Dynamic 3D printing process features a light-driven twist
Light provides freedom to control each layer and improves precision and speedCredit: Northwestern University The speed of light has come ...
Tag: Nanotechnology/Micromachines
Pioneering technique paves way for fast and cheap fabrication of rapid medical diagnostic tools
Breakthrough promises to democratise microfluidics and lab-on-a-chip technology, benefiting resource-poor countries and settingsCredit: University of Bristol New technology developed by ...
Nanotech plastic packaging could leach silver into some types of foods and beverages
Credit: Adapted from ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c17867 Antimicrobial packaging is being developed to extend the shelf ...
Load-reducing backpack powers electronics by harvesting energy from walking
Credit: Adapted from ACS Nano 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c07498 Hikers, soldiers and school children all know the burden of a heavy ...
Experts ‘scan horizon’ to help prepare governments for next major biosecurity threat
Credit: Centre for Existential Risk, Cambridge University During the summer of 2019, a global team of experts put their heads ...
Beyond qubits: Sydney takes next big step to scale up quantum computing
In partnership with Microsoft, Sydney scientists have removed a roadblock to scaling up quantum machinesCredit: University of Sydney Scientists and ...
EU project on development of high-performance photonic processors gets started
Consortium headed by physicist Wolfram Pernice from Münster University acquires funding of almost €6 millionCredit: AG Pernice - xvivo Artificial ...
Novel photocatalyst effectively turns carbon dioxide into methane fuel with light
Credit: City University of Hong Kong Carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the major greenhouse gases causing global warming. If ...
Breast cancer-on-a-chip for testing immunotherapy drugs
Credit: Khademhosseini Lab (LOS ANGELES) - There are many mechanisms by which the body responds to foreign invaders. One of ...
Say goodbye to the dots and dashes to enhance optical storage media
Credit: Alexander Kildishev, Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University innovators have created technology aimed at replacing Morse code ...
Physicists have developed new material for water desalination
Credit: FEFU press office Titanium dioxide nanoparticles decorated by gold absorb about 96% of the solar spectrum and turn it ...
Salt battery design overcomes bump in the road to help electric cars go the extra mile
Credit: Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics Using salt as a key ingredient, Chinese and British researchers have designed a new ...
Easily assembled gold nanoparticle scaffolding serves as molecular probe
Credit: FIGURE MODIFIED FROM Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2021, DOI: 10.1039/D0OB01688H The development of pharmaceutical treatments is difficult -- ...
Batteries that can be assembled in ambient air
Credit: POSTECH The honor of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to those who developed lithium-ion rechargeable batteries. These ...
Islands without structure inside metal alloys could lead to tougher materials
These high-entropy alloys could lead to better technologies in transportation, energy and denfenseCredit: University of California San Diego An international ...
Nanoparticle drug delivery technique shows promise for treating pancreatic cancer
Method may also work for breast, prostate, ovarian cancerCredit: Jeff Gates Researchers with the Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center ...
X-Ray tomography lets researchers watch solid-state batteries charge, discharge
Credit: Matthew McDowell, Georgia Tech Using X-ray tomography, a research team has observed the internal evolution of the materials inside ...
Using zirconium as an additive in super-strong composite materials
Introducing a layer of zirconium atoms between sheets of aluminum oxide and tungsten carbide creates exceptionally strong composite materialsCredit: Katsuyuki ...
A metalens for virtual and augmented reality
Researchers develop a millimeter-size flat lens for VR and AR platformsCredit: Photo credit: Zhaoyi Li/Harvard University Despite all the advances ...
A little soap simplifies making 2D nanoflakes
Rice lab's experiments refine processing of hexagonal boron nitrideCredit: Credit: Ella Maru Studio HOUSTON - (Jan. 27, 2021) - Just ...
