Gold nanoparticles detect signals from cancer cells
A novel blood test that uses gold nanoparticles to detect cancer has also been shown to identify signals released by cancer cells which could...
Scientists find a better way to build diamonds
With the right amount of pressure and surprisingly little heat, a substance found in fossil fuels can transform into pure diamond.
It sounds like alchemy:...
Small mirrored chip helps create handheld dark-field microscopes
Do a Google search for dark-field images, and you’ll discover a beautifully detailed world of microscopic organisms set in bright contrast to their midnight-black...
New device brings lithium metal batteries one step closer to commercial use
Researchers at the University of California San Diego developed an ultrasound-emitting device that brings lithium metal batteries, or LMBs, one step closer to commercial...
Scientists develop safer lead-based perovskite solar cell
Researchers at Northern Illinois University and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colorado, are reporting in the...
How hydropower can help get more wind and solar on the grid
As the world adds fields of wind turbines and solar panels to generate more clean energy, electric grid operators are looking for ways to...
Low-cost “smart” diaper can notify caregiver when it’s wet
For some infants, a wet diaper is cause for an instant, vociferous demand to be changed, while other babies may be unfazed and happy...
Scientists find cracks in perovskite solar cells are easily healed
A new study reveals good news for the possibility of using perovskite materials in next-generation solar cells.
The study, published in the journal Acta Materialia,...
World’s smallest all-digital circuit opens doors to next-gen semiconductor
Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) and Socionext Inc. have designed the world's smallest all-digital phase-locked loop (PLL).
PLLs are critical clocking circuits...
‘Reverse fuel cell’ could convert waste carbon into valuable products 10 times faster
Researchers develop enhanced device to transform CO2 into valuable chemicals 10 times faster than previous versions.
Fuel cells turn chemicals into electricity.
Now, a University of...