Smart contact lens sensor developed for point-of-care eye health monitoring
Credit: DU Xuemin A research group led by Prof. DU Xuemin from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of ...
Tag: Materials
A spookily good sensor
A sensor using quantum entanglement can determine if a single magnetic excitation is present in a millimeter-sized sphere. This moves ...
Time-resolved measurement in a memory device
Credit: IMEC At the Department for Materials of the ETH in Zurich, Pietro Gambardella and his collaborators investigate tomorrow's memory ...
Topological materials outperform through quantum periodic motion
Credit: U.S. Department of Energy, Ames Laboratory Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory have discovered that applying ...
Scientists create supersensitive nanomaterials for DNA diagnostics and targeted drug delivery
Credit: Vladimir Cherkasov et al./ACS Nano In 1900, German physician Paul Ehrlich came up with the notion of a "magic ...
Visualizing diffusive dynamics beyond tracking limit with standard optical microscope
Evaluating the spatio-temporal distribution of diffusion coefficients for high-concentration Brownian particles without fluorescent labeling nor tracking them from microscopy movie ...
Creating custom light using 2D materials
Researchers from UNIGE and the University of Manchester have discovered structures based on two-dimensional materials that emit tailor-made light in ...
In acoustic waves, engineers break reciprocity with ‘spacetime-varying metamaterials’
The NSF-sponsored research could have implications in communications, medicine and other fieldsCredit: Douglas Levere BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Reciprocity isn't always ...
Light moves spins around
Credit: MBI Berlin Combining experiment and theory, researchers from the Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy ...
Scientists unlock low-cost material from solar cells to manipulate light for industry
Perovskites have been discovered to be a cheap alternative for Faraday rotatorsCredit: Stefanie Zingsheim/University of Sydney Researchers in Australia have ...
Ultrasound device improves charge time and run time in lithium batteries
The device brings lithium metal batteries one step closer to commercial viabilityCredit: David Baillot/University of California San Diego Researchers at ...
Fast-charging, long-running, bendy energy storage breakthrough
Credit: Dr Zhuangnan Li (UCL) While at the proof-of-concept stage, it shows enormous potential as a portable power supply in ...
Does graphene cause or prevent the corrosion of copper? New study finally settles the debate
Scientists in Korea are first to observe an unprecedented way in which graphene forms a hybrid layer that prevents copper ...
WWI helmets protect against shock waves just as well as modern designs
French Adrian helmet suggests simple geometry may save brains from overhead blastsCredit: Joost Op 't Eynde, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. ...
KIST unveils the mystery of van der Waals magnets, a material for future semiconductors
Overcoming the limits of current magnetic materials, giving hope for development of next-generation semiconductorsCredit: Korea Institute of Science and Technology ...
Dartmouth’s Chenfeng Ke wins Cram Lehn Pedersen Prize
Credit: Photo: Eli Burakian/Dartmouth College HANOVER, N.H. - February 14, 2020 - Chenfeng Ke, an assistant professor of chemistry at ...
Physicist leading upgrade to ATLAS experiment
UTA's Hadavand working to deliver more data over shorter time at Large Hadron ColliderCredit: The University of Texas at Arlington ...
Blood and sweat: Wearable medical sensors will get major sensitivity boost
Credit: Kirill Voronin et al./Sensors Biosensors integrated into smartphones, smart watches, and other gadgets are about to become a reality. ...
From petroleum to wood in the chemical industry: cost-efficient and more sustainable
An interdisciplinary team of bio-engineers and economists from KU Leuven has mapped out how wood could replace petroleum in the ...
NSF recognizes Ganesh Balasubramanian with CAREER award
Lehigh University MechE professor utilizes supercomputing to facilitate the successful manufacture of multi-principal element alloysCredit: Douglas Benedict/Academic Image for Lehigh ...
