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Can a computer chip have zero energy loss in 1.58 dimensions?

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What if we could find a way to make electric currents flow, without energy loss? A promising approach for this involves using materials known as topological insulators. They are known to exist in one (wire), two (sheet) and three (cube) dimensions...

Jul 1, 2024

Organ-on-a-chip mimics blood-brain barrier for better drug delivery

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Optimizing drug delivery systems (DDS) for the biological environment of organs and blood vessels is crucial for maximizing the effectiveness of drug treatment. A research team, affiliated with UNIST has come up with a novel method to maximize the...

Jul 1, 2024

Self-assembling, highly conductive sensors could improve wearable devices

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

To advance soft robotics, skin-integrated electronics and biomedical devices, researchers at Penn State have developed a 3D-printed material that is soft and stretchable — traits needed for matching the properties of tissues and organs — and that ...

Jul 1, 2024

Researchers use graphene to develop a method that visualizes ligands on gold nanoparticles in liquid

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Researchers at the University of Antwerp and CIC biomaGUNE have reported a novel method based on graphene, for understanding the role of surface molecules in the formation of nanoparticles. The research provides an advanced characterization tool f...

Jun 30, 2024

NematiQ GO membrane receives WaterMark Certification

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Australia-based NematiQ has announced that after more than a decade of work, the NematiQ Graphene Oxide membrane has obtained WaterMark certification, solidifying its status as a safe product for water filtration.

Jun 29, 2024

Soft, stretchy electrode simulates touch sensations using electrical signals

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A team of researchers led by the University of California San Diego has developed a soft, stretchy electronic device capable of simulating the feeling of pressure or vibration when worn on the skin. This device, reported in a paper published in Sc...

Jun 28, 2024

Researchers develop novel atom-thin material heat test

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Advanced materials, including two-dimensional or "atomically thin" materials just a few atoms thick, are essential for the future of microelectronics technology. Now a team at Los Alamos National Laboratory has developed a way to directl...

Jun 28, 2024

A possible world record: Studying thin films under extreme temperatures with reflectometry

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A team of researchers from ANSTO and University of Technology Sydney have set a record by conducting thin film experiments at 1,100 degrees Celsius, using the Spatz reflectometer equipped with a vacuum furnace.

Jun 28, 2024

A team of researchers has developed a soft, stretchy electronic device capable of simulating the feeling of pressure or vibration when worn on the skin. This device represents a step towards creating haptic technologies that can reproduce a more varied and realistic range of touch sensations for applications such as virtual reality, medical prosthetics and wearable technology.

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A team of researchers has developed a soft, stretchy electronic device capable of simulating the feeling of pressure or vibration when worn on the skin. This device represents a step towards creating haptic technologies that can reproduce a more v...

Jun 28, 2024

Engineers pioneer mass production of quantum dot lasers for optical communications

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

South Korean researchers have developed technology to mass-produce quantum dot lasers, widely used in data centers and quantum communications. This breakthrough could reduce semiconductor laser production costs to one-sixth of their current level.

Jun 28, 2024

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