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Discovery uses engineered surfaces to shed heat

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Splash a few drops of water on a hot pan and if the pan is hot enough, the water will sizzle and the droplets of water seem to roll and float, hovering above the surface.

May 24, 2024

Imperceptible sensors made from 'electronic spider silk' can be printed directly on human skin

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed a method to make adaptive and eco-friendly sensors that can be directly and imperceptibly printed onto a wide range of biological surfaces, whether that’s a finger or a flower petal.

May 24, 2024

Innovative polymer metamaterial enhances indoor climate and self-cleans

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Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) introduce a polymer-based material with unique properties in the latest issue of the journal Nature Communications ("Radiative cooling and indoor light management enabled by a transpa...

May 24, 2024

Brain-inspired chip integrates trainable neurons for ultra-efficient computing

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The human brain's remarkable efficiency and cognitive abilities have long inspired researchers to create computing systems that can rival its performance. Yet, despite significant advancements in artificial intelligence algorithms and hardwar...

May 24, 2024

Researchers develop graphene-based battery-free lactic acid sensor

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Scientists at the University of Bath, working in collaboration with Integrated Graphene, have created a new type of chemosensor (demonstrated for lactic acid sensing) which functions with electricity but without the need for reference electrodes o...

May 23, 2024

Researchers enhance superconductivity of graphene-calcium superconductors

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Researchers from Japan's Tokyo Institute of Technology and Institute for Molecular Science recently investigated the impact of high-density Ca introduction to C6CaC6 - a graphene-calcium compound which exhibits high critical temperature. In t...

May 22, 2024

Designing a tiny new tool to map and treat children's brain cancer

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Medulloblastoma is the most common cancerous brain tumor in children, and fighting it requires an approach that is delicate, durable, and direct. Now a group of researchers at UQ's Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (A...

May 21, 2024

Powering wearable devices with high-performing carbon nanotube yarns

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

With the growth of the Internet of Things, sustainable solutions for powering wireless sensors and devices are considered important. Thermoelectric generators, for example, which have the ability to convert waste heat into electricity, can offer a...

May 21, 2024

Scientists' new drug-delivery technology is possible breakthrough for multi-strain vaccines

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A new way to deliver drugs using a common protein could be used to develop mosaic vaccines, which are vaccines effective against multiple strains of a virus like COVID-19, among other medicines in a global first.

May 21, 2024

Shining a light on molecules: L-shaped metamaterials can control light direction

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Polarized light waves spin clockwise or counterclockwise as they travel, with one direction behaving differently than the other as it interacts with molecules. This directionality, called chirality or handedness, could provide a way to identify an...

May 21, 2024

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