Recyclable food packaging: quality control for nanocoatings
Scientists are developing an optical measurement system enabling the inline quality control of these barrier layers.
Oct 12th, 2022
Read moreScientists are developing an optical measurement system enabling the inline quality control of these barrier layers.
Oct 12th, 2022
Read moreIn two new studies, the researchers demonstrate that graphene can greatly improve electrical circuits required for wearable and flexible electronics such as smart health patches, bendable smartphones, helmets, large folding display screens, and more.
Oct 12th, 2022
Read moreResearchers create an ultrathin silicon membrane with arrays of nanopores to permit osmotic flow to generate electricity, which may provide a previously untapped source of renewable energy from the oceans.
Oct 12th, 2022
Read moreFor the first time, physicists have found a way to switch the topological state of a quantum material on and off.
Oct 12th, 2022
Read moreDirect air capture is hard to do. Researchers are designing new nanomaterials that selectively catch carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Oct 11th, 2022
Read moreTextile engineers have developed a fabric woven out of ultra-fine nano-threads made in part of phase-change materials and other advanced substances that combine to produce a fabric that can respond to changing temperatures to heat up and cool down its wearer depending on need.
Oct 11th, 2022
Read moreLeave it to the Scots to develop a test that harnesses a unique property of cask-aged whisky to measure its maturity.
Oct 11th, 2022
Read moreWith a powerful X-ray beam technique, researchers explore what makes soft materials such as toothpaste and hair gel relax. The insights they've gained can aid in the design of new consumer products and nanotechnologies.
Oct 11th, 2022
Read moreTo gild sculptures in the late Middle Ages, artists often applied ultra-thin gold foil supported by a silver base layer. For the first time, scientists have managed to produce nanoscale 3D images of this material, known as Zwischgold.
Oct 10th, 2022
Read moreFull-transcriptome sequencing of hard-to-access cells in intact tissues facilitates deeper understanding of disease and biology.
Oct 10th, 2022
Read moreScientists have performed quantum calculations that allowed them to discover new 'phases' of two-dimensional (2D) material that could be used to develop the next generation of fuel-cells devices.
Oct 10th, 2022
Read moreImplementation in large scale circuits opens up new possibilities in integrated photonics.
Oct 10th, 2022
Read morePhysicists have developed a formulation to solve the longstanding problem of electron self-interaction when studying polarons. The work can lead to unprecedented calculations of polarons in large systems, systematic studies of large sets of materials, and molecular dynamics evolving over long time periods.
Oct 8th, 2022
Read moreEngineers have developed a thin, flexible and stretchy sweat sensor that can show the level of glucose, lactate, sodium, or pH of your sweat, at the press of a finger.
Oct 8th, 2022
Read moreNew smart soft contact lens technology looks to gather important intraocular pressure measurements for 24-hour cycles as a way to detect glaucoma.
Oct 8th, 2022
Read moreResearchers have shown that quantum light with a well-defined photon number behaves differently to standard focused laser beams. This finding both deepens understanding of the phenomena and enables super-sensitive distance measurements.
Oct 7th, 2022
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