2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (890+ words) SimuScan uses realistic synthetic data to train AI to identify important nanoscale features and guide atomic force microscopes toward the most informative regions of a sample image: AI-assisted atomic force microscopy identifies tiny surface structures such as nanostructures, DNA assemblies…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (612+ words) Sandia experiments advance a rugged, low-power option for precise inertial measurements image: Sandia National Laboratories scientist Jongmin Lee adjusts a machine that produces optical nanofibers 200 times thinner than a human hair. When laser beams travel through the nanofiber, halos of…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (438+ words) EurekAlert! (a) The conventional approach relies on passive surface protection (e.g., chloride repulsion), which fails to prevent intrinsic structural collapse and metal dissolution. (b) Our “Dynamic & static synergy” strategy simultaneously enhances intrinsic stability via a reinforced covalent network and enables dynamic self-healing through…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (201+ words) image: Wafer-scale membranes made of 1cm2 chips each containing 7×7 metasurfaces. EPFL BIOS CC BY SA 4.0 view more Credit: EPFL BIOS CC BY SA 4.0 “By using crystalline silicon with the nanostructured layer suspended in air, we were able to greatly reduce optical…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (56+ words) EurekAlert! Traditional Shoji created with DFP technology. Credit must be given to the creator. Only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted. No derivatives or adaptations of the work are permitted. More on this News Release...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (60+ words) EurekAlert! Biomimetic structures transform light into colour, revealing hidden material potential. Credit must be given to the creator. Only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted. No derivatives or adaptations of the work are permitted. More on this News Release...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (60+ words) White Is More Than a Color: How Nature Inspired a New Sustainable Way to Make White, Water-Repellent Materials - Image 2 EurekAlert! Einstein portrait created with DFP technology, transforming light into matter. Credit must be given to the creator. Only noncommercial uses…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (230+ words) A new study reveals how the molecular structures of anion exchange membranes form ionic channels when they become wet, paving the way to more affordable energy image: Benjamin Paren at work in his laboratory view more Credit: Stevens Institute of…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (620+ words) KAIST and Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA) develop 'Neural Value Alignment (NVA),' a technology that uses brainwaves to detect cognitive mismatches between humans and AI image: Figure 1. Concept of Neural Value Alignment Because human behavior can be ambiguous, conventional AI can…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (234+ words) Credit: Industrial Chemistry & Materials “One of the key challenges is to maintain sufficient CO2 availability at the active sites under dilute CO2 while minimizing the effects of competing reactions and impurities,” explains Ying Wang, a professor at The Chinese University of Hong…...