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New Biomimetic Nanosponges Could Help Fight Coronavirus Infection

Nanoparticles cloaked in human lung cell membranes and human immune cell membranes can attract and neutralize the SARS-CoV-2 virus in cell culture, causing the virus to lose its ability to hijack host cells and reproduce.

18 Jun 2020

Novel Electrode Material for Advanced Energy Storage Device

Researchers have presented a novel electrode material for advanced energy storage device that is directly charged with oxygen from the air.

18 Jun 2020

Nb2O5 Nanotubes Developed on Carbon Cloth Help Create Supercapacitors

Hybrid sodium-ion capacitors (SICs) bridge the gap between supercapacitors (SCs) and batteries and have huge potential applications in large-scale energy storage.

18 Jun 2020

New Nanofiber Masks Could Help Prevent Spread of Coronavirus Infections

With the global spread of coronavirus infections, personal protective equipments especially hygiene face masks are receiving much attention.

18 Jun 2020

Homogeneous, Stable Nanoparticles Could Help Treat Atherosclerosis

Physicochemical cargo-switching nanoparticles (CSNP) designed by KAIST can help significantly reduce cholesterol and macrophage foam cells in arteries, which are the two main triggers for atherosclerotic plaque and inflammation.

18 Jun 2020

New Theory to Better Describe Bose-Einstein Condensates

Bose-Einstein condensates are often described as the fifth state of matter: At extremely low temperatures, gas atoms behave like a single particle.

18 Jun 2020

Researchers Design Novel Grinding Tools Using Cemented Carbides

Tiny pyramids and cubes precisely aligned in rows and columns or radial lines of minute raised dots - these microscopic structures whose size is similar to the width of a human hair, are enabling engineers to design novel grinding tools made from cemented carbides.

18 Jun 2020

Green Method to Extract High-Quality Antimicrobial Compounds from Seeds

Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a sustainable and green way to extract high-quality antimicrobial compounds from seeds.

18 Jun 2020

Complex Optical System Condensed onto Single Silicon Photonic Chip

Information technology continues to progress at a rapid pace. However, the growing demands of data centers have pushed electrical input-output systems to their physical limit, which has created a bottleneck.

18 Jun 2020

New Thermoelectric Materials-Based Paper Chips Sense Early Forest Fires

Recent devastating fires in the Amazon rain forest and the Australian bush highlight the need to detect forest fires at early stages, before they blaze out of control.

18 Jun 2020

Study Finds Caffeine is Not Solely Responsible for Coffee's Bitter Taste

Coffee is very popular around the world despite or perhaps because of its bitter taste. Compounds contained in the coffee such as caffeine contribute to the bitterness to varying degrees.

18 Jun 2020

NIST Updates Chemical Spectra Database Used to Identify Unknown Chemicals

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has updated its database of chemical fingerprints, called mass spectra, that are used to identify unknown chemical compounds.

18 Jun 2020

New Method to Suppress Edge Localized Modes to Maximize Fusion Power

All efforts to replicate in tokamak fusion facilities the fusion energy that powers the sun and stars must cope with a constant problem -- transient heat bursts that can halt fusion reactions and damage the doughnut-shaped tokamaks.

18 Jun 2020

Harnessing Turbulence in Light to Create Unique High-Precision Laser

We've all experienced turbulent air and water, but did you know light can be turbulent too-

18 Jun 2020

New Technique to Improve Image Quality of Optical Coherence Tomography

Researchers have shown that a detection technology borrowed from quantum optics can be used to perform optical coherence tomography (OCT) with much lower light power than previously possible.

18 Jun 2020