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Nanostructures enable on-chip lightwave-electronic frequency mixer

Lightwave electronics aim to integrate optical and electronic systems at incredibly high speeds, leveraging the ultrafast oscillations of light fields.

Morphable materials: Researchers coax nanoparticles to reconfigure themselves

It’s a step toward smart coatings that change color—or other properties—on the fly.

Materials Scientists Develop Road Map for Designing Responsive Gels with Unusual Properties

Soft polymers with the combined properties of electrolytes and traditional polymers offer some unique and desirable properties that can be drastically changed on demand.

Turning carbon pollution into ethanol

Stanford scientists designed a catalyst that turns carbon dioxide into ethanol, which could incentivize cleaning up emissions.

AI enhances chemical analysis at the nanoscale

EPFL scientists have developed an AI-based technique to improve chemical analysis of nanomaterials, overcoming challenges of noisy data and mixed signals.

First 3D visualization of an aluminum nanocomposite for the auto industry

The lightweight material could extend EV range or fuel efficiency once its microstructure is understood.

Message in a bottle: Combining mixed-color glass an option to boost recycling

Penn State scientists recently found that mass-produced soda-lime silicate glass from post-consumer bottles of different colors can be safely melted together in the recycling process, which could potentially lead to more bottles being recycled.

Researchers Create New Class of Materials Called 'Glassy Gels'

Researchers have created a new class of materials called “glassy gels” that are very hard and difficult to break despite containing more than 50% liquid. Coupled with the fact that glassy gels are simple to produce, the material holds promise for a variety of applications.

The first example of cellular origami

Combining a deep curiosity and “recreational biology,” Stanford researchers have discovered how a simple cell produces remarkably complex behavior, all without a nervous system. It’s origami, they say.

Physicists create five-lane superhighway for electrons

The work could lead to ultra-efficient electronics and more.

Researchers demonstrate the first chip-based 3D printer

Smaller than a coin, this optical device could enable rapid prototyping on the go.

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Podcast: Is Your Drinking Water Safe? This Sensor Has The Answer

In this episode, discuss how big of a problem lead contaminated water still is across the world and how a collaboration between MIT & Nanyang University plans to tackle it with a highly accurate and inexpensive water pollution sensor.

Scientists develop an affordable sensor for lead contamination

The chip-scale device could provide sensitive detection of lead levels in drinking water, whose toxicity affects 240 million people worldwide.

A nanophotonic fiber-tip solution to detect the ultrasmall

Using an ultrasensitive photonic crystal, TU/e researchers were able to detect single particles down to 50 nanometers in diameter. The new research has just been published in the journal Optica.