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Scientists develop novel self-healing human-machine interactive hydrogel touch pad

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A research group led by Prof. Chen Tao at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), developed a novel soft self-healing and adhesive human-machine interactive touch pad based on ...

Dec 11, 2020

Trapping nanoparticles with optical tweezers

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By exploiting a particular property of light diffraction at the interface between a glass and a liquid, researchers have demonstrated optical tweezers capable of trapping nanoparticles.

Dec 11, 2020

Trapping nanoparticles with optical tweezers

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In new research published in EPJ E, Janine Emile and Olivier Emile at the University of Rennes, France, demonstrate a novel tweezer design, which enabled them to trap fluorescent particles just 200 nanometres across for the first time.

Dec 11, 2020

Record resolution in X-ray microscopy

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Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland and other institutions in Paris, Hamburg and Basel, have succeeded in setting a new record in X-ray microscopy. With improved diffra...

Dec 11, 2020

Researchers control multiple wavelengths of light from a single source

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KAIST researchers have synthesized a collection of nanoparticles, known as carbon dots, capable of emitting multiple wavelengths of light from a single particle. Additionally, the team discovered that the dispersion of the carbon dots, or the inte...

Dec 11, 2020

Artificial Chemist 2.0: Quantum dot R&D in less than an hour

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A new technology, called Artificial Chemist 2.0, allows users to go from requesting a custom quantum dot to completing the relevant R&D and beginning manufacturing in less than an hour. The tech is completely autonomous, and uses artificia...

Dec 10, 2020

Nanocylinder vibrations help quantify polymer curing for 3-D printing

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In a step toward making more accurate and uniform 3-D-printed parts such as personalized prosthetics and dental materials, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a method of measuring the rate at...

Dec 10, 2020

Researchers identify the physical mechanism that can kill bacteria with gold nanoparticles

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Finding alternatives to antibiotics is one of the biggest challenges facing the research community. Bacteria are increasingly resistant to these drugs, and this resistance leads to the deaths of more than 25,000 around the world. Now, a multidisci...

Dec 10, 2020

Atom-thin transistor uses half the voltage of common semiconductors, boosts current density: The two-dimensional structure could by key for quantum computing, extending Moore's Law

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Researchers report a new, two-dimensional transistor made of graphene and molybdenum disulfide that needs less voltage and can handle more current than today's semiconductors.

Dec 10, 2020

Nanocylinder vibrations help quantify polymer curing for 3D printing

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In a step toward making more accurate and uniform 3D-printed parts such as personalized prosthetics and dental materials, researchers have demonstrated a method of measuring the rate at which microscopic regions of a liquid raw material harden int...

Dec 10, 2020

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