Research highlights from the race between genius and stupidity

Converting fish scales into high-quality nanomaterials. (Left) Scheme depicting the synthesis of carbon nano-onions via the microwave pyrolysis of fish scales. The top inset shows the rise in temperature of the fish scales due to microwave absorption over a period of 10 seconds, as well as a proposed formation mechanism for the carbon nano-onions. (Right) transmission electron microscopy images showing the morphology of the synthesized carbon nano-onions and photographs of CNO dispersion in ethanol, an emissive flexible film, and an LED containing CNO. Image credit: Takashi Shirai from NITech, Japan.

A simple and convenient way to turn fish waste into extremely high-quality carbon-based nanomaterials

Transforming prosthetics with robotic sensors

An LED light is powered by a prototype rechargeable battery using the sodium-chlorine chemistry developed recently by Stanford researchers.

Rechargeable batteries that store six times more charge: Meet alkali metal-chlorine batteries

Figure 1. 3D printing of power-generating TE tube. a) Scheme showing the power-generating TE tube made of the 3D-printed p-type and n-type PbTe tubes at the front view. b) Photograph showing the components for the module assembly. c) Photograph of the fabricated power-generating TE tube chipping unipair of p-type and n-type PbTe legs and schematic model of a power-generating tube chipping ten pairs of TE legs assembled from the fabricated unit module.

New thermoelectric ink can transform car exhaust pipes and chimneys into electric generators

Discovered: A molecule which prevents tumour cells spreading

An interdisciplinary team of roboticists, engineers and biologists modeled the mechanics of the mantis shrimp’s punch and built a robot that mimics the movement. (Credit: Second Bay Studios and Roy Caldwell/Harvard SEAS)

Paving the way for small but mighty robotic devices that can punch well above their weight

Left: Scanning electron microscopy image of the CuNW network on a copper-sprayed surface. Right: Up-close image of CuNW nanowire, which is about 60 nm in diameter, approximately 100x smaller than a human hair.

Using copper nanowires to combat the spread of diseases

Dr. Adam Sirek sets up a holographic teleportation with (bottom row) Alex Zhou, Hira Nadeem, Paula Bosca, (middle row) , Adam Levschuk, Jocelyn Whittal, Sara Mohamed, Jin Sing Sa, and (Top) Douglas Keddy. (Darryl Lahteenmaa / Western Communications)

The first international holoport demonstration

Reproducing daylight indoors using quantum dots in a single bulb?

Photocatalyst sheet containing light-absorbing particles and bacteria

A novel technology that can help to tackle climate change and address the global energy crisis

Wearable devices that collect electrodermal activity (like the research devices above) can be used to accurately (and almost instantaneously) infer important data about the wearer's mental state.

Tracking mental states through the skin non-invasively and almost instantly

A vial of actinium-225, a potential "Goldilocks" of isotopes that's "just right" for fighting some tough cancers. (Credit: Photo courtesy of Oak Ridge National Laboratory and U.S. Dept. of Energy)

Could the radioactive isotope actinium-225 be just the right thing to treat cancer?

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Countering diabetic complications with a new drug

9 months ago

The larger, centrally located structure is a glomerulus in a mouse kidney, which is known to be damaged by diabetes, as made evident by the scar tissue dyed...