Schematic of optically levitating a nanoparticle with a metalens in a vacuum. The metalens focuses a laser beam to create chip-based optical tweezers. Credit: Kunhong…
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Crystals of the material hexagonal boron nitride can be etched so that the pattern you draw at the top transforms into a smaller and razor-sharp…
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers suspended bacteria in photosensitive bio-resins and “trapped” the microbes in 3D structures using LED light from the LLNL-developed Stereolithographic Apparatus…
Metasurface of split-ring resonators, partially overlaid with 3D colourmaps showing the simulated electric-field distribution. High-momentum magnetoplasmons lead to the break-down of polaritons (blue spheres with…
Artist’s concept of a microbial fuel cell with efficiencies boosted by silver nanoparticles. Credit: Image created by AKang, Sphere Studio. Copyright: Yu Huang and Xiangfeng…
Unplanned discovery could lead to future pivotal discoveries in batteries, fuel cells, devices for converting heat to electricity and more. Scientists normally conduct their research…
SUTD researchers show how a newly discovered family of two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors are more energy-efficient thanks to the presence of a built-in atomic protection layer.…
A new sensor can distinguish infectious viruses from noninfectious ones thanks to selective DNA fragments and sensitive nanopore technology. Credit: Image courtesy of Ana Peinetti…
A dynamic respirator changes its pore size in response to changing conditions, making it easier for the wearer to breathe; clear tubing connects the mask…
Engineers create a high performance all-solid-state battery with a pure-silicon anode. Engineers created a new type of battery that weaves two promising battery sub-fields into…
An MIT team has fabricated a hydrogel-based material that mimics the structure of the lobster’s underbelly, the toughest known hydrogel found in nature. The membrane’s…
A laser heats up ultra-thin bars of silicon. Credit: Steven Burrows/JILA A team of physicists at CU Boulder has solved the mystery behind a perplexing…
Understanding how electrons move in 2-D layered material systems could lead to advances in quantum computingPerforming computation using quantum-mechanical phenomena such as superposition and entanglement.”>quantum…
A novel chip automates the reaction cascades occurring between molecules inside DNADNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is a molecule composed of two long strands of nucleotides…
New collaborative research describes how electrons move through two different configurations of bilayer graphene, the atomically-thin form of carbon. These results provide insights that researchers…
The nanoporous super multi-element catalyst promotes the water splitting from water to hydrogen and oxygen. Credit: Takeshi Fujita Simple creation of a super multi-element catalyst…
A flexible supercapacitor with electrodes made of wrinkled titanium carbide maintained its ability to store and release electronic charges after repetitive stretching. Credit: American Chemical…
Polyacrylonitrile nanofiber mesh before (left), during (middle), and after (right) capturing water aerosols. The mesh becomes coarser as some nanofibers stick together after the captured…