New findings enable first direct, real-time images of radiation-sensitive soft nanomaterials in organic solvents. With highly specialized instruments, we can see materials on the nanoscale – but we can’t see…
The new tool has made it possible to detect SARS-CoV-2 in exudate from symptomatic patients with a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 87.5%. This new methodology, whose first…
Scientists studied antimatter in the proton with higher precision than ever before, revealing insights into the particle’s puzzling dynamics. The Science The proton is a positively charged particle that exists…
Compact, inexpensive tunable lenses could be useful for portable medical diagnostics, miniature cameras and more. For the first time, researchers have created a metasurface lens that uses a piezoelectric thin…
A team including researchers from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon has developed new methods for repairing the latest generation of aircraft engine blades as part of the “Novel Engine Repair Methods” project…
Optimized approach simplifies underwater optical data links; could enable devices that transmit data and produce power. Although solar cells are typically designed to turn light into power, researchers have shown…