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Nanomaterials Apr 17, 2023

Novel self-assembled porous yolk-shell NiO nanospheres with excellent electrochromic performance for smart windows

Researchers from Tsinghua University synthesized porous yolk-shell NiO nanospheres (PYS-NiO NSs) via a solvothermal and subsequent calcination process of Ni-MOF. As the large specific surface areas and hollow porous nanostructures ...

Nanomaterials Apr 4, 2023

Researchers develop novel nonwovens that are electrically conductive but thermally insulating

Researchers at the University of Bayreuth present novel electrospun nonwovens in Science Advances that exhibit an unusual combination of high electrical conductivity and extremely low thermal conductivity.

Analytical Chemistry Mar 27, 2023

Accurate rapid tests made from smart graphene paper

Rapid pregnancy and COVID-19 tests have a great advantage over other medical analyses: they are so simple that anyone can perform the test themselves, virtually anywhere. This is due to the robust principle behind these microfluidic ...

Nanomaterials Mar 27, 2023

'Nano inks' could passively control temperature in buildings, cars

World-first 'phase change inks' that could transform how we heat and cool buildings, homes and cars—to achieve sophisticated 'passive climate' control—have been developed, with enormous potential to help reduce energy ...

Bio & Medicine Mar 21, 2023

Developing smart light traps inspired by photosynthesis

Plants use photosynthesis to harvest energy from sunlight. Now researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have applied this principle as the basis for developing new sustainable processes which in the future ...

Analytical Chemistry Mar 16, 2023

Researchers discover a new approach to harvesting aerial humidity with organic crystals

Researchers of the Smart Materials Lab (SML) and the Center for Smart Engineering Materials (CSEM) at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) have reported a novel method of harvesting water from naturally occurring sources such as fog and ...

Bio & Medicine Mar 14, 2023

Smart nanotechnology for more accurate delivery of insulin

More efficient and longer lasting glucose-responsive insulin that eliminates the need for people with type 1 diabetes to measure their glucose levels could be a step closer thanks to a Monash University-led project.

Biotechnology Mar 14, 2023

World's first microneedle-based drug delivery technique for plants

Researchers from the Disruptive & Sustainable Technologies for Agricultural Precision (DiSTAP) Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) of Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT's research enterprise ...

Biochemistry Mar 13, 2023

New research takes step towards laser printed medical electronics

Researchers have taken a major step towards 3D laser-printed materials that could be used in surgical procedures to implant or repair medical devices.

Cell & Microbiology Mar 7, 2023

Smart microscopy works out where to take the picture

Is it possible to know exactly where to point a microscope in order to capture the precise moment a bacterium or a virus infects a cell? In order to take high resolution microscopic images of living biological material, you ...

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