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New nanoparticles help detect deep-tissue cancers

Researchers have developed a new form of nanoparticle and associated imaging technique that can detect multiple disease biomarkers, including those for breast cancer, found in deep-tissue in the body.

Posted: Aug 7th, 2018

Scientists create UV detector based on nanocrystals synthesized via ion implantation

Researchers have developed a solar-blind UV photodetector.

Posted: Aug 7th, 2018

Smart wristband with wireless link to smartphones could monitor health, environmental exposures

Engineers invent biosensor technology for wearable devices.

Posted: Aug 7th, 2018

Electron Beam Patterning for high-resolution full-color OLED displays

Sientists have developed a new micropatterning approach for OLEDs on silicon substrates. This might eliminate the use of color filters and shadow masks in the future and allow full-color displays to be developed by means of a new process.

Posted: Aug 6th, 2018

Scientists develop unique materials to repair damaged organs and tissue

Scientists created unique polymeric materials for medical purposes that repair traumatized human organs.

Posted: Aug 6th, 2018

Expanding the limits of Li-ion batteries: Electrodes for all-solid-state batteries

Scientists have addressed one of the major disadvantages of all-solid-state batteries by developing batteries with a low resistance at their electrode/solid electrolyte interface.

Posted: Aug 6th, 2018

Mapping the inner workings of a living cell

Imaging tool flags new proteins, lipids and DNA to track metabolic changes in animals.

Posted: Aug 6th, 2018

Surface acoustic waves orchestrate neuronal networks

Biophysicists report on the first successful outcome in the targeted dynamic positioning of nerve cells on a chip. The proven surface acoustic wave technology now opens up new ways of understanding and influencing neuronal networks.

Posted: Aug 6th, 2018

Concepts for new switchable plasmonic nanodevices

A magneto-plasmonic nanoscale router and a high-contrast magneto-plasmonic disk modulator controlled by external magnetic fields.

Posted: Aug 6th, 2018

The marriage of topology and magnetism in a Weyl system

Topology is a global aspect of materials, leading to fundamental new properties for compounds with large relativistic effects. The incorporation of heavy elements give rise to non-trivial topological phases of matter, such as topological insulators, Dirac and Weyl semimetals.