New nanosensors for the detection of TNT
A new type of sensor has the potential to replace sniffer dogs when it comes to detecting explosives such as TNT.
Nov 9th, 2016
Read moreA new type of sensor has the potential to replace sniffer dogs when it comes to detecting explosives such as TNT.
Nov 9th, 2016
Read moreEngineers have developed a cloaking device for microscopic photonic integrated devices - the building blocks of photonic computer chips that run on light instead of electrical current - in an effort to make future chips smaller, faster and consume much less power.
Nov 9th, 2016
Read moreResearchers succeeded in quantifying the effects of radiation on individual cancer cells. This means that radiation therapies can now be tailored to individual tumours and thus be more effective.
Nov 9th, 2016
Read moreWith a thickness of just 1.3 nanometers - 10 times smaller than the current standard silicon diodes - this device could be used in the Internet of Things, smart devices, wearable electronics and photoelectronics.
Nov 9th, 2016
Read moreThe risk of catching fatal Legionnaires' disease from air conditioning units has been dramatically reduced, thanks to a new biophotonic light sensor that spots Legionella bacteria 240 times quicker than methods used today.
Nov 9th, 2016
Read moreA team of researchers uses laser light in two different ways to understand the dynamics of polar organic liquids, dissolved in water.
Nov 8th, 2016
Read moreResearchers simplified a synthesis process to make large-surface-area materials possible.
Nov 8th, 2016
Read moreResearchers are running structural studies using extensive numerical simulations on a supercomputer to study the motion of more than 500 atoms - in an effort to determine the forces on each atom and the total energy via density functional calculations.
Nov 8th, 2016
Read morePhysicists boost efficiency of material that holds promise as base for next-generation solar cells.
Nov 8th, 2016
Read moreWith size comparable to a blood cell, those tiny robots have the potential to be injected into patients' bodies, helping surgeons to remove tumors and enabling more precise engineering of targeted medications.
Nov 8th, 2016
Read moreA group of scientists shows that it is possible, and even necessary for a sustainable future, to drive chemical reactions using solar energy.
Nov 8th, 2016
Read moreFor the first time ever, laser physicists have recorded an internal atomic event with an accuracy of a trillionth of a billionth of a second.
Nov 8th, 2016
Read moreResearchers have combined one of nature's tiny miracles, the diatom, with a version of inkjet printing and optical sensing to create an exceptional sensing device that may be up to 10 million times more sensitive than some other commonly used approaches.
Nov 8th, 2016
Read moreEngineers have fabricated the first semiconductor-free, optically-controlled microelectronic device. Using metamaterials, engineers were able to build a microscale device that shows a 1,000 percent increase in conductivity when activated by low voltage and a low power laser.
Nov 8th, 2016
Read moreResearchers have found a new method for making ultrathin metal-oxide sheets containing intricate wrinkle and crumple patterns. In a study they show that the textured metal-oxide films have better performance when used as photocatalysts and as battery electrodes.
Nov 7th, 2016
Read moreNew research suggests scientists could eventually help create materials that resist breaking or crack in a predictable fashion.
Nov 7th, 2016
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