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Researchers create nanocubes forming floating checkerboards via self-assembly
Researchers have engineered nanosized cubes that spontaneously form a two-dimensional checkerboard pattern when dropped on the surface of water. The work presents a simple approach to create complex nanostructures through a technique called self-assembly.
June 13, 2024 Read more
New tool to detect protein-protein interactions promising for gene therapy and other treatments
Scientists have developed a faster, precise method to detect protein properties and interactions, advancing real-time monitoring of virus-cell interactions and gene therapy innovations.
June 13, 2024 Read more
A liquid crystal source of photon pairs
Researchers have demonstrated spontaneous parametric down-conversion in a liquid crystal for the first time, opening a path to efficient, electric-field tunable quantum sources, advancing quantum physics and technology.
June 13, 2024 Read more
Innovative graphene oxide sensor detects low concentrations of nitrate in water
A new study introduces a novel approach to nitrate ion detection using all-solid-state ion-selective electrodes enabled by graphene oxide as an ion-to-electron transducer.
June 13, 2024 Read more
Self-powered lab-on-a-chip revolutionizes blood tests with AI and nanogenerator technology
A groundbreaking self-powered lab-on-a-chip uses nanogenerator technology and AI for rapid, low-frequency blood conductivity measurements, leveraging advanced microfluidic and millifluidic systems to enhance point-of-care diagnostics.
June 13, 2024 Read more
Swimming microrobots deliver cancer-fighting drugs to metastatic lung tumors in mice
Engineers have developed microscopic robots, known as microrobots, capable of swimming through the lungs to deliver cancer-fighting medication directly to metastatic tumors.
June 12, 2024 Read more
Quantum dot based metasurface enables two objects to exist in the same space
The metasurface boosts photon emission coupling with its resonance mode, allowing precise light direction control. It achieves up to 25 times higher luminescence efficiency than previous methods.
June 12, 2024 Read more
Affordable and sensitive nanofiber piezoelectric sensors for human and robot motion monitoring
Researchers have developed a cost-effective, sensitive piezoelectric sensor using polyvinylidene fluoride nanofibers and dopamine, enhancing performance and stability for healthcare and robotics.
June 12, 2024 Read more
Dark excitons shed new light on matter
Researchers have uncovered for the first time the full effects of interactions between exciton-polaritons and their associated dark excitonic reservoir.
June 12, 2024 Read more
Flexible and stretchable microfluidic devices created by direct printing of silicone 3D microchannel networks
Silicone-based 3D microchannels with embedded electronics created via direct ink writing 3D printing. liquid metal injected to form flexible, stretchable, high-Q antennas.
June 12, 2024 Read more
A novel spray device helps researchers capture fast-moving cell processes
The approach, which combines cryogenic electron microscopes with methods developed in X-ray crystallography, could lead to improved medicines and a deeper understanding of cell division, photosynthesis and host-pathogen interactions, among other subjects.
June 12, 2024 Read more
A chain of copper and carbon atoms may be the thinnest metallic wire
Researchers identified 14 new 1-D materials from over 780,000 crystals, including CuC2, the thinnest metallic nanowire stable at 0 K. These materials await synthesis.
June 11, 2024 Read more
New technique could help build quantum computers of the future
Researchers demonstrate a programmable approach to fabricating optical qubits at scale.
June 11, 2024 Read more
New computer vision method helps speed up screening of electronic materials
The technique characterizes a material's electronic properties 85 times faster than conventional methods.
June 11, 2024 Read more
Programmable wave-based computer advances analog computing
Researchers propose a wave-based, programmable 'meta-computer' that performs various analog computations at the speed of electromagnetic waves, expanding possibilities for analog computing.
June 11, 2024 Read more
Switching nanomagnets using infrared lasers
Physicists have calculated how suitable molecules can be stimulated by infrared light pulses to form tiny magnetic fields. If this is also successful in experiments, the principle could be used in quantum computer circuits.
June 11, 2024 Read more
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