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Tunable color hydrogel enables multistage encryption
New hydrogel combines structural color from self-assembled polymer layers with tunable fluorescence for enhanced information security through multistage encryption.
May 31, 2024
On-chip GHz time crystals enable new physics and optoelectronics
Researchers observed a time crystal on a microscale semiconductor chip oscillating billions of times per second, linking non-linear exciton-polariton dynamics and coherent optomechanics at GHz frequencies.
May 31, 2024
Computational lens unmasks hidden 3D information from a single 2D micrograph
Physicists' new technique extracts 3D data from a single 2D electron micrograph, allowing rapid nano-scale 3D imaging in most transmission electron microscopes.
May 31, 2024
New method makes hydrogen from solar power and agricultural waste
New method produces hydrogen gas from water using solar power and agricultural waste. This technique cuts energy use by 600%, boosting sustainable chemical production.
May 30, 2024
Nanoscale engineering brings light-twisting materials to more extreme settings
New manufacturing method builds tougher materials that were previously considered useless for twisting light into more robust optical devices.
May 30, 2024
Squishy magnetic microjoints bend the rules of microrobotics
Soft materials and magnetic fields enable a new generation of dexterous, fast-moving microrobotic joints for complex object manipulation tasks.
May 30, 2024
Chicken feathers to deliver chemotherapy drugs and repair enzymes
An amino acid found in chicken feathers and skin tissue could be the key to limiting the side effects of chemotherapy.
May 30, 2024
The thinnest lens on Earth is only three atoms thick
Physicists have made a flat lens of only three atoms thick which relies on quantum effects. This type of lens could be used in future augmented reality glasses.
May 30, 2024
Killing cancer with gold nanoclusters and a trick of the light
A light-activated antitumor drug could inspire new cancer treatments that have minimal side effects.
May 30, 2024
Controlling ion transport for a blue energy future
Researchers controlled cation transit across a nanopore membrane using a gate electrode, enabling tunable cation-selective transport for osmotic energy generation.
May 30, 2024
Researchers create nanomaterials with unique combination of stiffness, thermal insulation
Researchers engineered materials that are both stiff and heat-insulating, a rare combination promising new thermal insulation coatings for electronic devices.
May 29, 2024
The case of the missing black holes
New model aims to explain the lack of miniature black holes in the early universe.
May 29, 2024
Modular, scalable hardware architecture for a quantum computer
A new quantum-system-on-chip enables the efficient control of a large array of qubits, moving toward practical quantum computing.
May 29, 2024
Landmark study is step towards energy-efficient quantum computing in magnets
Researchers have managed to generate propagating spin waves at the nanoscale and discovered a novel pathway to modulate and amplify them.
May 29, 2024
Ancient medicine blends with modern-day research in new tissue regeneration method
Inspired by past medical uses of natural, inorganic materials, researchers have discovered a new technique for tissue regeneration using mineral-based nanomaterials.
May 29, 2024
Editing without 'cutting': Molecular mechanisms of new gene-editing tool revealed
Researchers elucidate the spatial structure and molecular mechanisms of 'prime editor', a novel gene-editing tool.
May 29, 2024
Graphene gets cleaned up
Engineers link oxygen to graphene quality and develop new techniques to reproducibly make the material at scale.
May 29, 2024
First detection of magnetic massive stars outside our galaxy
Magnetic fields were detected in three massive, hot stars in the Magellanic Clouds, offering a unique chance to study young, massive stars and their stability limits.
May 29, 2024