Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences report optical waveguide hydrogen peroxide sensors based on a reactive sheath and a nanowire core.
Spiky sensors: pressure and temperature responsive composites
New material could be perfect for tactile sensors for robot hands
Carbon Nanotubes and Nanosensors
The main properties that make carbon nanotubes (CNTs) a promising technology for many future applications are: extremely high strength, low mass density, linear elastic behavior, almost perfect geometrical structure, and nanometer scale structure. Also, CNTs...
Biowaste finds new life in energy-harvesting devices
In the future, small electronics could be powered by fallen leaves, shed fur, and other waste materials found in nature.
Machine learning spots single photons to accelerate quantum communication
Machine learning is bringing forth the future of secure communication, swiftly identifying single photons that hold the key to quantum tech.
Quantum entanglement allows scientists to track time more accurately
Scientists have built atomic clocks with unprecedented levels of precision by harnessing quantum entanglement.
Fused comb jellies share their secrets of regeneration
Two individual comb jellies can fuse into a single organism, providing an incredible feat of regeneration rarely seen in the animal world.
A robot made from radish sprouts and the rise of plant-based machines
Radish sprouts power a new wave of eco-friendly robots that move, grow, and could even be eaten after their work is done.
3D-printed ceramics bring quantum tech one step closer to the reality
3D-printed ceramics enable smaller, more stable quantum devices for applications in quantum computing, sensing, and communications.
A rockslide in Greenland caused the Earth to vibrate for nine days
A mega-tsunami in Greenland surged through a fjord for days, creating seismic waves that caused seismometers across the globe to hum.