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Portable, non-invasive, mind-reading AI turns thoughts into text

Tech Xplore   -   Scientific News Websites

In a world-first, researchers from the GrapheneX-UTS Human-centric Artificial Intelligence Centre at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) have developed a portable, non-invasive system that can decode silent thoughts and turn them into text.

Dec 11, 2023

Stress Monitors for Plants Can Spot Dehydration

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

As an electrical engineer, James Reynolds didn’t expect to work so closely with plants. But in a way, his ancestral history and his personal history have long been leading him to his ongoing research that leverages bioelectricity to better underst...

Dec 11, 2023

Permselectivity reveals a cool side of nanopores

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers investigated the thermal energy changes across nanopores that allow the selective flow of ions. Switching off the flow of ions in one direction led to a cooling effect. The findings have applications in nanofluidic devices and provide ...

Dec 11, 2023

Nanoparticle-delivered RNA reduces neuroinflammation in lab tests

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

In mice and human cell cultures, researchers showed that novel nanoparticles can deliver a potential therapy for inflammation in the brain, a prominent symptom in Alzheimer's disease.

Dec 11, 2023

Chance twists ordered carbon nanotubes into 'tornado films'

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Scientists have developed two new methods to create ordered carbon nanotube films with either a left- or right-handed chiral pattern.

Dec 11, 2023

Research proposes three-phase catalytic process for assembling nanoparticles to enhance SERS sensing

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Recently, a research team led by Prof. Yang Liangbao from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) proposed an innovative strategy for assembling small nanoparticles in a three-phase catalytic proce...

Dec 11, 2023

Nanoparticle-delivered RNA reduces neuroinflammation in lab tests

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Some COVID-19 vaccines safely and effectively used lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) to deliver messenger RNA to cells. A new MIT study shows that different nanoparticles could be used for a potential Alzheimer's disease (AD) therapy. In tests in mu...

Dec 11, 2023

Shedding Light on the Synthesis of Sugars Before the Origin of Life

Tokyo Institute of Technology   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Pentoses are essential carbohydrates in the metabolism of modern lifeforms, but their availability during early Earth is unclear since these molecules are unstable. A new study led by the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) at Tokyo Institute of T...

Dec 11, 2023

Efficient Production of Ammonia Using a Bimetallic Alloy Nanocatalyst

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Although ammonia (NH3) is seen to be a viable carbon-free energy source, experts throughout the world are still puzzled by its energy-intensive manufacturing method. To produce ammonia from nitrate (NO3-), a research team led by the City Universit...

Dec 11, 2023

High-performance quantum dot photosensor needs no external power source

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Professor Ji-woong Yang at the Department of Energy Science and Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology has successfully developed the world's highest-performance eco-friendly quantum dot photosensor that does not req...

Dec 11, 2023

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