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Inspired by nature: Silencing bacteria with nanoparticles

Cerium dioxide nanoparticles work in biological processes like natural enzymes and change signaling molecules, thereby preventing the formation of biofilms.

October 27, 2022 Read more

Advanced nanoparticles provide new weapon to fight difficult cancers

Researchers use nanoparticles to deliver a bacterially derived compound that targets the STING pathway to suppress tumor growth and metastasis by disrupting blood vessels and stimulating immune response.

October 27, 2022 Read more

'Kagome' metallic crystal adds new spin to electronics

Physicists have found that a novel metallic crystal displays unusual electronic behaviour on its surface, thanks to the crystal's unique atomic structure. Their findings open up the possibility of using this material to develop faster and smaller microelectronic devices.

October 27, 2022 Read more

Improving the efficiency of nanogenerators that harvest static electricity

Researchers theorize a new way to design triboelectric nanogenerators with a constant inherent capacitance.

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Researchers discover a catalyst to remove emissions of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas

Scientists have discovered a palladium and platinum catalyst, the first to eliminate methane emissions from transport and other human activities to reduce global warming.

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Physicists see light waves moving through a metal

New research finds evidence of waveguiding in a unique quantum material. Their findings counter expectations about how metals conduct light and may push imaging beyond optical diffraction limits.

October 27, 2022 Read more

Electrons that flow like liquids pave the way for robust quantum computers

Researchers have demonstrated unprecedented control of a one-dimensional flow of electrons in a rare quantum state that physicists have sought to understand for over half a century. The technique suggests a path to more-robust and more-accurate quantum computers.

October 27, 2022 Read more

A new era of two-dimensional ferroelectrics

Scientists present an exciting overview of the emerging field of 2D ferroelectric materials with layered van-der-Waals crystal structures: a novel class of low-dimensional materials that is highly interesting for future nanoelectronics.

October 27, 2022 Read more

Simple machine may pave the way for more powerful cell phones and WIFI (w/video)

A 3D-printed device in a tank of water braids nanowires and moves microparticles.

October 26, 2022 Read more

Building with nanoparticles, from the bottom up

Researchers develop a technique for precisely arranging nanoscale particles on a surface, such as a silicon chip, that doesn't damage the material.

October 26, 2022 Read more

New class of porous metal nanoparticles will give rise to new capabilities in biomolecular absorption, chemical sensing and separations

Method for preparing open-framework colloidal crystals leads to synthesis of 12 novel nanoparticle superlattices.

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Dye-sensitized solar cells achieve a new record

Scientists have increased the power conversion efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells beyond 15% in direct sunlight and 30% in ambient light conditions.

October 26, 2022 Read more

Scientists discover material that can be made like a plastic but conducts like metal

'Like conductive Play-Doh': breakthrough could point way to new class of materials for electronics, devices.

October 26, 2022 Read more

Nano-islands open possibilities for application of single-atom catalysts

A new method to anchor single atoms of platinum-group metals on nanometer-sized islands allows for efficiently using these expensive metals as catalysts for a wide variety of applications.

October 26, 2022 Read more

Physicists realize a tunable photoresponse in twisted bilayer lead iodide homostructure

Near-infrared photodetectors play a significant role in many aspects of research and daily life and twisted-angle-induced unusual electrical and optical properties in van der Waals homostructures have received extraordinary attention recently. However, these emerging properties have rarely been applied to optoelectronic devices. Here, researchers demonstrate broadband photoresponse capable of overcoming the band-gap limitation of semiconductors in the twisted lead iodide homostructures.

October 26, 2022 Read more

Using chirality for faster, smaller, and more efficient data storage devices

Researchers have come up with the idea of bringing together two different forms of chirality to develop new data storage systems that are faster, smaller, and more efficient than those currently available.

October 26, 2022 Read more