Tag: novel
Colloidal Quantum Dots make LEDs shine bright in the Infrared
The ideal optoelectronic semiconductor material should be a strong light emitter i.e. should emit light very efficiently upon optical excitation as well as be...
HudsonAlpha to Deploy New Genomics Sequencing Technology to Diagnose Children in...
HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, a genomics and genetics research institute in Huntsville, Ala., will use a new genomic sequencing system to conduct additional diagnostic...
Imec, Ghent University and SEED Demonstrate Electronics in Hydrogel-based Soft Lenses
At the imec technology forum Japan (ITF Japan 2018), imec, the world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, the Ghent University...
Invention by NUS Chemists Opens the Door to Safer and Less...
Highly sensitive X-ray detector that incorporates novel nanocrystals reduces diagnostic radiation dose
Medical imaging, such as X-ray or computerised tomography (CT), may soon be cheaper...
Ultra-Secure, Ultra-Reliable Trusted Microelectronics Development Project Will Focus on Hardware First
The sophisticated spy-vs.-spy of cybersecurity and cyberattacks has reached the point where even the foundational hardware and materials of electronic devices needs to be...
Bacteria-Fighting Polymers Created with Light
New method developed at University of Warwick enables hundreds of polymers to be synthesised and tested for ability to kill superbugs
Synthetic reproductions...
Relax, Just Break It
The properties of a solid depend on the arrangement of its atoms, which form a periodic crystal structure. At the nanoscale, arrangements that break...
Soil Prospecting Yields Wealth of Potential Antibiotics
Soil, the source of our best antibiotics, can be more thoroughly mined for new drugs and other useful chemicals with the help of metagenomics,...
Delft Scientists Make First ‘on Demand’ Entanglement Link
Researchers at QuTech in Delft have succeeded in generating quantum entanglement between two quantum chips faster than the entanglement is lost. Entanglement - once...
Key Molecule for Flu Infection Identified
After decades of research, a research team has discovered the key receptor molecule that enhances the infection of the influenza A virus, providing a...
Scientists Discover New Magnetic Element
A new experimental discovery, led by researchers at the University of Minnesota, demonstrates that the chemical element ruthenium (Ru) is the fourth single element...
Imec Presents Novel Organ-on-Chip Platform for Drug Screening
Imec, the world-leading research and innovation hub in nano-electronics and digital technologies, presents this week at its technology forum ITF 2018 (Antwerp, May 23-24),...
Step Forward to Finding Treatment for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
A major step forward has been made by researchers at the University of St Andrews towards finding new treatments for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA),...
Synthetic Carbohydrate Wards off Pneumococcal Infections
More effective vaccines against certain forms of pneumonia and meningitis could soon be available. A team of scientists at the Max Planck Institute of...
New Drug Discovery Project Tackles Neglected Tropical Disease
A drug discovery project launched late yesterday will take an open source approach to discover compounds that could lead to treatment for a neglected...
Scientists Make It Possible to Rank the Risk of Resistance Genes
The genes that are able to equip bacteria with resistance to clinically used antibiotics have been found in many different natural environments. Nevertheless, a...
New Research Aims to Understand How Genetic Differences Contribute to Addiction
Rohan Palmer, an assistant professor of psychology in Emory College, started on the path to becoming a researcher as an undergraduate, when he worked...
DARPA Program Aims to Extend Lifetime of Quantum Systems
Whether it is excited electrons emitting photons in a lightbulb or the vibrational frequency of atoms in an atomic clock, quantum phenomena are simultaneously...
Understanding the Dynamics of Cancer
Although significant advances have been made in the treatment of many types of cancer, malignancies remain life-threatening diseases. The prospects for effective treatment vary...
Light May Unlock a New Quantum Dance for Electrons in Graphene
A team of researchers has devised a simple way to tune a hallmark quantum effect in graphene—the material formed from a single layer of...