/ en-us Â鶹ÒùÔº internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Â鶹ÒùÔºics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Polymer-based conductive nanocomposites, particularly those incorporating carbon nanotubes, are highly promising for the development of flexible electronics, soft robotics and wearable devices. However, CNTs are difficult to work with as they tend to agglomerate, making it hard to obtain a uniform dispersion. Moreover, conventional methods limit control over CNT distribution and shape. /news/2025-09-3d-carbon-nanotube-sensors-potential.html Bio & Medicine Nanomaterials Fri, 26 Sep 2025 11:43:03 EDT news678105781 Professor Bonghoon Kim of the Department of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology has successfully developed a next-generation surface modification technology with antibacterial and antiviral contamination properties. /news/2025-09-ultra-strong-coating-resists-bacteria.html Bio & Medicine Nanomaterials Tue, 23 Sep 2025 16:20:01 EDT news677861753 Picture the smartphone in your pocket, the data centers powering artificial intelligence, or the wearable health monitors that track your heartbeat. All of them rely on energy-hungry memory chips to store and process information. As demand for computing resources continues to soar, so does the need for memory devices that are smaller, faster, and far more efficient. /news/2025-09-atom-thin-crystals-power-future.html Nanophysics Nanomaterials Fri, 12 Sep 2025 09:14:04 EDT news676887241 Flexible pressure sensors can detect subtle mechanical stimuli, making them suitable for use in wearable sensors for human health monitoring and motion analysis. However, current sensors suffer from insufficient sensitivity, poor durability, and subpar stability. In a new study, taking inspiration from cat whiskers, researchers developed novel biomass fiber/sodium alginate aerogel (BFA)-based sensors that demonstrated excellent pressure sensitivity, durability, and rapid response, while being suitable for human physiological monitoring and motion analysis. /news/2025-09-cat-whiskers-highly-sensitive-generation.html Bio & Medicine Nanomaterials Wed, 10 Sep 2025 13:20:13 EDT news676727295 A research team has developed a next-generation display core material with excellent stretchability and superior color reproduction. The team developed a high-performance color-conversion layer that is more flexible and vivid than conventional ones. This layer was successfully applied to the development of a stretchable micro-LED display, drawing significant attention. /news/2025-09-quantum-dot-polymer-linking-enables.html Nanomaterials Mon, 08 Sep 2025 15:14:03 EDT news676563241 A new era is beginning where it's possible to precisely assess the body's health status using only sweat instead of blood tests. A KAIST research team has now developed a smart patch that can precisely observe internal changes through sweat when simply attached to the body. This is expected to greatly contribute to the advancement of chronic disease management and personalized health care technologies. /news/2025-09-smart-patch-blood.html Bio & Medicine Nanophysics Mon, 08 Sep 2025 09:01:04 EDT news676540861 Summer is the time for sunshine, but Americans have been getting a surplus of heat this summer, with millions of people across the Southeast recently facing a blistering heat wave with heat indexes, or feels-like temperatures, reaching into triple digits. /news/2025-08-science-homeowners-extreme-weather.html Environment Tue, 26 Aug 2025 09:36:57 EDT news675419809 Researchers at the College of Design and Engineering (CDE) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a supramolecular co-assembly platform that produces chiral soft materials with strong and stable full-color circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) across the visible spectrum, including in red, which has historically been a difficult target. /news/2025-08-strategy-robust-circularly-polarized-luminescence.html Condensed Matter Optics & Photonics Fri, 15 Aug 2025 12:38:59 EDT news674480331 An international team of scientists led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has developed a new type of ultracompact laser that is more energy efficient and consumes less power. /news/2025-08-energy-efficient-ultracompact-laser-loss.html Optics & Photonics Thu, 14 Aug 2025 11:34:04 EDT news674390042 Researchers at Kyushu University have developed a novel organic molecule that simultaneously exhibits two highly sought-after properties: efficient light emission suitable for advanced displays and strong light absorption for deep-tissue bioimaging. This breakthrough addresses a long-standing challenge in molecular design, paving the way for next-generation multifunctional materials. /news/2025-08-molecule-strong-emission-absorption-displays.html Analytical Chemistry Materials Science Fri, 08 Aug 2025 12:08:04 EDT news673873681 A new breakthrough in the field of physics led by doctoral student Yueming Yan could allow for the creation of small, thin, low-power optical devices to be used in both medical imaging and environmental sensing. /news/2025-08-ultrathin-metal-semiconductor-emit-multicolor.html Nanophysics Nanomaterials Fri, 08 Aug 2025 09:14:03 EDT news673863241 Could clothing monitor a person's health in real time, because the clothing itself would be a self-powered sensor? A new material created through electrospinning, which is a process that draws out fibers using electricity, brings this possibility one step closer. /news/2025-07-flexible-fiber-material-powered-health.html Condensed Matter Wed, 30 Jul 2025 16:00:19 EDT news673110015 Chemical warfare is one of the most devastating forms of conflict. It leverages toxic chemicals to disable, harm or kill without any physical confrontation. Across various conflicts, it has caused tens of thousands of deaths and affected over a million people through injury and long-term health consequences. /news/2025-07-chemical-weapons-materials-scientists-exploring.html Analytical Chemistry Wed, 30 Jul 2025 12:01:05 EDT news673095661 Imagine having a super-powered lens that uncovers hidden secrets of ultra-thin materials used in our gadgets. Research led by University of Florida engineering professor Megan Butala enables a novel way to look at the atomic structure of thin films on single-crystal substrates. /news/2025-07-machine-tool-reveals-atomic-ultra.html Analytical Chemistry Materials Science Mon, 28 Jul 2025 10:40:04 EDT news672916410 The mechanical strength and toughness of engineering materials are often mutually exclusive, posing challenges for material design and selection. To address this, a research team from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has uncovered an innovative strategy: by simply twisting the layers of 2D materials, they can enhance toughness without compromising material's strength. /news/2025-07-2d-materials-material-strength-toughness.html Nanomaterials Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:00:01 EDT news671801132 A multinational research team, including engineers from the University of Cambridge and Zhejiang University, has developed a breakthrough in miniaturized spectrometer technology that could dramatically expand the accessibility and functionality of spectral imaging in everyday devices. /news/2025-07-plastic-based-spectrometers-compact-solution.html Optics & Photonics Fri, 11 Jul 2025 09:15:51 EDT news671444135 For decades, scientists have looked to light as a way to speed up computing. Photonic neural networks—systems that use light instead of electricity to process information—promise faster speeds and lower energy use than traditional electronics. /news/2025-07-multisynapse-optical-network-outperforms-digital.html Optics & Photonics Wed, 09 Jul 2025 14:05:19 EDT news671288716 How does a cloud stay cool under direct sunlight—or seem to vanish in infrared? In nature, phenomena like white cumulus clouds, gray storm systems, and even the hollow hairs of polar bears offer remarkable lessons in balancing temperature, color and invisibility. Inspired by these atmospheric marvels, researchers have now created a nanoscale "cloud" metasurface capable of dynamically switching between white and gray states—cooling or heating on demand—all while evading thermal detection. /news/2025-06-nano-clouds-temperature-outwit-sensors.html Nanophysics Nanomaterials Mon, 30 Jun 2025 13:05:03 EDT news670507501 A fiber sensor inspired by the shape of DNA, developed by researchers at Shinshu University, introduces a new design for more durable, flexible fiber sensors in wearables. Traditional fiber sensors have electrodes at both ends, which often fail under repeated movement when placed on body joints. /news/2025-04-dna-flexible-fiber-sensors-wearables.html Bio & Medicine Nanomaterials Mon, 28 Apr 2025 12:08:04 EDT news665060881 Over the past decades, electronics engineers developed increasingly small, flexible and sophisticated sensors that can pick up a wide range of signals, ranging from human motions to heartrate and other biological signals. These sensors have in turn enabled the development of new electronics, including smartwatches, biomedical devices that can help monitor the health of users over time and other wearable or implantable systems. /news/2025-04-carbon-nanotube-based-strain-sensor.html Bio & Medicine Nanomaterials Wed, 23 Apr 2025 07:50:02 EDT news664544793 A research team has successfully developed the world's first ammonia (NH3) gas sensor based on a copper bromide (CuBr) film that can be fabricated through a simple solution process at low temperatures. The findings are published online in Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical. /news/2025-04-flexible-ammonia-sensor-gas-ultra.html Analytical Chemistry Materials Science Tue, 08 Apr 2025 11:06:52 EDT news663329208 Imagine walking into your kitchen and instantly knowing if the fish you bought yesterday is still fresh—or entering an industrial site with sensors that immediately alert you to hazardous gas leaks. This isn't science fiction—it's the promise behind our newly developed nanomechanical sensor array, a powerful tool we've created to detect and analyze complex gases in real-time. /news/2025-03-nanomechanical-gas-sensor-arrays-smarter.html Nanomaterials Mon, 31 Mar 2025 10:00:05 EDT news662633617 Dr. Han Joong Tark's team at KERI's Nano Hybrid Technology Research Center has successfully fabricated "functional wires," which are the foundation of wearable electronic devices, by directly applying the existing synthetic fiber processing methods. /news/2025-03-carbon-nanotube-wires-wearables-crafted.html Nanomaterials Wed, 19 Mar 2025 11:06:04 EDT news661601162 Environmental conditions can cause damaging stress to plants, posing challenges for home gardeners and farmers. Therefore, early detection—before leaves visibly discolor, wilt or wither—is crucial. /news/2025-03-patch-stress-real.html Biotechnology Agriculture Wed, 19 Mar 2025 08:00:01 EDT news661506001 In a breakthrough that could transform bioelectronic sensing, an interdisciplinary team of researchers at Rice University has developed a new method to dramatically enhance the sensitivity of enzymatic and microbial fuel cells using organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs). The research was recently published in the journal Device. /news/2025-02-electrochemical-transistors-bioelectronic-sensor-sensitivity.html Biotechnology Wed, 26 Feb 2025 16:06:04 EST news659808361 The future of medicine may very well lie in the personalization of health care—knowing exactly what an individual needs and then delivering just the right mix of nutrients, metabolites, and medications, if necessary, to stabilize and improve their condition. To make this possible, physicians first need a way to continuously measure and monitor certain biomarkers of health. /news/2025-02-printable-molecule-nanoparticles-enable-mass.html Bio & Medicine Nanomaterials Mon, 03 Feb 2025 10:02:06 EST news657799322 A transdisciplinary team of AMBER and CRANN researchers from the School of Chemistry at University College Cork (UCC) and the School of Â鶹ÒùÔºics at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) has developed sensor technology for wearable air quality monitors that alert individuals of their exposure to hazardous gases. /news/2025-01-sensors-wearables-real-hazardous-gases.html Nanomaterials Fri, 31 Jan 2025 11:29:03 EST news657545341 Researchers successfully developed a multifunctional sensor based on semiconductor fibers that emulates the five human senses. The technology developed in the study is expected to be utilized in a variety of state-of-the-art technology fields, such as wearables, Internet of Things (IoT), electronic devices, and soft robotics. /news/2025-01-gen-fibers-smart-textile-pressure.html Nanomaterials Tue, 21 Jan 2025 12:56:02 EST news656686561 A team of scientists at UNSW Sydney have developed a highly sensitive miniature sensor that is able to detect low levels of the toxic gas nitrogen dioxide (NO2). The tiny, flexible sensor can detect the harmful gas in real-time without requiring an external energy source. /news/2024-12-miniature-sensor-toxic-gas-results.html Analytical Chemistry Materials Science Fri, 20 Dec 2024 08:52:05 EST news653907121 From smartwatches, and fitness trackers to medical sensors that can be worn on the body, wearables are transforming the way we interact with technology. As their popularity grows, triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) that convert mechanical energy such as body movement to electrical energy offer a solution to power these devices without relying on batteries. /news/2024-12-gel-based-stretchable-triboelectric-nanogenerators.html Nanomaterials Mon, 09 Dec 2024 12:57:03 EST news652971422