Increasing CD and microchip storage capacity 100-fold
Research by Pierre Lucas could lead to computer memories that work more like human memories.
Optics & Photonics
Nov 13, 2018
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News tagged with artificial materials
Using AI to create new fragrances
Skilled perfumers bring art and science together to design new fragrances, a talent that takes ten or more years to develop. Crafting a fragrance that leaves an impression is one of the most important components a consumer ...
Computer Sciences
Oct 24, 2018
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Research team increases adhesiveness of silicone using the example of beetles
Thanks to special adhesive elements on their feet, geckos, spiders and beetles can easily run along ceilings or walls. The science of bionics has attempted to imitate and control such bio-inspired abilities for technological ...
Materials Science
Sep 4, 2018
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A new generation of artificial retinas based on 2-D materials
Scientists report they have successfully developed and tested the world's first ultrathin artificial retina that could vastly improve on existing implantable visualization technology for the blind. The flexible device, based ...
Materials Science
Aug 20, 2018
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Controlling nickelate nano-switches with light
Dr. Giordano Mattoni, quantum researcher at TU Delft, and his collaborators have shown that the nano-electronic phase transition in a class of materials known as nickelates can be controlled by laser light. Their findings, ...
Nanophysics
Aug 14, 2018
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An artificial material that has negative refraction and no reflection
A team of researchers with members from Wuhan University and the University of Texas has created an artificial material that offers both negative refraction and no reflection. In their paper published in the journal Nature, ...
This 2-D nanosheet expands like a Grow Monster
Grow Monsters. Expandable water toys. Whatever you call them, they're plastic-like figurines that swell when placed in water.
Nanophysics
Apr 18, 2018
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Materials that make heat worse for kids demand a rethink by designers
It is with some relief that Australians are leaving behind the excruciatingly hot days of summer. But did you ever stop to think about the role of design in making matters better – or worse? Spending all day in air-conditioned ...
Environment
Apr 11, 2018
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A simple method developed for 3-D bio-fabrication based on bacterial cellulose
Bacterial cellulose (BC) nanofibers are promising building blocks for the development of sustainable materials with the potential to outperform conventional synthetic materials. BC, one of the purest forms of nanocellulose, ...
Materials Science
Mar 26, 2018
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Quantum cocktail provides insights on memory control
Experiments based on atoms in a shaken artificial crystal made of light offer novel insight into the physics of quantum many-body systems, which might help in the development of future data-storage technologies.
General Physics
Jan 26, 2018
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