Scientists find a simple method for producing atomically thin layers of oxidized borophene, a promising 2D boron-based nanomaterial that could serve in a variety of fields.
Aug 23, 2019
How do you know a cell has a fever? Take its temperature.
Aug 23, 2019
Cambridge Quantum Computing uses photonics and quantum entanglement to generate truly random numbers. They also constantly verify that quantum randomness is being maintained. Failure to of quantum randomness tests indicates that there has been int...
Aug 22, 2019
By combining cutting-edge machine learning with 19th-century mathematics, a mathematician is working to make NASA spacecraft lighter and more damage tolerant by developing methods to detect imperfections in carbon nanomaterials used to make compos...
Aug 22, 2019
In The Wizard of Oz, the Tin Man famously sang, If I only had a heart . . . Although the Tin Man had to be satisfied with a heart-shaped clock, researchers reporting in ACS Nano Letters have now c...
Aug 22, 2019
Scientists have developed a nano-thermometer able to take temperatures inside cells. The technique takes advantage of the fluorescent properties of a modified molecular rotor and the viscosity of the cell.
Aug 22, 2019
How do you know a cell has a fever? Take its temperature.
Aug 22, 2019
Chemists use fluorescence of molecular motors to sense conditions.
Aug 22, 2019
By using nanocapsules, scientists and industrial partners are developing innovative garments and skin products that provide thermal comfort, and anti-ageing and antimicrobial properties.
Aug 22, 2019
Conversations about the physics of baking, why a $3m theory prize has caused controversy, the new material called "T-graphene" and the physics of gymnastics. The post The physics of baking, the controversial $3m prize and the new, new wo...
Aug 22, 2019
