The synthesis of metallic inorganic compound thin films typically requires high-temperature processes, which hampers their applications on flexible substrates. A research team at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) developed a pulse irradiation...
May 16, 2024
LG Electronics (LG) has launched its latest TONE Free T90S model to the global market, designed to offer improved sound for a heightened listening experience. LG stated that its new T90S earbuds are 'enhanced by pure graphene'.
May 16, 2024
Safe and high-quality fertility preservation is of growing significance for women in clinical trials. Current primary methods for cryopreserving human oocytes are slow freezing and vitrification, but existing techniques pose risks of biochemical t...
May 15, 2024
Twinned nanoparticles have regions of clear symmetry that share the same crystal lattice, separated by a clear boundary. Changing the twin structure can affect the properties of the nanoparticles, which makes controlling twinning to create tailore...
May 15, 2024
A research team led by Prof. Li Xingxing and academician Yang Jinlong from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) has developed two-dimensional (2D) chiral metal-organic frameworks as Rashba-Dresselhaus (R-D) semiconductors with larg...
May 15, 2024
New modelling reveals that low-carbon concrete can recycle double the amount of coal ash compared to current standards, halve the amount of cement required and perform exceptionally well over time.
May 15, 2024
Reporting in the journal ACS Nano ("3D Printing of Glass Micro-Optics with Subwavelength Features on Optical Fiber Tips"), researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm say integrating silica glass optical devices with op...
May 15, 2024
The complex neural networks of the human brain, with their trillions of interconnected neurons communicating via synapses, endow us with unparalleled cognitive abilities. Yet the inevitable march of time takes its toll, as aging and neurological d...
May 15, 2024
Dirk Helbing expects future digital technologies to penetrate the human body even more. However, he believes that society is not prepared for the risks involved. He proposes a new legal framework to protect our most intimate data from misuse.
May 15, 2024
Researchers from ETH Zurich in Switzerland and National Institute for Materials Science in Japan have used a nanoscale scanning magnetometer to image a distinctive hydrodynamic transport pattern—stationary current vortices—in a monolayer graphene ...
May 15, 2024
