What is microfluidics? Everything from pregnancy tests to glucose strips to inkjet printers to genetic tests rely on microfluidics. This technology, unbeknownst to many people, is everywhere and critical to many of the things that make the modern world go round.
May 15th, 2021
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Synthesizing a new class of bio-inspired, light-capturing nanomaterials.
May 15th, 2021
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Scientists reported a new class of heteronanostructures they term axial superlattice nanowires, which allow large lattice-mismatch tolerance and thus vast material combinations.
May 14th, 2021
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Atomically thin materials are a promising alternative to silicon-based transistors; now researchers can connect them more efficiently to other chip elements.
May 14th, 2021
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Scientists develop a method to visualize monoatomic chains and measure the strength and conductance of single-atom bonds.
May 14th, 2021
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Researchers use deep learning to reduce noise in the electrical current data collected from nanopores, which may lead to higher precision measurements when working with very tiny experiments or medical diagnostics.
May 14th, 2021
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Physicists demonstrate that a tiny cloud of atoms can be turned from a heat engine into a cooler by cranking up the interactions between the particles.
May 13th, 2021
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A team of researchers predict surprising behaviors in the thermalization of nanostructures.
May 13th, 2021
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A team of physicists has managed to observe the motion of electrons from one atomically thin layer into an adjacent one with nanoscale spatial resolution. The new contact-free nanoscopy concept shows great potential for investigations into conducting, nonconducting and superconducting materials.
May 13th, 2021
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The trick to extremely thin supercapacitors with improved performance is spraying graphene ink at an angle.
May 13th, 2021
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The new technology uses a biomimetic nanostructured material to augment Tobramycin - the antibiotic prescribed to treat chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infections in severe cases of cystic fibrosis - eradicating the infection in as little as two doses.
May 13th, 2021
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A research group has developed an ion-selective smart porous membrane that can respond to outer stimuli, potentially paving the way for new applications in molecular separation and sensing applications.
May 13th, 2021
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Researchers have succeeded for the first time in connecting several atomically precise nanoribbons made of graphene, a modification of carbon, to form complex structures.
May 12th, 2021
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Researchers observed the 3D atomic structure of a nanoparticle at the atom level via neural network-assisted atomic electron tomography.
May 12th, 2021
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Ion-conducting gels that repair themselves following damage are under development for wearable electronics.
May 12th, 2021
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A new printing method can make fabricating integrated circuits and other tiny devices easier and cheaper. The approach overcomes issues in conventional micro-manufacturing processes, which require multiple steps, advanced equipment and highly trained personnel, and are prone to errors.
May 12th, 2021
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