World’s First Photodetector That Can See All Shades of Light
Thin and Ultra-Fast Photodetector Sees the Full Spectrum Researchers have developed the world’s first photodetector that can see all shades of light, in a prototype…
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How to Harness the Power of Biosolids to Make Hydrogen From Wastewater
Biosolids are the driving force behind a sustainable new method for producing hydrogen from wastewater. Researchers have used biosolids to produce hydrogen from wastewater, in…
New Electronic Skin Can React to Pain Like Human Skin – For Better Prosthetics and Smarter Robots
Prototype device electronically replicates the way human skin senses pain. Researchers have developed electronic artificial skin that reacts to pain just like real skin, opening…
New Nanomaterials Inspired by Insect Wings Destroy Super-Bacteria – By Stretching, Slicing or Tearing Them Apart
Scientists reveal how nanomaterials inspired by insect wings are able to destroy bacteria on contact — by stretching, slicing or tearing them apart. The wings…
Antiviral Treatment for COVID-19 Could Come Much Sooner Thanks to Malaria Breakthrough
New research into malaria suggests targeting enzymes from the human host, rather than from the pathogen itself, could offer effective treatment for a range of…
“Miracle” of How the Warsaw Ghetto Beat the Infectious Disease Typhus Finally Revealed
New modeling of Typhus infections in the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII reveals how public health interventions eradicated the disease. Through state-of-the-art mathematical modeling and historical…
Single-Use Masks Could Be a Coronavirus Hazard – Here’s What You Need to Know
Given the possibility single-use masks and gloves may be contaminated with COVID-19, we need clearer direction on how to dispose of them safely in public…
Surprising Secret to Making Stronger Concrete: Sewage
A by-product of steel making can be used to both treat wastewater and make stronger concrete. Researchers have shown how a by-product of steel making…
Nano-Thin Flexible Touchscreens Could Be Printed at Home – 100x Thinner Than Current Technology
New touch-responsive technology is 100 times thinner than existing touchscreen materials and so pliable it can be rolled up like a tube. Researchers have developed…
Making Stronger 3D-Printed Alloys Using Ultrasound
Researchers have used sound vibrations to shake metal alloy grains into tighter formation during 3D printing. A study just published in Nature Communications on January…
3D-Printed High-Performance Titanium-Copper Alloys for Medical Devices, Defense and Aerospace
Successful trials of titanium-copper alloys for 3D printing could kickstart a new range of high-performance alloys for medical device, defense, and aerospace applications. Current titanium…
Golden Future of Cancer Treatment: Gold-Based Molecules That Target Cancer Cells
Researchers have engineered gold-based molecules that target cancer cells and leave healthy cells unharmed, in a critical step towards precision cancer drugs with fewer toxic…