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Biofriendly Transient Devices Emerge

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Researchers at Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., and the University of Sussex, Brighton, England, have created prototypes of new environmentally sustainable devices that can monitor blood pressure and heartbeat, or heal persistent afflicti...

Apr 22, 2023

Evonik invests in Chinese graphene batteries company SuperC

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

German specialty chemicals company, Evonik, has invested (through its venture capital unit, Evonik Venture Capital (EVC)) in Chinese battery specialist SuperC. The Chinese company develops and produces graphene materials that improve the range, ro...

Apr 22, 2023

Nanowire networks learn and remember like a human brain: Human-like intelligence could be physical

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Scientists have demonstrated nanowire networks can exhibit both short- and long-term memory like the human brain.

Apr 21, 2023

Nanowire networks learn and remember like a human brain

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

An international team led by scientists at the University of Sydney has demonstrated nanowire networks can exhibit both short- and long-term memory like the human brain.

Apr 21, 2023

Nanowire networks can exhibit both short- and long-term memory like the human brain

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers found that higher-order cognitive function, which are normally associated with the human brain, can be emulated in non-biological hardware.

Apr 21, 2023

Microfluidic circuit for pulsatile filtration of extracellular vesicles from whole blood samples

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are cell-secreted lipid bilayer bioparticles with a diameter of 30 to 250 nm. They are a promising source of biomarkers for liquid biopsies for early cancer diagnosis and real-time monitoring of tumor development. Howe...

Apr 21, 2023

Study shows how tiny plastic particles manage to breach the blood-brain barrier

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Among the biggest environmental problems of our time, micro- and nanoplastic particles (MNPs) can enter the body in various ways, including through food. And now for the first time, research conducted at MedUni Vienna has shown how these minute pa...

Apr 21, 2023

Sharp 3D Holograms Come Into Focus

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Actual 3D holograms may be achievable in a projected medium that aren’t blurry or fuzzy but still appear to have real depth, according to a new study. The researchers, based in China and Singapore, exerted a new level of control over the hologram...

Apr 21, 2023

Van der Waals integration permits advanced photonic applications from 2D materials to 3D crystals

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have reviewed recent advances of heterogeneous integration of van der Waals materials from 2D materials to functional 3D crystalline nanomembranes for advanced photonic and optoelectronic applications.

Apr 21, 2023

Synthesizing Defect-Free Nanosheets with Ferroelectric Properties

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists from Nagoya University’s Institute for Future Materials and Systems have manufactured barium titanate (BaTiO3) nanosheets with a thickness of 1.8 nm, the thinnest thickness ever generated for a free-standing film.

Apr 21, 2023

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