Trapping Tiny Particles: A Versatile Tool for Nanomanipulation
If scientists want to take a close look at DNA, proteins, or viruses, then being able to isolate and monitor nanoparticles is essential
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Underused Part of Electromagnetic Spectrum Gets Optics Boost
T-rays potentially have applications in next-generation wireless communications (6G/7G), security systems, biomedicine, and even art history
Researchers Create a New Smart Material Inspired by Shark Skin
USC researchers created a new smart material that accommodates shifts in acoustic transmission on demand
Self-Assembling System Uses Magnets to Mimic Specific Binding in DNA
A team is using the binding power of magnets to design self-assembling systems that potentially can be created in nanoscale form
Researchers Demonstrate First All-Metamaterial Optical Gas Sensor
Simple, low-power sensor is ideal for 'internet of things' and smart home devices
Ricocheting Radio Waves Monitor the Tiniest Movements in a Room
Radio waves reveal person's presence in a room, even beyond the sensor's line of sight
Lab and University Team 3D Prints Metamaterial That Shrinks When Heated
"This is a new version of a printing method we have developed and used in the past. We used it to create a thermomechanical metamaterial that may enable applications not possible before."
Invisibility Cloak with Photonic Crystals
Researchers aim to make such cloaks more practical
Spiders Spin Unique Phononic Material
Researchers at Rice University, in Europe, and in Singapore discover band gaps in spider silk
Scientists Take a Major Leap Toward a ‘Perfect’ Quantum Metamaterial
Berkeley Lab, UC Berkeley researchers lead study that uses trapped atoms in an artificial crystal of light