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 [...]