Producing chirality, a property found throughout nature, through large-scale self-assembly could lead to applications in sensing, machine perception and more.
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Researchers have designed smart, colour-controllable white light devices from quantum dots, tiny semiconductors just a few billionths of a metre in size, which are more efficient and have better colour saturation than standard LEDs, and can dynamically reproduce daylight conditions in a single light
Inspired by the way termites build their nests, researchers at Caltech have developed a framework to design new materials that mimic the fundamental rules hidden in nature's growth patterns.
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The function of surfaces is a critical aspect of product design. With the help of technologies like Direct Laser Interference Patterning, it is possible to engineer and rapidly manufacture long-lasting surface modifications.
Scientists at EPFL have developed a highly efficient water purification filter that uses only solar power. The prototype can supply clean drinking water even at remote places to small populations and can be easily scaled-up.
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Caleigh Goodwin-Schoen and Rebecca Taylor are designing more affordable ways to print colorful 3D models of biological nanostructures, like proteins and DNA.
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Researchers at Texas A&M University are seeking to implement a new method of manufacturing 3D nanostructured surfaces consisting of multiple materials by using a high-throughput, high-precision technique.
A team of researchers has reviewed the state-of-the-art in ultra-compact batteries, finding challenges that lie in the path of dust-mote computing — and has proposed a clever approach to packing the power required into a tiny footprint.
A group of researchers from ITMO University, the Australian National University, and the Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Germany) has for the first time demonstrated effective generation of higher harmonics in silicon metasurfaces.
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The new substance is the result of a feat thought to be impossible: polymerizing a material in two dimensions.
Scientists from SCAMT Institute have devised a way to produce nanoparticles of iron oxides (magnetite, hematite, maghemite) using water-alcohol synthesis, as well as modify their color, size, and functional properties. The synthesized substances are used in production of memristor devices.
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In this episode, we talk about how a breakthrough with compact laser nano-printers can make them more accessible for researchers and how leveraging 3D printing technology and machine learning will provide essential insight for developing next-gen cochlear implants.
In this episode, we talk about a breakthrough in biorobotics with self-reproducing xenobots and a leap in stable tissue engineering designs.
Avi Cohen from Fabrica discusses how Micro Additive Manufacturing can enable cutting-edge innovation.
Since its debut in the 1980s, Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) has transformed microscopic imaging and sample analysis. This article provides an essential guide to AFM, covering its core principles, functionalities, and wide-ranging applications in scientific research.
