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Ultra-thin computer grows into bone to monitor health data

Researchers developed an ultra-thin wireless device that grows to the surface of bone and could someday help physicians monitor bone health and healing over long periods.

November 24, 2021 Read more

Scientists capture electron transfer image in electrocatalysis process

The involvement between electron transfer (ET) and catalytic reaction at electrocatalyst surface makes electrochemical process challenging to understand and control. How to experimentally determine ET process occurring at nanoscale is important to understand the overall electrochemical reaction process at active sites.

November 24, 2021 Read more

Nanoparticles approach to stop internal bleeding

Researchers have developed a unique way of modifying the surfaces of nanoparticles within life-saving medications to provide infusions that can be delivered more quickly, but with a reduced risk of negative reactions.

November 24, 2021 Read more

Origami, kirigami inspire mechanical metamaterials designs

Origami- and kirigami-based metamaterials have applications from robotics to medical devices.

November 23, 2021 Read more

Nanotechnology offers pain relief for tooth sensitivity

The novel approach might provide more effective long-term pain relief for people with sensitive teeth, compared to current options.

November 23, 2021 Read more

New device modulates visible light - without dimming it - with the smallest footprint and lowest power consumption

Visible-spectrum, compact, power-efficient, low-loss phase modulator is a breakthrough in integrated photonics; the device will improve LIDAR for remote sensing, AR/VR goggles, quantum information processing chips, implantable optogenetic probes, and more.

November 23, 2021 Read more

How positively and negatively charged ions behave at interfaces

Researchers investigated how positively and negatively charged ions behave at the interface between a solid surface and an aqueous solution.

November 23, 2021 Read more

Ultrathin solar cells get a boost from 2D perovskite

Engineers have achieved a new benchmark in the design of atomically thin solar cells made of semiconducting perovskites, boosting their efficiency while retaining their ability to stand up to the environment.

November 22, 2021 Read more

Mystery of high performing novel solar cell materials revealed in stunning clarity

Scientists have used a suite of correlative, multimodal microscopy methods to visualise, for the first time, why perovskite materials are seemingly so tolerant of defects in their structure.

November 22, 2021 Read more

Getting quantum dots to stop blinking

New approach solves a persistent problem of intermittency that has hindered use of the tiny light emitters for biological imaging or quantum photonics.

November 22, 2021 Read more

Researchers make ultra-sensitive cancer detector from 2D materials

Researchers have developed a combined electric current 2D material sensor for the detection of breast cancer cells. This ultra-sensitive sensor was able to detect electrical signals from a record low number of cancer cells.

November 22, 2021 Read more

Spin mixing in ferromagnets revealed

For the first time through experiments and theory, researchers have been able to measure spin mixing in a ferromagnetic material. Through the experimental measurements, they discovered that a common factor in spin equations, in common use since the 1950s, has been significantly underestimated.

November 22, 2021 Read more