Month: February 2020

Diamond is prized by scientists and jewellers alike, largely for a range of extraordinary properties including exceptional hardness. Now a team of Australian scientists has discovered diamond can be bent and deformed, at the nanoscale at least. The discovery opens up a range of possibilities for the design and engineering of new nanoscale devices in

IMAGE: A visual comparison of 2D (above) and 1D (below) vdWs. view more  Credit: © 2020 Maruyama et al. For decades, carbon nanotubes held great promise of developments in the field of electronics and more. But one drawback to realizing these innovations has been the difficulty of incorporating additional materials into nanotubes. For the first time,

The University of Rochester research lab that recently used lasers to create unsinkable metallic structures has now demonstrated how the same technology could be used to create highly efficient solar power generators. In a paper in Light: Science & Applications, the lab of Chunlei Guo, professor of optics also affiliated with Physics and the Material

Tokyo, Japan – Researchers at The University of Tokyo have used computational methods and analysis of recent experimental data to demonstrate that water molecules take two distinct structures in the liquid state. The team investigated the scattering of X-ray photons through water samples and showed a bimodal distribution hidden under the first diffraction peak that

IMAGE: This is a comparison between a biological retina (Top) and an artificial photo-sensitive neuromorphic device. view more  Credit: Tae-Woo Lee Researchers at Seoul National University and Inha University in South Korea developed photo-sensitive artificial nerves that emulated functions of a retina by using 2-dimensional carbon nitride (C3N4) nanodot materials. Further, through the photo-sensitive artificial nerves

IMAGE: Compared to the approaches currently used to study and treat neurological diseases, IN-FET approach is a change of perspective. By testing the machines on nerve cells in vitro, IN-FET project… view more  Credit: Photo by Pete Lindforth on Pixabay “Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological diseases, affecting 50 million people worldwide. Pharmacological treatment

IMAGE: A collaboration between McMaster and Harvard researchers has generated a new platform in which light beams communicate with one another through solid matter, establishing the foundation to explore a new… view more  Credit: McMaster University HAMILTON, Feb. 3, 2020 – A collaboration between McMaster and Harvard researchers has generated a new platform in which light

IMAGE: This is a schematic picture of cold plasma patch for cancer immunotherapy. view more  Credit: Zhen Gu Lab/UCLA Los Angeles – An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has developed a medicated patch that can deliver immune checkpoint inhibitors and cold plasma directly to tumors to help boost the immune

New research by engineers at MIT and elsewhere could lead to batteries that can pack more power per pound and last longer, based on the long-sought goal of using pure lithium metal as one of the battery’s two electrodes, the anode. The new electrode concept comes from the laboratory of Ju Li, the Battelle Energy

IMAGE: An image of the newly developed environmentally-friendly radio-frequency identification tag. view more  Credit: University of Sussex As part of the new £8 million ESRC investment in Digital Futures at Work Research Centre, University of Sussex academics and an innovative SME have teamed up with the world’s largest retail company to understand how quantum digital technology

IMAGE: Reinaldo Dos Santos (left) and Vitor Prado Correia, seniors in FAU’s Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering, extruding fiber in the laboratory under the direction of Hassan Mahfuz, Ph.D., principal… view more  Credit: Florida Atlantic University It sounds like something out of the movie “Iron Man,” where the fictional American superhero builds an armored suit