Nanotechnology
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Sciences & Technology
Why you don’t want ‘phantom energy’ on a spacecraft
Measuring and removing unexpected ‘phantom’ levels of electricity from energy harvesting devices has been challenging – until now
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Sciences & Technology
Nano inks could change how we use energy
New research uses ‘phase change inks’ to control temperature in everyday environments – reducing our energy consumption for a sustainable climate future
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Sciences & Technology
Harvesting big energy from small movement
A new material designed to harvest up to 400 times more energy from movement than currently possible has potential applications in biomedicine and geospatial monitoring
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Sciences & Technology
The nanowires building greener nanodevices
A new material for nanowires, designed by computer simulations, paves the way for a new era of photonic and quantum electronic technologies, consuming less energy and reducing operating costs
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Sciences & Technology
Wearable devices that use human energy
The human body produces a tremendous amount of energy. Now, researchers are looking at different ways to capture, reuse and recycle this energy to power our electronic devices
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Sciences & Technology
New dimensions in colour
Animals like beetles and birds are teaching us new ways of understanding colour at a nanoscale, which could change the way we manufacture it
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Health & Medicine
Under the Microscope
A smarter way to deliver drugs
Dr Georgina Such works with nanoparticles to deliver vaccines and drugs, but a breakthrough in the field could be life-changing for people with cancer
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Health & Medicine
Enlisting nanoparticles in the fight against superbugs
As antibiotics become less and less effective, researchers are turning to new ways to defeat drug-resistant bacteria like Golden Staph
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Sciences & Technology
Podcast
Honey I shrunk the particles!
Nanodyamics, super sponges and jumping out of a plane in the name of science
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Sciences & Technology
Skydiving for science
A group of scientists investigating nanoparticles wanted to conduct an experiment in low gravity, so they decided to do it while free falling. See what happens next.