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Diamond nanothread humidity sensors detect moisture from hovering fingertips and translate local humidity changes into position and gesture signals for touch free electronic control without physical contact.
You can now get glossy, car-paint-quality color from a coating that contains no pigment at all. This development makes non-fading structural color applicable to complex surfaces at scale, fixes angle-dependent color and allows for applying protective layers for real-world use.
A DNA carrier checks several tumor clues before releasing its treatment, helping spare healthy cells and making chemotherapy work better in resistant brain tumors.
Researchers have made a flame-retardant composite material fully recyclable.
Researchers created a new type of spin glass made of atoms and photons and used it to increase the memory capacity of simple artificial intelligence systems.
Using a novel heating method that cuts carbon emissions, engineers dramatically improved hydrogen production efficiency. The novel process also comes with a surprising side benefit.
Researchers co-design engineered semiconductors and metasurfaces to build powerful optical device.
Ultrasound-generated water microdroplets convert 56% of lignin waste into a potentially useful chemical in 20 minutes, without catalysts or harsh conditions.
A new open-science initiative will use AI and large-scale experiments in a continuous learning cycle to design new proteins, enzymes and cells.
Researchers have developed an innovative method for coupling light non-linearly. This opens up new possibilities for telecommunications and quantum technology.
Scientists develop a blueprint for stabilizing key influenza proteins and using them to make next-generation vaccine candidates.
A new atom-thin carbon film could help overcome one of the biggest barriers to faster and more energy-efficient microchips.
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