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Reliable diagnostics at the tip of your finger

Direct and sensitive analysis of clinical samples for point-of-care diagnostics.

May 18, 2022 Read more

Tunable and scalable fabrication of artificial cell membrane

New momentum for future biosensors: Tunable and controllable cell-like 3D shapes fabrication on a silicon substrate on-demand.

May 18, 2022 Read more

Algorithms empower metalens design

Researchers developed a new method for designing large-scale metasurfaces that uses techniques of machine intelligence to generate designs automatically. The method will enable new metasurface designs that can make an impact on virtual or augmented reality, self-driving cars, and machine vision for embarked systems and satellites.

May 17, 2022 Read more

Magnetic nanoparticles in biological vehicles individually characterized for the first time

Scientists have conceived and tested a new method to assess the characteristic parameters of every single magnetic nanoparticle.

May 17, 2022 Read more

New silicon nanowires can really take the heat

A game-changing discovery could speed up computer processors simply by conducting more heat.

May 17, 2022 Read more

Scientists map how energy flows in organic solar cells

Researchers have mapped how energy flows in organic solar cells, something that previously had been unknown. The results can contribute to more efficient solar cells.

May 17, 2022 Read more

Major infrared breakthrough could lead to solar power at night

Researchers have successfully tested a device capable of converting infrared heat into electrical power.

May 17, 2022 Read more

The way of water: Making advanced electronics with H2O

The market for expensive fabrication methods in electronics manufacturing could soon dry up after a high-performance material was created via solution processing.

May 17, 2022 Read more

Shaping the future of light through reconfigurable metasurfaces

Harnessing the power of phase-change materials, researchers have demonstrated how reconfigurable metasurfaces - artificial materials with extraordinary optical properties - are crucial to the future of nanotechnology.

May 16, 2022 Read more

New theory promises to reshape how we think about polymer superstructures

Polymer scientists have solved a longstanding mystery surrounding a nanoscale structure, formed by collections of molecules, called a double-gyroid.

May 16, 2022 Read more

Perception-based nanosensor platform could advance detection of ovarian cancer

Researchers use the fluorescence of carbon nanotubes and machine learning to create a 'spectral fingerprint' of a hard-to-diagnose cancer.

May 16, 2022 Read more

Multisensory hybrid material as smart electronic skin

This 'smart skin' developed by researchers is very similar to human skin. It senses pressure, humidity and temperature simultaneously and produces electronic signals. More sensitive robots or more intelligent prostheses are thus conceivable.

May 16, 2022 Read more

Nanobiotics: Model predicts how nanoparticles interact with proteins

Nanoengineered drugs that stop harmful bacteria and viruses could be on the horizon.

May 16, 2022 Read more

Seeing molecules inside a nanometer-sized 'sardine can'

By using a spectrometer to measure a metal-organic framework (MOF) and guest molecule absorbance of two differently polarized types of infrared light, a new method is the first to measure both guest-guest and guest-host interactions and do it in real-time.

May 16, 2022 Read more

Quantum magnets in motion

The behaviour of microscopic quantum magnets has long been a subject taught in lectures in theoretical physics. However, investigating the dynamics of systems that are far out of equilibrium and watching them 'live' has been difficult so far. Now, researchers have accomplished precisely this, using a quantum gas microscope.

May 16, 2022 Read more

Researchers develop a test that uses a cell phone to simply and quickly detect gluten in food

The system is a color test in which the change of color - in this case, turning red - indicates the presence of gluten in the food.

May 16, 2022 Read more