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Precise control of liquid metal flow enables new flexible electronics manufacturing method

New technique guides liquid metal through microscopic channels to create flexible electronic circuits, offering simplified manufacturing of 3D conductive structures.

December 11, 2024 Read more

A coating for enhanced thermal imaging through hot windows

Scientists have solved a long-standing problem in thermal imaging, making it possible to capture clear images of objects through hot windows.

December 10, 2024 Read more

Nanopore direct RNA sequencing identifies cancer 'fingerprint'

With this method, the disease's molecular patterns are detectable with near-perfect accuracy in just a few hours.

December 10, 2024 Read more

Silver nanocubes enable light generation in nanolaser

The laser's operating principle resembles a hall of mirrors.

December 10, 2024 Read more

Discovery of new growth-directed graphene stacking domains may precede new era for quantum applications

Researchers have uncovered a new phenomenon in graphene research, observing growth-induced self-organized ABA and ABC stacking domains that could kick-start the development of advanced quantum technologies.

December 10, 2024 Read more

Delivering medicines with microscopic flowers

These small particles are reminiscent of paper flowers or desert roses. Physicians can use them to guide medicines to a precise destination within the body.

December 10, 2024 Read more

New computational framework discovers experimental designs in microscopy 10,000 faster

Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) framework which autonomously discovers new experimental designs in microscopy. The framework, called XLuminA, performs optimizations 10,000 times faster than well-established methods.

December 10, 2024 Read more

Advancing the synthesis of two-dimensional gold monolayers

Nanostructured two-dimensional gold monolayers offer possibilities in catalysis, electronics, and nanotechnology.

December 10, 2024 Read more

Breakthrough in the precision engineering of four-stranded beta-sheets

Researchers unveil a method to precisely create four-stranded berta-sheets via metal-peptide coordination, overcoming aggregation and isomeric challenges.

December 10, 2024 Read more

Controlling polaritons at room temperature paves the way for high-speed computing

Researchers reveal how polaritons, hybrid light-matter particles, can be controlled at room temperature using electric fields, opening the door to faster, more efficient computing systems.

December 10, 2024 Read more

Nature inspires self-assembling helical polymer

Helical structures are ubiquitous across biology, from the double-stranded helix of DNA to how heart muscle cells spiral in a band. Inspired by this twisty ladder, researchers have developed an artificial polymer that organizes itself into a controlled helix.

December 10, 2024 Read more

Exploiting optical materials to capture hidden data through new imaging approach

Researchers have made a breakthrough stride in advancing spectro-polarimetric imaging by merging the fields of novel optical materials and computational imaging.

December 10, 2024 Read more

Scientists and artists create enduring color-shifting coatings for architectural art

Scientists and artist Kimsooja developed scalable, color-shifting polymer coatings, showcased in a permanent installation that blends art and cutting-edge materials science.

December 9, 2024 Read more

New nano-device for generating structured light for advanced applications

Scientists created a tiny device producing radially polarized photons with 93% purity, boosting secure communication, imaging, and optical tech efficiency.

December 9, 2024 Read more

Space-time crystals, an important step toward new optical materials

Photonic time crystals consist of materials with uniform composition in space but properties that vary periodically over time. With this periodic variation, the spectral composition of light can be modulated and amplified as needed - key capabilities for optical information processing.

December 8, 2024 Read more

Straining a material's atomic arrangement may make for cleaner, smarter devices

What's the best way to precisely manipulate a material's properties to the desired state? It may be straining the material's atomic arrangement, according to reserchers.

December 6, 2024 Read more