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Pioneering the use of graphene for the protection of paintings

Researchers demonstrate the prevention of color fading in artworks with graphene veils.

July 5, 2021 Read more

Falling in line: The simple design and control of MOF electric flow

Researchers developed a method to design and control the path of electron flow in a polycrystalline material. Using epitaxial growth approach, they address the electrical conductivity problem of thin film materials by realizing a highly conductive in-plane orientation of a metal-organic framework.

July 5, 2021 Read more

Stress-free path to stress-free metallic films paves the way for next-gen circuitry

Optimized sputtering technique helps minimize stress in tungsten thin films.

July 4, 2021 Read more

Potential ways to manufacture graphene-based nano-inks for additive manufacturing of flexible supercapacitors

New research shows potential ways to manufacture graphene-based nano-inks for additive manufacturing of supercapacitors in the form of flexible and printable electronics.

July 4, 2021 Read more

Researchers develop magnetised nanobeads to detect early-stage cancer

The team designed an inexpensive and sensitive way of detecting ovarian cancer and other diseases using a new class of superparamagnetic nanomaterials.

July 1, 2021 Read more

Sweat-proof 'smart skin' takes reliable vitals, even during workouts and spicy meals

The design could lead to conformable wearable monitors to track skin cancer and other conditions.

July 1, 2021 Read more

Researchers develop quantum dot smartphone device to diagnose and track COVID-19

The researchers engineered quantum dot barcoded microbeads and a secondary label to search for antibodies against COVID-19 antigen in a patient's blood. Finding the antibodies leads to a change in microbead emission color.

July 1, 2021 Read more

Artificial intelligence for complex materials

Researchers present a new deep neural network for predicting materials' mechanical behavior.

July 1, 2021 Read more

Miniature spectrometer for the smartphone

Recognizing fake drugs? Testing water samples ourselves? Checking the quality of air? In the future, it could be possible to do all this using a smartphone in a quick, cost-effective and straightforward way.

July 1, 2021 Read more

Thermal waves observed in semiconductor materials

A new study reports on the unexpected observation of thermal waves in germanium, a semiconductor material, for the first time. This phenomenon may allow a significant improvement in the performance of our electronic devices in a near future.

July 1, 2021 Read more

'Edge of chaos' opens pathway to artificial intelligence discoveries

Nanowire network trained to solve simple problem mimicking neural pathways.

June 30, 2021 Read more

Taking cues from nature, breakthrough 'cellular fluidics' technology could have sweeping impacts

Inspired by the way plants absorb and distribute water and nutrients, researchers have developed a groundbreaking method for transporting liquids and gases using 3D-printed lattice design and capillary action phenomena.

June 30, 2021 Read more

Introducing the world's thinnest technology - only two atoms thick

According to the researchers, the new technology proposes a way for storing electric information in the thinnest unit known to science, in one of the most stable and inert materials in nature. The allowed quantum-mechanical electron tunneling through the atomically thin film may boost the information reading process much beyond current technologies.

June 30, 2021 Read more

Want new advanced materials? There's a phase transition for that

Researchers experimentally interrogate a phenomenon that bridges diverse fields of science and engineering.

June 30, 2021 Read more

Mixing it up: A low-cost way to make efficient, stable perovskite solar cells at commercial scale

Microfluidic processing could help to make a competitive printed photovoltaics industry a reality by removing the need for expensive, high-temperature fabrication methods.

June 30, 2021 Read more

Growing 'metallic wood' to new heights

As a lattice of nanoscale nickel struts, metallic wood is full of cell-sized pores that radically decrease its density without sacrificing strength. Researchers have now solved a major problem preventing metallic wood from being manufactured at meaningful sizes: eliminating 'inverted cracks', a kind of defect that has plagued similar materials for decades.

June 29, 2021 Read more