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Making electronics safer with perovskites

Researchers in Japan have developed a method to improve the insulating properties of an oxynitride perovskite for potential use as a ceramic capacitor.

Mar 15th, 2016

New graphene-coated e-fabrics detect noxious gases

Scientists have developed wearable, graphene-coated fabrics that can detect dangerous gases present in the air, alerting the wearer by turning on an LED light.

Mar 15th, 2016

Scientists develop a 100 times faster type of memory cell based on superconductors

A group of scientists has developed a fundamentally new type of memory cell based on superconductors ? this type of memory will be able to work hundreds of times faster than the types of memory devices commonly used today.

Mar 15th, 2016

New research maps nanoparticles in tissue using hyperspectral imaging

This research presents a method for utilizing enhanced darkfield microscopy (EDFM) and hyperspectral imaging (HSI) to easily and rapidly image nanoparticles in tissues from toxicology studies and map the distribution of nanoparticles throughout biological samples based on elemental composition.

Mar 15th, 2016

Laser beams with a 'twist'

Researchers have demonstrated a new type of laser that is able to produce laser beams 'with a twist' as its output. The outputs and superpositions of the new type of laser form a set of beams, called vector vortex beams.

Mar 15th, 2016

Nanostructures promise big impact on higher-speed, lower-power optical devices

With new technology getting smaller and smaller, requiring lower power, physics research points to new robust electronic technologies using quantum nanowire structures.

Mar 15th, 2016

New microwave imaging approach opens a nanoscale view on processes in liquids

Technique can explore technologically and medically important processes that occur at boundaries between liquids and solids, such as in batteries or along cell membranes.

Mar 15th, 2016

Researchers create fundamentally accurate quantum thermometer

Physicists have found a way to calibrate temperature measurements by monitoring the tiny motions of a nanomechanical system that are governed by the often counterintuitive rules of quantum mechanics.

Mar 15th, 2016

Structure of the new SERS nanotag holds promise for cancer nanotechnology

The discovery of a new nanostructure promises to advance technology used in the early detection and treatment of cancerous cells.

Mar 15th, 2016

Insect wings inspire antibacterial surfaces for corneal transplants, other medical devices

Someday, cicadas and dragonflies might save your sight. The key to this power lies in their wings, which are coated with a forest of tiny pointed pillars that impale and kill bacterial cells unlucky enough to land on them.

Mar 15th, 2016

Eggshell nanoparticles could lead to expanded use of bioplastic in packaging materials

Scientists report that adding tiny shards of eggshell to bioplastic could create a first-of-its-kind biodegradable packaging material that bends but does not easily break.

Mar 15th, 2016

Researchers develop new lens for terahertz radiation

Researchers have developed a new type of lens for focusing terahertz radiation (which spans from about 100 to 10,000 GHz).

Mar 14th, 2016

Helping bacteria-powered microrobots plot a course

A team of engineers recently published research on a method for using electric fields to help tiny bio-robots propelled by flagellated bacteria navigate around obstacles in a fluid environment. These microrobots could one day be used for building microscopic devices or even delivering medication at the cellular level.

Mar 14th, 2016

'Sweet' quantum dots light the way for new HIV and Ebola treatment

A research team has observed for the first time how HIV and Ebola viruses attach to cells to spread infection. These findings offer a new way of treating such viruses: instead of destroying the pathogens, introduce a block on how they interact with cells.

Mar 14th, 2016

The quest for spin liquids

Researchers re on a quest to find out as much as they can about unusual states of matter called spin liquids and if these spin liquids could generate advances in the field of physics. The results could lead to the development of quantum computing, which require an exploration of new materials to become a reality.

Mar 14th, 2016

Tunable nanowire windows for privacy, camouflage

Researchers have developed a technique that can quickly change the opacity of a window, turning it cloudy, clear or somewhere in between with the flick of a switch.

Mar 14th, 2016

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