Read article: Magnetosensitive e-skin senses objects without touching
Magnetosensitive e-skin senses objects without touching
It can also detect an object’s position in space
Read article: Magnetosensitive e-skin senses objects without touching
Read article: Nanostructured semiconductors become superabsorbers
Nanostructured semiconductors become superabsorbers
Nanoimprinted germanium thin films boast broadband light absorption
Read article: Graphene makes good VUV photodetector
Graphene makes good VUV photodetector
Vacuum-ultraviolet photovoltaic device might be used to study interstellar objects
Read article: Engineers reinvent the inductor after two centuries
Engineers reinvent the inductor after two centuries
On-chip devices made from intercalated graphene exploit the mechanism of kinetic inductance
Read article: Semiconductor nanosensor measures membrane potential
Semiconductor nanosensor measures membrane potential
New device might be used to record action potentials from multiple neurons as well as electrical signals on the nanoscale – for example, across just one synapse
Read article: 2D MXenes make photonic diodes
2D MXenes make photonic diodes
Researchers have made the first “passive” optical devices from Ti3C2Tx and C60 that allow for one-way transmission of light
Read article: Mobile nanotweezers move sub-micron particles
Mobile nanotweezers move sub-micron particles
The devices, which are based on ferromagnetic helical nanostructures integrated with silver nanoantennas that produce mechanical force in response to light, could find use in applications such as lab-...
Read article: Liposome-like nanovesicles target tumours
Liposome-like nanovesicles target tumours
New biomimetic genetically-engineered ligand-targeted nanoplatform shows promise
Read article: Stanene grows on silver
Stanene grows on silver
Graphene’s heaviest cousin shows promise for nanoelectronics, spintronics and potential quantum-computing applications
Read article: Lithium niobate makes ultra-high-Q resonators
Lithium niobate makes ultra-high-Q resonators
Devices might be used to make ultra-efficient integrated photonics circuits, in quantum photonics and optical communications
