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New atomically-thin material could improve efficiency of light-based tech
Researchers have demonstrated a method for making large-area superlattices - layered structures containing 2D lattices of sulfur and tungsten - that can achieve light-matter coupling.
December 21, 2021 Read more
An aptasensor has been designed to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus in saliva
This sensor, which uses aptamers (a type of artificial antibody), is more sensitive that antigen-based sensors and detects the virus more quickly and cheaply than PCR tests. These new devices can be incorporated into portable diagnostic systems and are easy to use.
December 20, 2021 Read more
Scientists boost the accuracy of optical microscopes to image microdroplets in flight
Measuring the volume, motion and contents of microscopic droplets is important for studying how airborne viruses spread (including those that cause COVID-19), how clouds reflect sunlight to cool the Earth, how ink jet printers create finely detailed patterns, and even how a soda bottle fragments into nanoscale plastic particles that pollute the oceans.
December 20, 2021 Read more
3D printed nanomagnets unveil a world of patterns in the magnetic field
Scientists have used state-of-the-art 3D printing and microscopy to provide a new glimpse of what happens when taking magnets to three-dimensions on the nanoscale.
December 20, 2021 Read more
Engineers produce the world's longest flexible fiber battery (140 meters)
The rechargeable battery can be woven and washed, and could provide power for fiber-based electronic devices and sensors.
December 20, 2021 Read more
Phosphorene nanoribbons live up to hype in first demonstration
Researchers have incorporated phosphorene nanoribbons into new types of solar cells, dramatically improving their efficiency.
December 20, 2021 Read more
Soft semiconductors that stretch like human skin can detect ultra-low light levels
Researchers have created a semiconductor material that acts like a second skin layer and is up to 200% more stretchable than its original dimension without significantly losing its electric current.
December 20, 2021 Read more
Enhancing charge density waves by moire engineering in twisted heterostructures
Researchers have discovered that the many-body effects, particularly the electronic quantum correlation, can be tuned in metallic vdW monolayers through moire engineering.
December 20, 2021 Read more
Light-controlled spontaneous growth of nanostructures
Researchers managed to use light to very precisely control the formation of nanocomposites in the shape of corals and vases. By illuminating a solution of the right ingredients with UV light, they can control where, when and which structures arise at the micrometer scale.
December 17, 2021 Read more
Magnetic 'hedgehogs' could store big data in a small space
Atomic-scale magnetic patterns resembling a hedgehog's spikes could result in hard disks with massively larger capacities than today's devices, a new study suggests. The finding could help data centers keep up with the exponentially increasing demand for video and cloud data storage.
December 17, 2021 Read more
Binary mesocrystals from the nano-building kit
Chemists succeeded in synthesizing particularly complex mesocrystals with largely unknown chemical and physical properties and in shedding light on their structure.
December 17, 2021 Read more
Scientists successfully manipulate a single skyrmion at room temperature
Scientists have shown that they can manipulate single skyrmions - tiny magnetic vortices that could be used as computing bits in future ultra-dense information storage devices - using pulses of electric current, at room temperature.
December 17, 2021 Read more
Dynamic gating process observed at sub-2 nm speed in nanochannels
Researchers have developed a novel nanoporous gating system that can precisely control and observe dynamic gating processes.
December 17, 2021 Read more
Artificial Intelligence magnifies the utility of electron microscopes
An AI framework enables scientists to improve a decades-old imaging technique.
December 17, 2021 Read more
Energy-saving glass 'self-adapts' to heating and cooling demand
An international research team has developed a material that, when coated on a glass window panel, can effectively self-adapt to heat or cool rooms across different climate zones in the world, helping to cut energy usage.
December 16, 2021 Read more
Nanodiamonds are key to efficient hydrogen purification
Researchers describe how nanodiamond-reinforced composite membranes can purify hydrogen from its humid mixtures, making the hydrogen generation processes vastly more efficient and cost-effective.
December 16, 2021 Read more
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