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Researchers turn transparent calcite into artificial gold

Breakthrough in metamaterials: for the first time in the world, researchers developed an innovative nanotechnology that transforms a transparent calcite nanoparticle into a sparkling gold-like particle. In other words, they turned the transparent particle into a particle that is visible despite its very small dimensions.

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Tuning the energy gap: A novel approach for organic semiconductors

What is already established for inorganic semiconductors stays a challenge for their organic counterparts: Tuning the energy gap by blending different semiconducting molecules to optimize device performance. Now, scientists have demonstrated how to reach this goal.

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Diamond helps discover microscopic metallic particles in the brain

The identification of previously undocumented nanoscale metallic copper and iron deposits within human brain tissue, indicates that metallic elements, previously observed only in microorganisms, viruses and plants, can also occur in humans.

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Cameras and telescopes as thin as a sheet of paper?

The concept of 'spaceplate' is a new avenue for manipulating light that could lead to paper-thin cameras and telescopes.

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Clearer and refocused SEM images

Scientists develop an AI-based technique that improves the quality of SEM images that requires no human oversight.

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Carbon-based nanomaterials show promising results against SARS-CoV-2 and 12 other viruses

Scientists have verified that carbon-based nanomaterials have antiviral activity against 13 positive single-stranded RNA viruses, including SARS-CoV-2.

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Novel materials: Sound waves traveling backwards

Computer-designed metamaterials, produced by ultra-precise 3D laser printing, might be used in the future to manipulate or direct sound in ways that have never been possible before.

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New twist on DNA data storage lets users preview stored files

Researchers have turned a longstanding challenge in DNA data storage into a tool, using it to offer users previews of stored data files - such as thumbnail versions of image files.

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Forget wearables: Future washable smart clothes powered by Wi-Fi will monitor your health

Engineers have developed a method to transform existing cloth items into battery-free wearables resistant to laundry. These smart clothes are powered wirelessly through a flexible, silk-based coil sewn on the textile.

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Bacteria-sized robots take on microplastics and win by breaking them down

In a proof-of-concept study, researchers report developed self-propelled microrobots that can swim, attach to plastics and break them down.

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Researchers tame silicon to interact with light for next-generation microelectronics

Scientists have found a way to increase photoluminescence in silicon, the notoriously poor emitter and absorber of photons at the heart of all modern electronics. This discovery may pave the way to photonic integrated circuits, boosting their performance.

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New adaptable nanoparticle platform enables enhanced delivery of gene therapies

Scientists have developed polypeptide-based materials that act as effective vectors for delivering gene therapies. The first-of-its-kind platform enables the vectors to be adapted to suit the specific gene therapy cargo.

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Researchers create quantum microscope that can see the impossible

In a major scientific leap, researchers have created a quantum microscope that can reveal biological structures that would otherwise be impossible to see.

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New tailored 2D-materials by self organization and photopolymerisation

An international research team has developed a method to manufacture two-dimensional polymers with the thickness of a single molecule. The polymers are formed on a surface by the action of light. The discovery paves the way to new ultrathin and functional materials.

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New study presents tip-induced nano-engineering of strain, bandgap, and exciton funneling in 2D semiconductors

Researchers have succeeded in investigating and controlling the physical properties of naturally-formed nanoscale wrinkles in two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors. This will be a major step forward in developing paper-thin, ultra-flexible displays.

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Researchers create self-sustaining, intelligent, electronic microsystems from green material

Researchers have created an electronic microsystem that can intelligently respond to information inputs without any external energy input, much like a self-autonomous living organism. The microsystem is constructed from a novel type of electronics that can process ultralow electronic signals and incorporates a novel device that can generate electricity 'out of thin air' from the ambient environment.

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