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Like a lab in your pocket - new test strips raise game in gene-based diagnostics

New biosensing technology has made it possible to create gene test strips that rival conventional lab-based tests in quality.

March 5, 2024 Read more

Open quantum system shows universal behavior

This finding helps to understand how quantum systems reach equilibrium. This is of interest for the development of quantum technologies.

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Speeding up quantum computing with high-fidelity spin qubit evolution

Researchers achieve a breakthrough in quantum computing, speeding up spin qubit evolution to 97.8% fidelity in quantum dots.

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A novel method for studying brain-like circuitry in nanomaterials

Increasingly, scientists are turning to the human brain as a model for solving computing challenges related to artificial intelligence and nanodevices. But doing so requires materials that can mimic our neural circuits at the very smallest scale.

March 5, 2024 Read more

Researchers use liquid crystals to control polarization inside laser-written waveguides

Advance could enable compact 3D photonic integrated devices for processing large amounts of data and more.

March 4, 2024 Read more

Micro mirage: the infrared information carrier

Researchers fabricate the world's smallest QR code that, invisible to the naked eye, encrypts information to only be visible by an infrared camera lens.

March 4, 2024 Read more

Revolutionizing programmable metasurfaces with wireless power transfer

The first self-powered programmable metasurfaces for wireless communications harvest ambient energy, adaptively tuning signals without external power cords.

March 4, 2024 Read more

Novel nanosheet method revolutionizes brain imaging for multi-scale and long-term studies

Researchers have introduced a new method for in vivo brain imaging, enabling large-scale and long-term observation of neuronal structures and activities in awake mice.

March 4, 2024 Read more

Network of quantum sensors boosts precision

Scientists compared the signals of up to 91 quantum sensors with each other and thus successfully eliminated the noise caused by interactions with the environment. Correlation spectroscopy can be used to increase the precision of sensor networks.

March 4, 2024 Read more

Nanothin printing of electronics hardware could slash costs

New technique allows engineers to 'exfoliate' alloy crucial for 2D printing memory chips.

March 4, 2024 Read more

Spontaneous curvature the key to shape-shifting nanomaterials

Inspired by nature, nanotechnology researchers have identified 'spontaneous curvature' as the key factor determining how ultra-thin, artificial materials can transform into useful tubes, twists and helices.

March 4, 2024 Read more

Nanoscale topcoat can turbocharge supported gold nanoparticle catalysts

Researchers have developed a way to add single nanosheets of mixed metal oxide to gold nanoparticles supported on silica to enhance their catalytic activity.

March 2, 2024 Read more

Weight loss solution inspired by space shuttles: New mRNA delivery breakthrough

Breakthrough in lipid nanoparticle synthesis for mRNA delivery mirrors space shuttle design, enhancing vaccine efficacy and simplifying production.

March 1, 2024 Read more

Scientists make nanoparticles dance to unravel quantum limits

The question of where the boundary between classical and quantum physics lies is one of the longest-standing pursuits of modern scientific research and in new research, scientists demonstrate a novel platform that could help us find an answer.

March 1, 2024 Read more

Study shows that similarly charged particles can sometimes attract, rather than repel

Scientists found that like-charged particles suspended in liquids can attract one another at long-range, depending on the solvent and the sign of the charge.

March 1, 2024 Read more

Faster charging with diamond nanomembranes

Researchers have developed wafer-thin nanomembranes from synthetic diamonds that can be integrated into electronic components, thereby reducing the local heat load by up to ten times.

March 1, 2024 Read more