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Insulation from nanostructured wood aerogel proves better than existing plastic-based materials

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The new insulating material is an aerogel integrated wood which is made without adding additional substances.

Jun 7, 2022

Nano-sensor detects pesticides on fruit in minutes

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have developed a tiny sensor for detecting pesticides on fruit in just a few minutes. The technique, described as a proof-of-concept in a paper in the journal Advanced Science, uses flame-sprayed nano...

Jun 7, 2022

Amazon knocks $80 off Anova's Precision Cooker sous vide machine

Engadget   -   General News Websites

Father's Day is right around the corner, so you might be sniffing around for the perfect gift for dear ol' dad. If he likes fiddling around the kitchen, then consider giving him a sous vide machine, which helps ensure the perfect medium-...

Jun 6, 2022

All wound up: A reversible molecular whirligig

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Over the last few decades, researchers have built minuscule molecular machines that rotate or shuttle other molecules. However, it's difficult to determine the mechanical work and forces that these tiny contraptions produce, which is importan...

Jun 6, 2022

New nanoparticles may pave the way for development of clinical sepsis therapy

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

Sepsis, the body's overreaction to an infection, affects more than 1.5 million people and kills at least 270,000 every year in the U.S. alone. The standard treatment of antibiotics and fluids is not effective for many patients, and those who ...

Jun 6, 2022

All wound up: A reversible molecular whirligig

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Over the last few decades, researchers have built minuscule molecular machines that rotate or shuttle other molecules. However, it's difficult to determine the mechanical work and forces that these tiny contraptions produce, which is importan...

Jun 6, 2022

A novel all-optical switching method makes optical computing and communication systems more power-efficient

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A group of photonics researchers at Tampere University have introduced a novel method to control a light beam with another beam through a unique plasmonic metasurface in a linear medium at ultra-low power. This simple linear switching method makes...

Jun 6, 2022

A novel all-optical switching method makes optical computing and communication systems more power-efficient

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Photonics researchers have introduced a novel method to control a light beam with another beam through a unique plasmonic metasurface in a linear medium at ultra-low power. This simple linear switching method makes nanophotonic devices such as opt...

Jun 6, 2022

Novel Method for Early Disease Detection Using DNA Droplets

Tokyo Institute of Technology   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Droplet systems such as DNA droplets, which are formed by liquid-liquid phase separation of macromolecules, play an essential role in cellular functions. Now, by combining the technologies of DNA droplets and DNA computing, computational DNA dropl...

Jun 6, 2022

Photonic Chip Performs Image Recognition at the Speed of Light

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Deep neural networks that mimic the workings of the human brain now often power computer vision, speech recognition, and much more. However, they are increasingly limited by the hardware used to implement them. Now scientists have developed a deep...

Jun 6, 2022

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