The motors can sense chemical information in their environment, process that information, and then respond accordingly, mimicking some basic properties of living cells.
Researchers discovered that particles don't spread out evenly once a suspension drops below a certain length scale, such as when the fluid pinches in to form the neck of a droplet. Eventually, there will be a thin region without any particles that behave like a pure liquid.
Recent progress in nanotechnology paves the way for improved drug delivery, clinical diagnosis, and even environmental protection against toxic pollutants.
Physicists have developed a device, called a quantum memristor, which could combine artificial intelligence and quantum computing, opening up as yet unseen potential. The experiment was carried out in an integrated quantum processor, working with single photons.
Researchers are working on ways to make artificial organelles that add new functionalities to cells or correct dysfunctional processes in cells, for example as a therapy for metabolic diseases. This can be achieved by using synthetic components to produce artificial organelles outside the cell or by using components made in the cell.
Researchers have grown rodent retinal neurons on a fractal-patterned electrode, one that mimics the repeating branching pattern in which neurons naturally grow. It's a step closer to making a bio-inspired bionic eye.
Researchers report a novel approach for tailoring the laser induced surface topography upon femtosecond pulsed laser irradiation and the use of Direct Laser Interference Patterning.
Scientists have developed a highly efficient water purification filter that uses only solar power. The prototype can supply clean drinking water even at remote places to small populations and can be easily scaled-up.
This high-resolution 6-axis robotic stage from PI is compact, works in any orientation, and is ideal for any application that requires precision motion in 4, 5 or 6 degrees of freedom - from life sciences to aero-space engineering.
An international research team has successfully developed and tested a concept in which nerves are stimulated with light pulses. The method provides considerable advantages for medicine and opens up a wide range of possible applications.
Sensors are a pillar of the Internet of Things, providing the data to control all sorts of objects. Here, precision is essential, and this is where quantum technologies could make a difference. Researchers are now demonstrating how nanoparticles in tiny optical resonators can be transferred into quantum regime and used as high-precision sensors.
Resonance-based sensors can be used as an advanced tool for gas sensing as they show several advantages as compared to conventional gas sensors like metal-oxide semiconductor and electro-chemical gas sensors. With the introduction of an additional metamaterial layer over the sensor, the selectivity of these sensors can be improved. These article focuses mainly on metamaterial-based split ring resonators (SRR) and complementary SRRs (CSRRs) structures used in several sensing applications.
Researchers develop new quantum dot circuits that have the potential to efficiently convert photon quantum information into electron spin, which may help advance the field of quantum networks and the quantum internet.
