Tissue-digging nanodrills do just enough damage
Scientists advance case for use of molecular machines to treat skin diseases.
Mar 5th, 2020
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Here's how nanoparticles could help us get closer to a treatment for COVID-19
The idea of using nanoparticle is that the virus behind COVID-19 consists of a structure of a similar scale as his nanoparticles.
Mar 5th, 2020
Read moreExploiting the photovoltaic effect in 2D hybrid perovskites
Scientists have demonstrated a BPVE-driven highly efficient polarized light detection based on a two-dimensional (2D) trilayered hybrid perovskite ferroelectric.
Mar 5th, 2020
Read moreCurcumin is the spice of life when delivered via tiny nanoparticles
Researchers have developed a nano formulation which changes curcumin?s behaviour to increase its oral bioavailability by 117 per cent.
Mar 5th, 2020
Read moreBacteria killed by new light-activated coating
A new coating activates in low intensity light to kill bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli.
Mar 5th, 2020
Read moreWater splitting observed on the nanometer scale
New investigation method provides fundamental insights into electrocatalytic water splitting under operating conditions.
Mar 5th, 2020
Read moreCarbon nanotube composite could turn clothing into a health monitor
Researchers have reported a new material, pliable enough to be woven into fabric but imbued with sensing capabilities that can serve as an early warning system for injury or illness.
Mar 4th, 2020
Read moreUsing molecules to draw on quantum materials
Scientists used circular molecules to change the properties of a surface.
Mar 4th, 2020
Read moreMicromotors get supercharged with three 'engines'
Researchers have developed micromotors with three 'engines' that they can control separately with chemical fuel, magnets and light.
Mar 4th, 2020
Read moreHigh-tech metamaterial contact lenses correct color blindness
Researchers have incorporated ultra-thin optical devices known as metasurfaces into off-the-shelf contact lenses to correct deuteranomaly, a form of red-green color blindness.
Mar 4th, 2020
Read moreGold-coated pantyhose inspire a technique for comfortable light-emitting clothing
An approach for developing light-emitting fabric based on typical ultrasheer pantyhose coated in a thin gold film may enable the development of softer, more wearable luminous clothing.
Mar 4th, 2020
Read moreA small step for atoms, a giant leap for microelectronics
Researchers have successfully grown atom-thick sheets of hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) as two-inch diameter crystals across a wafer.
Mar 4th, 2020
Read moreA talented 2D material gets a new gig
Scientists tap into graphene's hidden talent as an electrically tunable superconductor, insulator, and magnetic device for the advancement of quantum information science.
Mar 4th, 2020
Read moreFirst bufferless lasers grown directly on silicon wafers in Si-photonics
Researchers have reported the world's first 1.5 um III-V lasers directly grown on the industry-standard 220 nm SOI (silicon-on-insulators) wafers without buffer, potentially paving an opening to the 'holy grail' for present silicon photonics research.
Mar 4th, 2020
Read moreNew type of indoor solar cells for smart connected devices
Researchers have developed a new type of dye-sensitised solar cells that harvest light from indoor lamps.
Mar 4th, 2020
Read moreScientists realize a broadly tunable laser of a single perovskite nanowire
In this work, researchers constructed single perovskite alloy nanowire with a widely tunable bandgap (2.41-2.82 eV) through a solid-solid anion-diffusion process.
Mar 4th, 2020
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