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Bio & Medicine Feb 27, 2024

Nanotweezers manipulate bacteriophages with minimal optical power, a breakthrough for phage therapy

Scientists at EPFL have developed a game-changing technique that uses light to manipulate and identify individual bacteriophages without the need for chemical labels or bioreceptors, potentially accelerating and revolutionizing ...

Nanophysics Jan 18, 2024

Scientists create qubits using precision tools of nanotechnology

Silicon carbide is becoming a major player on the quantum scene. Widely used in specialized electronics goods such as LEDs and electric vehicles, silicon carbide boasts versatility, wide commercial availability, and growing ...

Nanophysics Jan 17, 2024

Chemists create the first 2D heavy fermion with heavier-than-normal electrons

Researchers at Columbia University have successfully synthesized the first 2D heavy fermion material. They introduce the new material, a layered intermetallic crystal composed of cerium, silicon, and iodine (CeSiI), in a ...

Space Exploration Jan 12, 2024

New instrument to capture stardust as part of NASA mission

Scientists and engineers at the CU Boulder will soon take part in an effort to collect a bit of stardust—the tiny bits of matter that flow through the Milky Way Galaxy and were once the initial building blocks of our solar ...

Analytical Chemistry Dec 20, 2023

Artificial intelligence unravels mysteries of polycrystalline materials

Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have used artificial intelligence to discover a new method for understanding small defects called dislocations in polycrystalline materials, materials widely used in information equipment, ...

Optics & Photonics Dec 7, 2023

Research investigates thermal impact of 3D stacking photonic and electronic chips

Recent advancements in AI and more specifically large language models such as ChatGPT have put a strain on data centers. AI models require huge amounts of data to train, and in order to move data between the processing units ...

Nanomaterials Dec 5, 2023

Atomically precise assembly of 2D materials paves way for next-generation electronics

Researchers at the University of Manchester have made a breakthrough in the transfer of 2D crystals, paving the way for their commercialization in next-generation electronics. This technique, detailed in a recent Nature Electronics ...

Optics & Photonics Dec 4, 2023

'Doughnut' beams help physicists see incredibly small objects

In a new study published in Optica, researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have used doughnut-shaped beams of light to take detailed images of objects too tiny to view with traditional microscopes.

Polymers Nov 6, 2023

Hydrogel-assisted microfluidic spinning of stretchable fibers via fluidic and interfacial self-adaptation

Stretchable polymeric fibers have significant impact, although their production requires rigorous environmental methods and resource consumption. The process is challenging for elastic polymers with reduced spinnability and ...

Bio & Medicine Oct 26, 2023

Japanese researchers develop AI-nanopore platform for accurate, rapid COVID-19 testing

A rapid, accurate way of testing for COVID-19 infection would be a big step in overcoming the virus' hold over our society. Now, Japanese researchers have developed a promising solution: a novel platform that couples nanopore ...

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