stretchy, bendy, flexible perovskite LEDs
First, there were light-emitting diodes, or LEDs. Then, organic LEDs, or OLEDs. Now, researchers have developed a new material that has the best of both technologies and a novel way to fabricate it - using an inkjet printer.
Oct 23rd, 2021
Read morePhotothermal nanofibers allow molecules to enter cells safely
Researchers give insight into how biocompatible photothermal nanofibers were developed, and how, upon laser irradiation, cells that come in contact with those nanofibers become permeabilized and can be transfected with a variety of effector molecules, including CRISPR/Cas9 ribonucleoprotein complexes and siRNA.
Oct 22nd, 2021
Read moreNew chiral nanostructures to extend the material platform
A research team transferred chirality from the molecular scale to a microscale to extend material platforms and applications. The optical activity from this novel chiral material encompasses to short-wave infrared region.
Oct 22nd, 2021
Read moreEnhanced touch screens could enable users to 'feel' objects
The ultimate goal of furthering this human-machine interface is to give touch devices the ability to provide users with a richer touch-based experience by equipping the technology with the ability to mimic the feeling of physical objects.
Oct 22nd, 2021
Read moreEfficient water desalination with graphene nanopores obtained using artificial intelligence
Scientists are seeking new possibilities in water purification through using AI agents in the desalination process.
Oct 22nd, 2021
Read moreStronger than spider silk: Bagworm silk enables strong conducting fibers
Using natural silk from bagworms and a synthetic conducting polymer, researchers have developed a strong conducting fiber that demonstrates promise for flexible electronic materials.
Oct 22nd, 2021
Read moreMolecular tweak boosts performance of organic semiconductors for flexible electronic devices
Sulfur-based chemical groups coax pyrene molecules into a brickwork crystal structure that offers enhanced electrical properties in a transistor device.
Oct 22nd, 2021
Read moreChemists develop a fundamentally new mode of adsorption
Scientists have made a breakthrough in surface science by introducing a new active mechanism of adsorption. Such adsorption-based phenomena, in which molecules are attracted onto a solid surface,are essential for today's catalysts, energy storage and environmental remediation.
Oct 21st, 2021
Read moreHow pearls achieve nanoscale precision
In research that could inform future high-performance nanomaterials, scientists have uncovered how mollusks build ultradurable structures with a level of symmetry that outstrips everything else in the natural world, with the exception of individual atoms.
Oct 21st, 2021
Read moreHow to make a better polymer
New research unveils a process for counting the number of strength-enabling entanglements in glassy polymers - which are used widely in an enormous range of applications, from the windows in hyperbaric chambers and airplanes to water filtration elements, the coatings of circuit boards and the membranes used in gas separation.
Oct 21st, 2021
Read moreFingerprinting proteins with force
DNA nanoswitch calipers allow scientists to measure distances within single molecules using force, opening a new avenue for single-molecule proteomics.
Oct 21st, 2021
Read moreChip-based optical tweezers levitate nanoparticles in a vacuum
Metalens-based design shrinks footprint, making optical traps practical for precision sensing and measurements.
Oct 21st, 2021
Read moreNew photonic chip for isolating light may be key to miniaturizing quantum devices
Researchers demonstrate a powerful way to isolate, or control the directionality of light. The team's measurements show that their approach to isolation currently outperforms all previous on-chip alternatives and is optimized for compatibility with atom-based sensors.
Oct 21st, 2021
Read moreAdvancing work on a first-of-its-kind 'living' transistor chip
Scientists are one step closer to developing a new kind of transistor chip that harnesses the biological responses of living organisms to drive current through the device, shedding light on cellular activity at an unprecedented level of sensitivity.
Oct 21st, 2021
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