New polymer mixture creates ultra-sensitive heat sensor
Polymer gels with tunable ionic Seebeck coefficient for ultra-sensitive printed thermopilesCredit: Peter Holgersson Scientists at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics ...
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Physics: Behavior of ‘trapped’ electrons in a one-dimensional world observed in the lab
Credit: Jeison Fischer A team of physicists at the University of Cologne has, for the first time, seen a particularly ...
Same properties, lower cost
Copper-based alternative for next-generation electronicsCredit: Kiyoshi Kanie Japanese scientists have developed a technique to transform a copper-based substance into a ...
Fish slime: An untapped source of potential new antibiotics
ORLANDO, Fla., March 31, 2019 -- As current antibiotics dwindle in effectiveness against multidrug-resistant pathogens, researchers are seeking potential replacements ...
Supercomputers help supercharge protein assembly
XSEDE allocations on Stampede2 and Comet speed simulation of protein oligomersCredit: Taylor et al. Red blood cells are amazing. They ...
Odd reaction creates a stir in the lab
Rice University researchers find using certain stir bars can create laboratory errorsCredit: Brandon Martin/Rice University HOUSTON - (March 29, 2019) ...
How to free the trapped radicals from the carboxyl?
USTC young scientists creates a cheap and simple visible light catalytic systemCredit: Jie Cui, USTC News Center, The removal of ...
Quantum optical cooling of nanoparticles
Physicians develop new method Tightly focused laser beams can act as optical "tweezers" to trap and manipulate tiny objects, from ...
Low-loss, all-fiber system for strong and efficient coupling between distant atoms
A step closer to realizing distributed quantum computersCredit: Aoki Laboratory, Waseda University A team of scientists from Waseda University, the ...
New way of optical visualization of nano objects proposed
A paper appeared in Nanoscale in March 2019Credit: Kazan Federal University High-resolution optical microscopy methods promise breakthroughs in materials science, ...
Just add heat to open this tiny box
Nanocubes automatically connect, disassemble at different temperaturesCredit: Zhan et al. 2019 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09495-1 Researchers have designed two types of nano-sized ...
FEFU scientists conduct research of quark-gluon plasma for the Russian NICA collider
Credit: Roman Savin, FEFU press office Scientists of Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) won the Megascience-NICA competition of the Russian ...
Running upright: The minuscule movements that keep us from falling
New study finds the human body constantly corrects to stay on its feet COLUMBUS, Ohio--Maybe running comes easy, each stride ...
Dark matter experiment finds no evidence of axions
In its first run, ABRACADABRA detects no signal of the hypothetical dark matter particle within a specific mass range. Physicists ...
Scientists discover potential sustainable energy technology for the household refrigerator
Advance could reduce both annual energy consumption and cost. WASHINGTON, D.C. March 28, 2019 -- While many advancements have been ...
Tiny optical elements could one day replace traditional refractive lenses
High-resolution imaging applications include wide-angle cameras, miniature endoscopesCredit: Northwestern University A Northwestern University research team has developed tiny optical elements ...
Shrimp claw inspires new method of underwater plasma generation
Claw can produce jets of plasma reaching over 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit Texas A&M University researchers are looking to nature for ...
Ferromagnetic nanoparticle systems show promise for ultrahigh-speed spintronics
Spintronics may end up using ferromagnetic nanoparticle systems with terahertz pulses for high-speed magnetization switching.Credit: Ohya Laboratory WASHINGTON, D.C., March ...
Rhine-Main Universities undertake research into transport processes in the tropopause
RMU Initiative Funding for Research to finance joint meteorology and climate science project of the Rhine-Main UniversitiesCredit: photo/©: Peter Hoor ...
Biomedical engineers grow cardiac patches to help people recover from heart attacks
Credit: Sarah Bird/Michigan Tech A team led by Feng Zhao, associate professor of biomedical engineering at Michigan Technological University, recently ...