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Visible hydrogels for rapid hemorrhage control and monitoring
Credit: Khademhosseini Lab (LOS ANGELES) - There are many different events which may lead to excessive and uncontrolled bleeding within the body. This can occur as a result of inflammation and ulcerations, abnormalities in the…
New phase for synthetic aperture microscopy
A phase microscopy method with unprecedented spatial resolution and speed, enough to observe subcellular dynamics and nanometric structuresCredit: SPIE Microscopy is an essential tool in multiple research fields and industries,…
Speeding toward improved hydrogen fuel production
A new nanomaterial helps obtain hydrogen from a liquid energy carrier, in a key step toward a stable and clean fuel sourceCredit: Jeff Urban/Berkeley Lab Hydrogen is a sustainable source of clean energy that avoids toxic emissions…
Seeking answers in ferroelectric patterning
Understanding the changing patterns in ferroelectric filmsCredit: FLEET Why do some ferroelectric materials display bubble-shaped patterning, while others display complex, labyrinthine patterns? A FLEET study finds the…
Polariton interactions: Light matters
Studying quasiparticles that are part light, part matterCredit: FLEET Why do two-dimensional exciton-polaritons interact? The intriguing quasiparticle the exciton-polariton is part light (photon), and part matter…
Colorful, magnetic Janus balls could help foil counterfeiters (video)
Credit: American Chemical Society Counterfeiters who sell knockoffs of popular shoes, handbags and other items are becoming increasingly sophisticated, forcing manufacturers to find new technologies to stay one step ahead. Now,…
Quantum insulators create multilane highways for electrons
Credit: Zhao et al., Nature New energy-efficient electronic devices may be possible thanks to research that demonstrates the quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) effect -- where an electrical current does not lose energy as it flows along…
Flexible and powerful electronics
University of Tsukuba researchers improve the electrical conductivity of organic electrochemical transistors using ionic liquids, creating an ionic gel conductor that may form the basis of flexible electronics and efficient photovoltaics…
3D printers may be toxic for humans
Risk researchers are asking new questions about the health and safety implications and how to mitigate any potential health risks to users of 3D printers and consumers of products manufactured with this emerging technology, especially…
New fullerene crystal production method 50 times faster than predecessor
Credit: Yokohama National University Researchers from Yokohama National University and the University of Electro-Communications in Japan have developed a highly efficient technique for producing a unique fullerene crystal, called…
Catalytic activity of individual cobalt oxide nanoparticles determined
A new technique using electron microscopy and a robotic arm could make the process much easier Precious metal-free nanoparticles could serve as powerful catalysts in the future, for example for hydrogen production. To optimize them,…
Sheets of carbon nanotubes come in a rainbow of colors
Study: Nanotube films come in 466 colors, could be used in electronics, solar panelsCredit: Photo courtesy of Aalto University HOUSTON - (Dec. 14, 2020) - Nanomaterials researchers in Finland, the United States and China have…
Self-powered ‘paper chips’ could help sound an early alarm for forest fires
Credit: Adapted from ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c04798 Recent devastating fires in the Amazon rain forest and the Australian bush highlight the need to detect forest fires at early stages,…
New nanoparticle drug combination for atherosclerosis
Credit: Professor Ji-Ho Park, KAIST Physicochemical cargo-switching nanoparticles (CSNP) designed by KAIST can help significantly reduce cholesterol and macrophage foam cells in arteries, which are the two main triggers for…
Nanosponges could intercept coronavirus infection
Credit: David Baillot/University of California San Diego Nanoparticles cloaked in human lung cell membranes and human immune cell membranes can attract and neutralize the SARS-CoV-2 virus in cell culture, causing the virus…
Quantum material research facilitates discovery of better materials that benefit our society
Quantum material research connecting physicists in Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai facilitates discovery of better materials that benefit our societyCredit: @The University of Hong Kong A joint research team from the…
A new family of nanocars ready for the next nano Grand Prix
Credit: G. Rapenne, NAIST and UPS Gwénaël Rapenne, Professor at NAIST (Nara, Japan) and University Paul Sabatier (Toulouse, France) - June 12th, 2020 According to the British Royal Automobile and the French Automobile clubs, the…
Borrowing from robotics, scientists automate mapping of quantum systems
Understanding the character of hardware errors helps stabilise the technologyCredit: University of Sydney Scientists at the University of Sydney have adapted techniques from autonomous vehicles and robotics to efficiently…
All of the performance, none of the fuss: Nitrile hydrogenation done right
Osaka University researchers synthesize an easy-to-handle nano-cobalt phosphide catalyst for efficient hydrogenation of nitriles to primary aminesCredit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - The need to be mindful consumers is…
Delta opioid receptor identified as promising therapeutic target for inflammatory pain relief
Scientists use nanoparticles to target drug to receptors, offering sustained relief for chronic pain in cellular study of inflammatory bowel disease Delta opioid receptors have a built-in mechanism for pain relief and can be precisely…