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Energy-harvesting nanogenerator inspired by swaying seaweed

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

If you've ever taken a peek below the surface of the ocean, you'll have seen seaweed waving back and forth in the current. Scientists from China's Dalian Maritime University have now utilized that same motion in an underwater energy...

Oct 21, 2021

Physicists describe photons’ characteristics to protect future quantum computing

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Physicists have described in theoretical terms how to develop codes that cannot be broken by quantum computers -- computing devices of the future. These codes rely on distributing single photons that share a quantum character solely among the part...

Oct 21, 2021

How pearls achieve nanoscale precision: Coaxing order from unpredictable layers, mollusks do what humans can't

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

In research that could inform future high-performance nanomaterials, a study has uncovered how mollusks build ultradurable structures with a level of symmetry that outstrips everything else in the natural world, with the exception of individual at...

Oct 21, 2021

How to buy a monitor in 2021

Engadget   -   General News Websites

With the COVID pandemic still upon us, a monitor is one of the most important computer buying decisions you can make. Luckily, there’s never been more choice, and we’ve seen vast improvements in color accuracy, size and resolution since our last u...

Oct 21, 2021

Chip-Based Optical Tweezers Levitate Nanoparticles in a Vacuum With an Ultrathin Metalens

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Metalens-based design shrinks footprint, making optical traps practical for precision sensing and measurements.

Oct 21, 2021

Reducing CO2 using a Panchromatic Osmium Complex Photosensitizer

Tokyo Institute of Technology   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Using photocatalysts to reduce CO2 has received a lot of attention recently. Scientists from Tokyo Tech have developed a new osmium complex that can absorb a full wavelength range of visible light and act as a panchromatic redox photosensitizer f...

Oct 21, 2021

How pearls achieve nanoscale precision

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

In research that could inform future high-performance nanomaterials, a University of Michigan-led team has uncovered for the first time how mollusks build ultradurable structures with a level of symmetry that outstrips everything else in the natur...

Oct 21, 2021

Under arrest: Using nanofibers to stop brain tumor cells from spreading: Researchers develop platform based on nanofibers to trap brain cancer cells as therapeutic strategy

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have used high-density nanofibers that mimic the microenvironment of the brain to capture tumor cells, opening doors to novel therapeutic solutions for aggressive brain cancer.

Oct 21, 2021

Chip-based optical tweezers levitate nanoparticles in a vacuum: Metalens-based design shrinks footprint, making optical traps practical for precision sensing and measurements

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers report the first realization of on-chip optical levitation in a vacuum with an ultrathin metalens. Accomplishing this feat in a vacuum helps improve the sensitivity of the system.

Oct 21, 2021

Edgy light on graphene may bring new one-way information routers

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Graphene has been the focus of intense research in both academic and industrial settings due to its unique electrical conduction properties. As the thinnest material known to man, graphene is essentially two-dimensional and has distinct electronic...

Oct 21, 2021

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