Researchers reproduce the soft, stretchable, and smart skin of cephalopods.
Micro-/Nanotechnology
Invisible High-Resolution Fingerprint Sensors
A 0.2 mm thick sensor that can read fingerprints with incredible detail by detecting visible light reflected from the surface of the skin.
A Nano-Scale Graphene Accelerometer
Graphene forms the basis of the world’s smallest accelerometer a team of scientists in Sweden and Germany has recently developed
Plasma Improves Printing of Fine Structures Using Nano Inks
Plasma printing pre-treatment contributes to increased print resolution with conductive nano inks on flexible polymer substrates.
Searching for New Hydrogen Production Pathways
An interdisciplinary collaboration identified a superior catalyst for water splitting. The applied strategy however, could also be a pathway towards a clear knowledge of quantum materials and their unusual properties.
Raman Spectroscopy Can Quickly Test for Dangerous Streptococcus Bacteria
Raman spectroscopy is an emerging microbiologic diagnostic tool and can be used as an intrapartum screening test for Streptococcus bacteria.
Energy Perspectives: Jonathan Coleman Elucidates Capacity vs Rate Performance
Jonathan Coleman of TCD elucidates the trade-off between rate performance and capacity in battery electrodes, and explains how to optimise it.
A Catalyst for Sustainable Methanol
A new green catalyst converts carbon dioxide and hydrogen into methanol.
Making MRIs Safer
Nanoparticle-based gadolinium contrast agents to improve the safety of MRIs.
A Powerful Lightweight Battery Comes Closer to Reality
A research team has invented a new coating that could finally make safe and long lasting lightweight lithium metal batteries.
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