Strings that can vibrate forever (kind of)
Researchers at TU Delft in the Netherlands and Brown University in the USA have developed nanostrings with unprecedented mechanical quality for advanced room temperature sensors.
Tiny nanocarriers could prove the magic bullet for acne sufferers
From University of South Australia 15/09/23 It’s a skin disorder that makes life miserable for around 800 million teenagers and adults worldwide, but Australian scientists may have found an effective treatment for acne, delivered via tiny nanoparticles. In a study led by the University of South Australia (UniSA), a new antibacterial compound known as Narasin was encased in tiny, […]
Novel cancer therapy: Light-triggered nanospheres attack tumors from within
From New York University 05/09/23 Unique nanoplatform combines tumor detection and monitoring with potent, light-triggered cancer therapy In a breakthrough in cancer therapeutics, a team of researchers at the Magzoub Biophysics Lab at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) has made a significant advance in light-based therapies – biocompatible and biodegradable tumor-targeting nanospheres that combine tumor detection […]
A simpler way to connect quantum computers over long distances
From Princeton University, Engineering School 03/09/23 A new atomic device sends high-fidelity quantum information over fiber optic networks. Researchers have a new way to connect quantum devices over long distances, a necessary step toward allowing the technology to play a role in future communications systems. While today’s classical data signals can get amplified across a […]
How to write in water?
From North Carolina State University 01/09/23 Researchers at Mainz University, TU Darmstadt, and Wuhan University overcome fundamental obstacles for writing and drawing lines, letters, and complex patterns within the bulk of a liquid. Writing is an age-old cultural technique. Thousands of years ago, humans were already carving signs and symbols into stone slabs. Scripts have […]
Micrometres-thin battery charged by saline solution could power smart contact lenses
From Nanyang Technological University 25/08/23 Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a flexible battery as thin as a human cornea, which stores electricity when it is immersed in saline solution, and which could one day power smart contact lenses. Smart contact lenses are high-tech contact lenses capable of displaying visible information […]