Hydrogel promises rapid detection of E. coli in water
The results of the water test can be instantly broadcast using a mobile app already developed by the research team.
May 17th, 2016
Read moreThe results of the water test can be instantly broadcast using a mobile app already developed by the research team.
May 17th, 2016
Read moreMillions of years of evolution have shaped how plants harness the interaction of light and fluid to grow, bend, and keep from drying out.
May 17th, 2016
Read moreWhat do you get if you combine nanotextured 'Cassie' surfaces with the Leidenfrost effect? Highly water-repellent surfaces that show potential for developing future self-cleaning windows, windshields, exterior paints and more.
May 17th, 2016
Read moreA new solar cell configuration has pushed sunlight-to-electricity conversion efficiency to 34.5%.
May 17th, 2016
Read moreNew model for controlling hot molecules reactions, which are relevant to fusion, space exploration and planetary science.
May 17th, 2016
Read moreThere's a lot of stuff you'd expect to find in baby formula: proteins, carbs, vitamins, essential minerals. But parents probably wouldn't anticipate finding extremely small, needle-like particles. Yet this is exactly what a team of scientists recently discovered.
May 17th, 2016
Read moreResearchers have directly detected the Peltier effect in graphene. They showed that the effect can be switched from heating to cooling by tuning the type and density of the charge carriers inside the material.
May 17th, 2016
Read moreTheoretical chemists have pioneered a strategy for modeling quantum friction, or how a particle's environment drags on it, a vexing problem in quantum mechanics since the birth of the field.
May 17th, 2016
Read morePhysicists used a scanning tunneling microscope to map the interaction of the electronic spin with its environment with nanometer precision.
May 17th, 2016
Read moreA new electronic material created by an international team can heal all its functions automatically even after breaking multiple times. This material could improve the durability of wearable electronics.
May 16th, 2016
Read morePhysicists are putting themselves out of a job, using artificial intelligence to run a complex experiment.
May 16th, 2016
Read moreDevelopment of a precise resistivity measurement system for quasi-one-dimensional nanomaterials using a focused ion beam.
May 16th, 2016
Read moreMicrofluidic device distinguishes cells based on how they respond to acoustic vibrations.
May 16th, 2016
Read moreResearchers have developed an ultrathin, ultraflexible, protective layer and demonstrated its use by creating an air-stable, organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display.
May 16th, 2016
Read moreScientists describe one promising approach to coax photons into stimulating multiple electrons. Their method exploits some surprising quantum-level interactions to give one photon multiple potential electron partners.
May 13th, 2016
Read moreResearchers have programmed polarization into compact holograms. These holograms use nanostructures that are sensitive to polarization (the direction in which light vibrates) to produce different images depending on the polarization of incident light.
May 13th, 2016
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