A tiny, soft, flexible robot that can crawl through earthquake rubble to find trapped victims or travel inside the human body to deliver medicine may seem like science fiction, but an international team is pioneering such adaptable robots by integ...
Apr 8, 2025
Researchers are testing if laser-based photonic cooling can regulate the temperature of computer chips, significantly lower the power consumption and increase the efficiency of conventional air and water-based systems.
Apr 8, 2025
Shaya Fainman, a distinguished professor in the University of California San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and a Qualcomm Institute’s (QI) Executive Council member, has been a driving force ...
Apr 8, 2025
Modern cancer treatments have evolved beyond traditional chemotherapy to include targeted approaches such as immunotherapy, radiation therapy, and photothermal therapy. Graphene oxide (GO) has emerged as a promising material for both drug delivery...
Apr 8, 2025
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, pretty much everybody is familiar with this technology: paper-based rapid test strips, also called lateral flow immunoassays (LFIAs). They enable easy detection of biomarkers that indicate the presence of specific path...
Apr 7, 2025
The world is littered with trillions of micro- and nanoscopic pieces of plastic. These can be smaller than a virus -- just the right size to disrupt cells and even alter DNA. Researchers find them almost everywhere they've looked, from Antarc...
Apr 7, 2025
Programmable electrodes integrated into wearable devices enable selective molecular detection in complex formulations such as cosmetics and skincare products.
Apr 7, 2025
Researchers from Portugal's International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory and Italy's Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia have addressed the need for noninvasive, ultrasensitive alternatives to currently available glucose monitoring sensor...
Apr 7, 2025
Researchers from Peking University, Beijing Graphene Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of Manchester have developed a new method to integrate 2D semiconductors with dielectric materials. Their approach involve...
Apr 6, 2025
Rice University has established the Rice Center for Membrane Excellence (RiCeME), which is dedicated to developing advanced membrane materials and separation technologies for energy, environmental sustainability and chemical processing application...
Apr 5, 2025
