The researchers, from Cambridge and Newcastle Universities, have designed a new way to monitor batteries by sending electrical pulses into them and measuring...

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AI techniques used to improve battery health and safety

U of A scientists have taken a step toward proving the existence of quantum spin liquids, which could lead to next-generation computing

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Researchers help expand search for new state of matter

The study can help with the design of new enzymes, or with the discovery of drugs that inhibit enzyme function

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Nanopore reveals shape-shifting enzyme linked to catalysis

Researchers have observed directly and for the first time magnetoacoustic waves (sound-driven spin waves), which are considered as potential information carr...

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Magnetoacoustic waves: Towards a new paradigm of on-chip communication

Scientists have developed a precise, nanotechnology-based treatment to alleviate the pain and fertility problems associated with endometriosis, a common gyne...

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Researchers use nanotechnology to develop new treatment for endometriosis

A tremendous potential for biomedical applications, including targeted delivery of drugs, exists through DNA nanostructures, but one key challenge has been t...

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Newly discovered biostability in DNA structures may lead to enhanced design of therapies

Material may be natural home to quasiparticle hiding for decades

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New measurements reveal evidence of elusive particles in a newly-discovered superconductor

Modern scientific research on materials relies heavily on exploring their behavior at the atomic and molecular scales. For that reason, scientists are consta...

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Capturing 3D microstructures in real time

Liquid phase electron microscopy illuminates 3D atomic structures of platinum nanoparticles, advancing full control of nanoengineering

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3D reconstructions of individual nanoparticles

Actuators that can convert various environmental stimuli to mechanical works have revealed great potential for developing smart devices such as soft robots, ...

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Graphene-based actuator swarm enables programmable deformation

The conductivity of living organs, such as the heart, could be imaged non-invasively using quantum technology

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New quantum technology could help diagnose and treat heart condition

If you see people walking down a street and coming to a junction, it's difficult to predict which direction they might take. But, if you see people sitting i...

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Surfing the waves: Electrons break law to go with the flow

Bidirectional optical signal transmission between two identical devices using perovskite diodes

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A combined optical transmitter and receiver

Turning a brittle oxide into a flexible membrane, conducting state to insulating state, and changed its magnetic properties

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A new way to fine-tune exotic materials: Thin, stretch and clamp

Researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science, a part of The University of Tokyo, demonstrated a novel artificial intelligence system that can find and ...

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AI finds 2D materials in the blink of an eye

Study shows that a simple urine test can reveal the presence of lung cancer in mice

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New sensors could offer early detection of lung tumors

New measurements from single electron tunneling provide spectroscopic evidence for a 'pair density wave' coexisting with superconductivity

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Scientists see energy gap modulations in a cuprate superconductor

Biochemists have created "smart" proteins that function inside human cells by turning genes on and off

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Turning cells into computers with protein logic gates

Sustainable energy storage is in great demand. Researchers at Uppsala University have therefore developed an all-organic proton battery that can be charged i...

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An all-organic proton battery energized for sustainable energy storage

‘There is hope for this horrible pandemic,’ says UBC scientist Dr. Josef Penninger

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Trial drug can significantly block early stages of COVID-19 in engineered human tissues