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Bioinspired metafabric delivers powerful personal cooling by reflecting sunlight and managing sweat

Stay cool in extreme heat with a bioinspired metafabric that combines sunlight reflection and sweat management, delivering energy-free personal cooling.

September 17, 2024 Read more

This screen stores and displays encrypted images without electronics

It uses magnetic fields to display images at the same resolution as a squid's color-changing skin.

September 17, 2024 Read more

New understanding of the limits on nano-noise

Noise poses a significant hurdle in advancing this nanotechnology research. This disruptive noise is created by electrical charge fluctuations and thermal effects within devices, hindering precise and reliable performance.

September 17, 2024 Read more

New mechanism explains rapid energy sharing across atomic semiconductor junctions

Electron transfer between atomically thin materials triggers the ultrafast release of heat.

September 17, 2024 Read more

Using sunlight to turn two greenhouse gases into valuable chemicals

The new light-driven chemical process converts methane and carbon dioxide into green methanol and carbon monoxide in one reaction.

September 16, 2024 Read more

Beyond displays: Liquid crystals in motion mimic biological systems

Under the right conditions, liquid crystals condense into astonishing structures, spontaneously generating filaments and flattened discs that can transport material from one place to another, much like complex biological systems.

September 16, 2024 Read more

Smart graphene sensor sniffs out ammonia to keep beef fresh

NiO-functionalized graphene sensor detects ammonia in real time, offering a powerful tool for monitoring beef freshness and ensuring food safety.

September 16, 2024 Read more

Energy-saving computing with magnetic whirls

Brownian reservoir computing allows to detect human hand gestures on the basis of diffusion and displacement of skyrmions.

September 16, 2024 Read more

Controlling molecular arrangements using selenium doping

Physicists used a flexible precursor and selenium doping to control nanostructure arrangements, improving material properties and homogeneity in on-surface synthesis.

September 16, 2024 Read more

Axon-mimicking materials for computing

Taking inspiration from nature, researchers discovered a class of materials that behave like axons by spontaneously strengthening electrical pulses that travel along transmission lines.

September 14, 2024 Read more

First flexible perovskite solar cells on polycarbonate films

Researchers developed perovskite solar cells on polycarbonate films using a new planarizing layer, achieving 13% efficiency, improved durability, flexibility, and solvent resistance.

September 14, 2024 Read more

Researchers discover new way to make 'atomic lasagna'

New method transforms 3D materials Into stable layered thin films with promising properties.

September 13, 2024 Read more

New discovery aims to improve the design of microelectronic devices

A new study is providing new insights into how next-generation electronics, including memory components in computers, breakdown or degrade over time.

September 13, 2024 Read more

A hair-thin wire to simulate cosmic conditions

Equation of state measurements using dynamic shock compression with high-energy lasers are limited by low repetition rates, but a Joule-class laser creates relevant conditions.

September 13, 2024 Read more

Printing 3D photonic crystals that completely block light

Researchers developed a revolutionary method to print 3D photonic crystals using a customised titanium resin.

September 12, 2024 Read more

Novel coupled nanopore platform offers greater precision for detecting molecules

Researchers created the first ever reusable coupled nanopore platform for detecting and guiding molecules.

September 12, 2024 Read more