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New chainmail-like 2D material could be the future of armor

First 2D mechanically interlocked polymer exhibits exceptional flexibility and strength.

January 16, 2025 Read more

Paper-thin optical lenses have a bright future

Paper-thin optical lenses simple enough to mass produce like microchips could enable a new generation of compact optical devices.

January 16, 2025 Read more

Scientists create tiny motors that mimic nature

Just like the proteins in our muscles, which convert chemical energy into power to allow us to perform daily tasks, these tiny rotary motors use chemical energy to generate force, store energy, and perform tasks in a similar way.

January 16, 2025 Read more

Watching the oscillations of an electron sea

Scientists observe and control ultrafast surface waves on graphene.

January 16, 2025 Read more

Autonomous AI assistant to build nanostructures

An interdisciplinary research group is working on constructing logic circuits through the targeted arrangement of individual molecules. Artificial intelligence should speed up the process enormously.

January 16, 2025 Read more

A new optical memory platform for super fast calculations

The innovative platform leverages light to perform calculations at significantly higher speeds and with much greater efficiency than can be achieved using traditional electronics.

January 15, 2025 Read more

Ultra-compact, high-speed alignment system for industrial PIC test and assembly

PI's new F-141 photonics alignment system provides high throughput with motion in 4 and 6 degrees of freedom for industrial test and assembly of photonic integrated circuits (PIC).

January 15, 2025 Read more

What if scientists ran science? The Decentralized Science (DeSci) dream

DeSci reimagines scientific research through blockchain, putting control in researchers' hands via decentralized funding, governance and verification systems.

January 15, 2025 Read more

Graphene made permeable for ions

Chemists succeeded in controlling the passage of halide ions by deliberately introducing defects into a two-layer nanographene system, showing new perspectives for applications in water filtration or sensor technology.

January 15, 2025 Read more

Researchers unlock new insights into tellurene, paving the way for next-gen electronics

Researchers describe how quasiparticles called polarons behave in tellurene, a nanomaterial first synthesized in 2017 that is made up of tiny chains of tellurium atoms and has properties useful in sensing, electronic, optical and energy devices.

January 14, 2025 Read more

New hydrogel maintains flexibility in extreme cold through nanoscale engineering

Researchers have created a hydrogel that stays flexible at -196 C by controlling its nanoscale structure, enabling flexible electronics and sensors for extreme cold environments.

January 14, 2025 Read more

Diamond continues to shine: new properties discovered in diamond semiconductors

Researchers found that boron-doped diamonds exhibit plasmons, allowing electric fields to be controlled and enhanced on a nanometer scale.

January 14, 2025 Read more

SCP-Nano: A new technology to visualize nanocarriers in cells and tissues

Scientists have developed a method that, for the first time, enables the precise detection of nanocarriers throughout the entire mouse body at a single-cell level.

January 14, 2025 Read more

Engineering quantum entanglement at the nanoscale

Researchers have developed a drastically smaller and more energy efficient method of creating coveted photon pairs that influence each other from any distance. The technology could transform computing, telecommunications, and sensing.

January 14, 2025 Read more

Carbon nanotube recycling paves way for sustainable materials

Researchers demonstrate that carbon nanotube fibers can be fully recycled without any loss in their structure or properties.

January 14, 2025 Read more

Boosting terahertz signal processing with multilayered graphene designs

Scientists enhance terahertz signal conversion using multilayered graphene, electrical gating, and metasurface substrates, paving the way for advanced communication systems.

January 13, 2025 Read more