A group of researchers recently published a paper in the journal ACS Nano that demonstrated the effectiveness of two-dimensional (2D) transition metal carbides (MXenes) as electrodes in large-area...
Feb 16, 2022
A nanomaterials-engineered penetrating sealer developed by Washington State University researchers is able to better protect concrete from moisture and salt—the two most damaging factors in crumbling concrete infrastructure in northern states.
Feb 16, 2022
One of the mind-bending ideas that physicists and mathematicians have come up with is that space itself—not just objects in space—can be curved. When space curves (as happens dramatically near a black hole), sizes and directions defy normal intuit...
Feb 16, 2022
A tiny, reusable sensing chip developed by University of Buffalo researchers could lead to new point-of-care medical tests. The sensor uses surface-enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA) spectroscopy, with technology that is based on nanostructures ...
Feb 16, 2022
Barbara Campbell was walking through a New York City subway station during rush hour when her world abruptly went dark. For four years, Campbell had been using a high-tech implant in her left eye that gave her a crude kind of bionic vision, partia...
Feb 15, 2022
Brain-inspired “neuromorphic” microchips from IBM and Intel might be good for more than just artificial intelligence; they may also prove ideal for a class of computations useful in a broad range of applications including analysis of medical X-ray...
Feb 15, 2022
Nanomaterials have revolutionized the world of cancer therapy, and plant-derived nanoparticles have the added advantage of being cost-effective and easy to mass produce. Researchers from Tokyo University of Science have recently developed novel co...
Feb 15, 2022
Physicists have coated droplets in atomically-thin graphene that can be used to wrap any liquid, in liquid tech advance.
Feb 15, 2022
A group of international scientists from ICFO, University College London, and Imperial College London, reported a novel disorder-engineering technique for inorganic solar cells that achieves a...
Feb 15, 2022
Catalysts are often solid materials whose surface comes into contact with gases or liquids, thereby enabling certain chemical reactions. However, this means that any atoms of the catalyst that are not on the surface serve no real purpose. Therefor...
Feb 15, 2022
