Researchers demonstrate revolutionary nanotechnology that significantly increases the efficiency of solar cells. It enables solar cells to capture infrared light and transform it into usable energy. Solar panels equipped with this technology could...
A new experiment shows nano-circuits can produce motions directly from an electrical current. Researchers use carbon nanotubes to build such circuits. The electron-phonon interaction is one of the fundamental interactions of quasiparticles in solids...
A particle accelerator is a device that propels subatomic particles to high speeds, using electromagnetic fields. It generates a beam of charged particles that is used for numerous research purposes. The history of particle accelerator dates back to...
For the first time, scientists have recorded the formation of individual viruses. They used an interferometric microscope to capture the virus assembly process in real-time. This could help us better understand how to engineer self-assembling...
The new plasma accelerator can generate electron beams with energies up to 7.8 billion electron volts in just 20 centimeters. This is almost double the previous record for energy generated by plasma acceleration (set in 2014). To uncover the...
Researchers plan to finish the first prototype of the artificial womb for human babies in 5 years. The team received a €2.9 million grant from the EU program Horizon 2020 for this project. If successful, artificial wombs could save the lives of...
Carbon nanotubes are cylindrical molecules made out of rolled-up sheets of graphene. They are the stiffest and strongest materials yet synthesized. They have unique electrical and thermal properties. These nanotubes can have a variety of...
In a new observational study, researchers found up to 33% lower risks of early death for heart attack survivors who owned a dog. In fact, dog owners experienced a 24% reduced risk of all-cause mortality and a 65% reduced risk of mortality after a...
Scientists find a way to starve cancer cells of their favorite foods. A molecule named Glutor can effectively inhibit 44 different cancer cell lines without affecting non-cancerous cell lines. Cells consume nutrients from their surroundings to...
Can we measure a quantum system without altering it? Researchers found that it’s possible to determine the state of a quantum system by reading its data away from the system itself. In 1935, an Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger came up...