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'Quartet nanocage' vaccine protects against future coronavirus outbreaks
Researchers have developed a new vaccine technology that has been shown in mice to provide protection against a broad range of coronaviruses with potential for future disease outbreaks - including ones we don't even know about.
May 6, 2024 Read more
Precision laser crystallization enables patterning of high-quality perovskite crystals (w/video)
A new technique called optofluidic crystallithography uses a laser to rapidly grow patterned single-crystal halide perovskites with unprecedented control over morphology, composition, and defect levels.
May 6, 2024 Read more
In a first, researchers generate a direct measurement of the interaction between immune cells and cancer cells from a patient's biopsy
The pioneering biological research and development measures changes in immune system cells adjacent to cancer cells, providing crucial insights into the patient's immune response and potentially enhancing the effectiveness of immunotherapy.
May 6, 2024 Read more
Experiment opens door for millions of qubits on one chip
Researchers have achieved the first controllable interaction between two hole spin qubits in a conventional silicon transistor. The breakthrough opens up the possibility of integrating millions of these qubits on a single chip using mature manufacturing processes.
May 6, 2024 Read more
Surfaces on the move: dynamic liquefaction
Researchers discover metal atoms oscillate between solid and liquid states at temperatures far below melting point, with potential applications for metal alloys.
May 6, 2024 Read more
Hydrogen energy advances with efficient low-cost catalysts on MXene
This research highlights the use of PtCo bimetallic catalysts on MXene to boost hydrogen energy production, achieving superior efficiency with lower costs.
May 6, 2024 Read more
High-performance artificial muscles made from pure conductive polymer fibers
Researchers unlock the potential of conductive polymers in artificial muscle technology, achieving impressive performance with low-cost materials.
May 4, 2024 Read more
Variety in building block softness makes for softer amorphous materials
New model for disordered solids reveals traits behind microscopic force transmission.
May 4, 2024 Read more
New quantum sensing scheme could lead to enhanced high-precision nanoscopic techniques
Researchers have unveiled a quantum sensing scheme that achieves the pinnacle of quantum sensitivity in measuring the transverse displacement between two interfering photons.
May 4, 2024 Read more
Tweaking isotopes sheds light on promising approach to engineer semiconductors
Researchers demonstrated that small changes in the isotopic content of thin semiconductor materials can influence their optical and electronic properties, possibly opening the way to new and advanced designs with the semiconductors.
May 3, 2024 Read more
Aligned peptide 'noodles' could enable lab-grown biological tissues
The development of a novel fabrication process to create aligned nanofiber hydrogels could offer new possibilities for tissue regeneration after injury and provide a way to test therapeutic drug candidates without the use of animals.
May 3, 2024 Read more
Towards transparent and antimicrobial surfaces for touch displays
Researchers developed a durable and transparent antimicrobial surface containing copper nanoparticles. The nanostructured surface was obtained by dewetting ultrathin metal copper films on a glass substrate.
May 3, 2024 Read more
Physicists arrange atoms in extremely close proximity
The technique opens possibilities for exploring exotic states of matter and building new quantum materials.
May 3, 2024 Read more
Perovskite-based tandem solar cells
All-perovskite tandem solar cells could soon pick up where silicon solar cells reach their limits. Researchers are working on scaling them up and making them ready for the real world.
May 2, 2024 Read more
Researchers unlock potential of 2D magnetic devices for future computing
Researchers created an innovative method to control tiny magnetic states within ultrathin, two-dimensional van der Waals magnets - a process akin to how flipping a light switch controls a bulb.
May 2, 2024 Read more
Nanotechnology opens door to future of insulin medication
The new nano carrier, tested in mice, rats and baboon animal models, could help people with diabetes avoid side-effects linked to insulin injections such as hypoglycemia (a low blood sugar event, when too much insulin has been injected).
May 2, 2024 Read more
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