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Optics & Photonics Sep 25, 2023

Inspired by butterfly wings, researchers develop a soft, color-changing system for optical devices

Researchers at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have designed an innovative pixelated, soft, color-changing system called a Morphable Concavity Array (MoCA).

Nanophysics Sep 21, 2023

Technique for 3D printing metals at the nanoscale reveals surprise benefit

Late last year, Caltech researchers revealed that they had developed a new fabrication technique for printing microsized metal parts containing features about as thick as three or four sheets of paper.

Cell & Microbiology Sep 20, 2023

Researchers zoom in on new ways to view biomolecules in pathogens

A new set of protocols will allow researchers to expand the way they look at pathogens.

Polymers Sep 19, 2023

Zero-waste synthesis of new supramolecular materials with remarkable mechanical properties

Researchers from Japan have unlocked the potential of tannic acid and ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene oxide by using them to synthesize strong and smart supramolecular gels in a zero-waste process. These gels exhibit ...

Condensed Matter Sep 18, 2023

Researchers use liquid metal and laser ablation to create stretchable miniature antennas

Researchers have developed a new method for making tiny stretchable antennas from a hydrogel and liquid metal. The antennas could be used in wearable and flexible wireless electronic devices to provide a link between the ...

Polymers Sep 15, 2023

Developing novel conducting polymer-hydrogel interpenetrating networks for neural interfacing

A research group led by Prof. Lu Yi from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has proposed three-dimensional (3D) conductive polymer-hydrogel interpenetrating networks ...

Bio & Medicine Sep 14, 2023

Customizing nanoelectronic sensors for the detection of viral antigens

The outbreak of the COVID pandemic in 2020 has once again shown how important reliable and rapid detection methods are to initiate effective measures to combat a pandemic. Scientists from the Chair of Materials Science and ...

Biochemistry Sep 13, 2023

Scientists create anti-bacterial gel that is significantly more effective than other silver-based drugs

Russian scientists have developed an anti-bacterial gel based on silver and sulfur-containing amino acids. It is a hundred times more effective than other silver-based counterparts that also fights bacteria causing nosocomial ...

Biochemistry Sep 5, 2023

Will it slip or will it grip: Scientists ask, 'What is snail mucus?'

What is snail mucus? That was the question posed by researchers in a new study that examines the molecular composition of snail mucus. When analyzing the mucus of a common garden snail, they found it contained a complex collection ...

Nanomaterials Aug 31, 2023

'Countercation engineering' for thermoresponsive graphene-oxide nanosheets

Graphene-based two-dimensional materials have recently emerged as a focus of scientific exploration due to their exceptional structural, mechanical, electrical, optical, and thermal properties. Among them, nanosheets based ...

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