One of the issues with microfluidic devices in life sciences is that most platforms rely on materials or chemicals that are outside the biological breadth as building blocks, scaffolds, or coatings for the devices. In a game-changing approach, researchers are developing a transformative way to fabricate microfluidic devices, where solid walls are replaced by transparent, morphing fluid walls using only biocompatible materials. This novel method can generate cell-friendly microfluidic devices on demand with features below 50 microns in size.
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Simplified model of van der Waals forces will allow previously impossible simulations of how faceted nanoparticles self-assemble into larger structures.
An imperceptible thin-film sensor to record movement and the sense of touch.
Why do certain materials emit electrons with a very specific energy? This has been a mystery for decades - scientists have now found an answer.
The subunits could be robotically assembled to produce large, complex objects, including cars, robots, or wind turbine blades.
Researchers propose a recognition method to distinguish the monolayer continuous film and random defect areas of two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors using machine learning methods with Raman signals.
Scientists have found a way to control an interaction between quantum dots that could lead to more efficient solar cells.
Researchers have proposed a simple and convenient way to obtain arbitrarily sized quantum dots required for physical experiments via chemical aging.
The new approach is based on exploiting 'hidden' irregularities at the atomic level, so-called anti-Frenkel defects. The researchers have managed to create such defects themselves, thus enabling an insulating material to become electrically conducting.
Scientists have designed a 2D material-based multi-stacked structure comprising tungsten disulfide layer sandwiched between hexagonal boron nitride layers that has potential for reducing circuit design complexity and power consumption.
Researchers create seaweed-shaped sodium titanate mats made of nanofibers that can remove cobalt ions from water, which may help provide a source of safe, recycled drinking water by removal of heavy metals and radionuclides.