Learn about nanobots with our deep dive into their real-world medical potential versus the sci-fi hype. Join us as we uncover what nanorobotics can really do today.
Nov 10, 2023
Researchers developed a new interferometric 4D-STEM modality that can provide information about local structural deformations within layers, twist direction and magnitude between layers, and interlayer distances for few-layered 2D materials.
Nov 10, 2023
Researchers develop cell membrane-coated magnetic nanoparticles that leverage abilities to both target circulating tumor cells and evade white blood cells, enabling isolation of scarce circulating tumor cells from blood with 10x higher purity.
Nov 10, 2023
Optical tweezers trap and manipulate minute particles with light. The technology is used across fields, ranging from manufacturing to biotech, though it requires the use of high-powered lasers to ensure proper function. These lasers can damage the...
Nov 10, 2023
In recent years, electronics engineers have been trying to identify materials that could help to shrink the size of transistors without compromising their performance and energy efficiency. Low-dimensional semiconductors, solid-state superconducti...
Nov 10, 2023
Reserchers have developed a method for building lasers on nanophotonic chips that produce pulses a few trillionths of a second long.
Nov 10, 2023
Ethanol fuel cells are regarded as promising sources of green electricity. However, expensive platinum catalysts are used in their production. Research on laser melting of suspensions carried out at the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish A...
Nov 9, 2023
Three new studies show record low error rates and a new error erasure strategy for two-qubit quantum gates The post Neutral-atom quantum computers are having a moment appeared first on Physics World.
Nov 9, 2023
Scientists demonstrate a novel approach for creating high-performance ultrafast lasers on nanophotonic chips. The new advance will enable pocket-sized devices that can perform detailed GPS-free precision navigation, medical imaging, food safety in...
Nov 9, 2023
A collaborative research team has recently revealed that rotifers, a kind of microscopic zooplankton common in both fresh and ocean water around the world, are able to chew apart microplastics, breaking them down into even smaller, and potentially...
Nov 9, 2023
