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Self-digesting plastic could be better, faster, stonger
Researchers have developed a self-digesting plastic, which they say could not only help reduce plastic pollution, but also strengthen the plastic itself.
Today, 15:53 UTC
Nature-inspired geometric designs for economical self-assembling materials
Geometric motifs from nature shape new efficient self-assembling spongy materials with precise structural control.
Today, 15:44 UTC
Smart learning algorithm achieves first high-res 3D chemical imaging at one-nanometer scale
By leveraging knowledge of the imaging process and taking a new approach to tomographic reconstruction, researchers are now able to simultaneously image structure and chemical composition with high resolution in 3D.
Today, 13:44 UTC
Nanoprinting turns textiles into multipurpose health monitoring devices
Researchers have developed a method for integrating functional nanopatterns with comfortable textiles, enabling applications like non-invasive glucose sensing and light-activated antimicrobial masks.
Today, 12:29 UTC
Tracking the dynamics of biomolecules with optofluidic antennas
Physicists have improved a photonic structure known from quantum optics - the planar optical antenna - for use in aqueous media to monitor dynamic processes. This enables conformational changes of individual biomolecules to be observed with the highest temporal resolution.
Today, 09:24 UTC
Lead-vacancy centers in diamond as building blocks for large-scale quantum networks
Researchers have developed a lead-vacancy center in diamond. This innovative color center exhibits a sharp zero-phonon-line and emits photons with specific frequencies.
Today, 09:07 UTC
Gemini south reveals origin of unexpected differences in giant binary stars
Astronomers confirm that differences in the chemical composition of binary stars can be traced back to the earliest stages of their formation.
April 29, 2024
Microdroplets harness laser light to detect disease markers
Researchers created tiny droplets that, when activated by laser light, can detect viral protein biomarkers indicating the presence of certain diseases.
April 29, 2024
Quantum fiber optics in the brain enhance processing, may protect against degenerative diseases
A new study reports the discovery of a distinctly quantum effect in biology that survives warm, chaotic conditions and may also present a way for the brain to protect itself from degenerative diseases like Alzheimer's.
April 29, 2024
Graphene-infused glass fiber fabric bridges conductivity with electromagnetic transparency
Researchers develop graphene glass fiber fabric that combines high electrical conductivity, low electromagnetic reflectivity, and high electromagnetic transmissivity.
April 29, 2024
Probing the effects of interplanetary space on asteroid Ryugu
Samples reveal evidence of changes experienced by the surface of asteroid Ryugu, some probably due to micrometeoroid bombardment.
April 29, 2024
Researchers create innovative verification techniques to increase security in artificial intelligence and image processing
Researchers introduced a novel framework that promises to improve the efficiency and practicality of verifiable computing.
April 29, 2024
Atomic nucleus excited with laser: a breakthrough after decades
The 'thorium transition', which has been sought after for decades, has now been excited for the first time with lasers. This paves the way for revolutionary high precision technologies, including nuclear clocks.
April 29, 2024
Scientists have found brown fat's 'off-switch'
Scientists have found a protein that is responsible for turning off brown fat activity. This new discovery could lead to a promising strategy for safely activating brown fat and tackling obesity and related health problems.
April 29, 2024
Physicists show that light can generate electricity even in translucent materials
Some materials are transparent to light of a certain frequency. When such light is shone on them, electrical currents can still be generated, contrary to previous assumptions.
April 29, 2024
Bacteria 'nanowires' could help develop green electronics
Engineered protein filaments originally produced by bacteria have been modified by scientists to conduct electricity.
April 29, 2024
Switching a 2D metal-organic framework from an insulator to a metal
Scientists have found unusual insulating behaviour in a new atomically-thin material - and the ability to switch it on and off.
April 29, 2024
Built-in bionic computing
Artificial muscles with embedded bifurcation structures can control complex motion.
April 27, 2024