Revised method to create hydrophobic surfaces has implications for any technology where water meets a solid surface, from optics and microfluidics to cooking.
3D-printed cilia sensors, inspired by nature's own designs, could revolutionize our ability to detect external stimuli, from medicine to robotics and beyond.
Researchers have developed an innovative device that separates extracellular RNA carriers using pH levels. This allows for faster and cheaper diagnosis of diseases like cancer.
Researchers created minuscule lenses that it can expand or contract in mere seconds - modifying their magnification, focal length and other optical properties in the process. That on-the-fly adaptability bodes well for the design's use in micro-projection systems and even the culturing of cells.
Using a network consisting of almost 8,400 optical neurons made of waveguide-coupled phase-change material, researchers showed that the connection between two each of these neurons can indeed become stronger or weaker, and that new connections can be formed, or existing ones eliminated.
