Category Archives: Science & Tech
PEMDAS: Remembering Math’s Order of Operations
PEMDAS is the tried-and-true method that gives us the order to work when solving mathematical [...]
Spray of tiny particles of gold can potentially treat heart disease, research suggests
The therapy tested—which was sprayed on the hearts of lab mice—used very low concentrations of [...]
A unique pattering strategy based on ‘resist nanokirigami’
(a-d) and (i-l) Multiscale metal micro-nano positive-type structures with sharp features or extremely small gaps; [...]
Copper-silver-gold nanostructure gives carbon-capture-and-utilization a boost
Proposed possible mechanism for the electrochemical CO2RR on (a) Au@Ag NRs and (b,c) asymmetric AuAgCu [...]
‘Self-driving’ lab speeds up research, synthesis of energy materials
Credit: Milad Abolhasani, North Carolina State University Researchers from North Carolina State University and the [...]
Getting bacteria and yeast to talk to each other, thanks to a ‘nanotranslator’
In the new system illustrated above, a nanotranslator (circle with dots) made it possible for [...]
Paving the way to tailor-made carbon nanomaterials and more accurate energetic materials modeling
Oxygen-decorated liquid nanocarbon clusters predicted to form from shock compressed cryogenic liquid carbon monoxide. The [...]
New paradigm in atmospheric gas sensing and molecular identification
Figure 1. Device schematic of the activated-carbon functionalized graphene sensor with the inset showing the [...]
Developing a new layered material for future electronics
The switchable 2D Schottky diode device is formed by the interface of the 2D metal [...]
Ultrahard chiton teeth discovery offers clues to next-generation advanced materials
Images of the Cryptochiton stelleri or gumboot chiton ultrahard teeth offer insight into creating advanced, [...]
Nanocarriers based on nucleic acids: An important player in the future field of nanomedicine
Classification, construction and application of NCNAs in nanobiotic delivery system. Credit: Science China Press Currently, [...]
How Many Orbeez Does It Take to Fill a Bathtub?
Orbeez are colorful, squishy little beads about the size of ball bearings made of polymers [...]
DARPA’s autonomous ‘Manta Ray’ drone can glide through ocean depths undetected
Northrop Grumman Corporation has built its Manta Ray uncrewed underwater vehicle, which will operate long-duration [...]
Researchers develop silicon cuboid nanoantenna
Figure 1. Schematic of the silicon cuboid dielectric optical nanoantenna. Credit: Compuscript Ltd In a [...]
New technology enables the detection of microplastics from road wear
Credit: University of Gothenburg A new study shows that a form of optical tweezers can [...]