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Optics & Photonics May 4, 2023

Technology enables conversion of mobile phone cameras into high-resolution microscopes

Researchers in Singapore have developed the world's smallest LED (light-emitting diode) that enables the conversion of existing mobile phone cameras into high-resolution microscopes. Smaller than the wavelength of light, ...

Nanomaterials Apr 17, 2023

Novel self-assembled porous yolk-shell NiO nanospheres with excellent electrochromic performance for smart windows

Researchers from Tsinghua University synthesized porous yolk-shell NiO nanospheres (PYS-NiO NSs) via a solvothermal and subsequent calcination process of Ni-MOF. As the large specific surface areas and hollow porous nanostructures ...

Analytical Chemistry Mar 21, 2023

Semiconductor crystals: Molecular teamwork makes the organic dream work

The virus responsible for E. coli infection has a secret weapon: teamwork.

Space Exploration Mar 4, 2023

New results from NASA's DART planetary defense mission confirm we could deflect deadly asteroids

What would we do if we spotted a hazardous asteroid on a collision course with Earth? Could we deflect it safely to prevent the impact?

Nanomaterials Feb 22, 2023

Anti-dust tech paves way for self-cleaning surfaces

Dust is a common fact of life, and it's more than just a daily nuisance—it can get into machinery and equipment, causing loss of efficiency or breakdowns.

Biotechnology Feb 16, 2023

AI can track bees on camera: Here's how that will help farmers

Artificial intelligence (AI) offers a new way to track the insect pollinators essential to farming.

Bio & Medicine Jan 18, 2023

Super-quick COVID test uses new technology

Sticking swabs up our noses and down our throats to confirm or deny whether we are infected with the coronavirus—almost all of us have done it multiple times in the last couple of years.

Optics & Photonics Jan 5, 2023

Advanced liquid crystal-based switchable optical devices for light protection applications

Human life is inextricably bound to light. Developments in science and technology have increased the popularity of artificial light and diversified the use of sunlight. However, inappropriate light radiation can be harmful ...

Optics & Photonics Dec 6, 2022

Multifunctional terahertz transparency of thermally oxidized vanadium metasurface over insulator metal transition

A research team, led by the Nano Optics Group within the Department of Physics at UNIST has reported achieving all-vanadium dioxide (VO2) multifunctional metasurfaces, which perform as a transparent window in the broadband ...

Polymers Dec 2, 2022

Going back to basics yields a printable, transparent plastic that's highly conductive

It was a simple idea—maybe even too simple to work.

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