Materials Sciences

Materials Sciences

Upgraded Test Strips Use Nanoparticles for Cancer Detection

However, there's a lot more hCG in pee than there is of cancer biomarkers in blood. Identifying minute concentrations is the greatest challenge of test strips…

Materials Sciences

Graphene-Based Terahertz Absorbers: Advancements in Innovation

Graphene Flagship researches from CNR-Istituto Nanoscienze, Italy and the University of Cambridge, UK have shown that it is possible to create a terahertz…

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Research team discovers 'rubber material' that could lead to scratch-proof paint for car

The findings, which have been reported in Nature Communications, reveal that the h-BN layers form the strongest thin insulator available globally and the…

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“MuReA“ provides quick and large-scale laser applications

Fraunhofer IWS engineers developed and designed a novel multi remote system, which is available for basic research tests and for further projects. The…

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Advancements in Lithium-Ion Batteries: A New Era of Efficiency

Commercially available lithium-ion batteries consist of two electrodes connected by a liquid electrolyte. This electrolyte makes it difficult for engineers to…

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New Fluorescent Dyes Enhance Biological Imaging Capabilities

Swapping out specific chemical building blocks in fluorescent molecules called rhodamines can generate nearly any color scientists desire – ROYGBIV and beyond,…

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Insect Eyes Inspire Innovative Solar Cell Design at Stanford

In a new study, the Stanford team used the insect-inspired design to protect a fragile photovoltaic material called perovskite from deteriorating when exposed…

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New Insights on Diamond Friction Mechanisms at the Molecular Level

The Fraunhofer Institute for Material Mechanics IWM in Freiburg and the Physics Institute at the University of Freiburg have discovered a new explanation for…

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New Technique Boosts Biodegradable Plastic Production

That step? Bringing the heat.

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New Neutron Holography Technique Enables Clear 3D Atomic Imaging

However, X-rays are only sensitive to the number of electrons associated with an atom. This limits the use of X-rays for studying materials made up of lighter…

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High Tunability of 2-D Materials Unveiled in New Study

Two-dimensional materials are a sort of a rookie phenom in the scientific community. They are atomically thin and can exhibit radically different electronic…

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New Wrapping Material Boosts Bioimaging Quality

Be it cosmology or biology, the advancement of science largely relies on the advancement of measuring instruments and methodology. In the past couple of…

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BMBF Grant Project Launches Tracer-Based Sorting for Recycling

In Germany, 3 million tons of packaging waste is produced annually. Packaging is discarded daily in each household and is then collected in yellow refuse bags…

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Breakthrough in Magnesium Batteries: A Safer Power Source

Magnesium batteries offer promise for safely powering modern life — unlike traditional lithium ion batteries, they are not flammable or subject to exploding…

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Exploring Innovations at the Edge of Material Cracks

What, exactly, happens right around the edge of the crack, in the area in which those large stresses are concentrated? Prof. Eran Bouchbinder of the Weizmann…

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Microreactor Innovation Unlocks Methane Hydrate Research

Researchers at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering are using a novel means of studying how methane and water form methane hydrate that allows them to examine…

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