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Apr 6, 2023

First-of-its-kind metalens can focus extreme ultraviolet light

Nanofabrication technique, using holes to create vacuum guides, breaks a barrier in optics

Applied Physics, Optics / Photonics, Quantum Engineering,

An acrobat ant (Crematogaster sp.) feeding at a bowl-shaped extrafloral nectary on an Inga tree

May 12, 2023

Nature’s chefs: How and why organisms make food for others

Plants, animals, fungi, and humans have “cooking” in common

Cooking, Environment, Environmental Science & Engineering,

A gold bar with a blue/purple strip running down the center.

Feb 1, 2023

Researchers create first supermode optical resonator

Device is capable of manipulating multiple modes of light

Applied Physics,

A red mesh-like structure intersects neon green and blue blobs against a black background.

Feb 20, 2023

For the first time, it’s possible to record long-term electrical activity in a single brain cell

Sensors stably record electrical activity from the same brain cell of interest for more than a year

Bioengineering,

Two torsos wearing a black soft robotics vest. The first figure is able to raise their right arm with the help of the wearable. The second figure shows the technology box equipped at their lower back.

Feb 3, 2023

Soft robotic wearable restores arm function for people with ALS

Proof-of-concept device is comfortable, safe, easy to use

Bioengineering, Robotics,

Diagram of a Capasso's strategy for holographic depiction

Apr 12, 2023

New light sheet holography overcomes the depth perception challenge in 3D holograms

Method can depict holograms – viewable from any angle as if physically present – with continuous depth

Applied Physics,

Two microscopic views showing the nanoelectonics in yellow and blue interspersed with red and green tissue cells.

Mar 8, 2023

Cyborg technology analyzes the functional maturation of stem-cell derived heart tissue

Tissue-embedded stretchable nanoelectronics enable insights into the influence of neighboring cells on stem-cell-derived cardiomyocyte growth and performance

Bioengineering, Health / Medicine,

Mar 5, 2015

Fluid-filled pores separate materials with precision

New system responds selectively to a flow of multiple materials, separating liquids, gases and solids without clogging and with significant energy savings

Feb 7, 2023

Neural network trained using a diverse dataset outperforms conventionally trained algorithms

Including low-resource populations in datasets reduces bias in artificial intelligence

AI / Machine Learning,

Dec 8, 2014

Injectable 3D vaccines could fight cancer and infectious diseases

New findings show programmable biomaterials can be delivered using needle injection to induce an immune response and fight deadly diseases

Health / Medicine, Bioengineering,

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