Scientists are looking into how gecko adhesion technology could be applied in a high-precision industrial setting, such as in robot arms used in manufacturing computer chips.
Dec 13th, 2017
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Helicopters, tanks and other vehicles could someday be made of "smart material" that senses damage, similar to how nerves tell the body it has been injured.
Dec 13th, 2017
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Researchers developed a diamond-based detector that can control the dose of radiation given to live cells down to a single particle.
Dec 13th, 2017
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An innovative new light polarizer has been designed that efficiently tailors polarized light for various optical applications.
Dec 13th, 2017
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New study on the sensitivity of human touch could pave the way for advanced haptic technologies.
Dec 13th, 2017
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The researchers designed a physical unclonable function based on nano-electro mechanical switches (NEMs), which are often used in circuits and are known for their low power consumption.
Dec 13th, 2017
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To prevent water and ice from making our shoes soggy, frosting our car windows and weighing down power lines with icicles, scientists have been exploring new coatings that can repel water. Now one team has developed a way to direct where the water goes when it's pushed away.
Dec 13th, 2017
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Researchers report a way to infuse plants with the luminescence of fireflies.
Dec 13th, 2017
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Using polymer blends, scientists rapidly generated highly ordered patterns that could be used in the fabrication of microelectronics, antireflective surfaces, magnetic data storage systems, and fluid-flow devices.
Dec 13th, 2017
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Researchers have developed a biosensor that enables creating a range of new easy-to-use health tests similar to home pregnancy tests. The plasmonic biosensor can detect diseased exosomes even by the naked eye.
Dec 13th, 2017
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Researchers are the first to observe the electronic structure of graphene in an engineered semiconductor; finding could lead to progress in advanced optoelectronics and data processing .
Dec 12th, 2017
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A new imaging method could put super-resolution microscopy within reach of most biologists.
Dec 12th, 2017
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Researchers synthesized thin crystal ferromagnetic films and developed a technology for their shaping. Processed films can be used in electronic and spintronic chips.
Dec 12th, 2017
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A new study reveals, in fine detail, things that make polyelectrolyte brushes collapse - and also recover. The research increases understanding of these chemical brushes that have many potential uses.
Dec 12th, 2017
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Light-emitting nanoprobes can detect cancer early and track the spread of tiny tumors.
Dec 12th, 2017
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Scientists suggest replacing gold and silver, which are used in optoelectronic devices, with an inexpensive material of titanium nitride.
Dec 12th, 2017
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