Scientists Shrink a Lab Spectrometer to the Size of a Grain of Sand

A new chip-scale spectrometer challenges the long-standing reliance on bulky optical systems by replacing physical light ...

A nanoscale robotic cleaner can hunt, capture and remove bacteria

Tiny robots—around 50 times smaller than the diameter of a human hair—open up fascinating possibilities: they enable the ...
IEEE

Modeling and Investigation of Auto Focus Disparity Sensitivity for CMOS Image Sensors with Sub-Micrometer Scale Pixel Size

Abstract: Modeling of simulation of auto focus (AF) disparity sensitivity for dual pixel CIS is conducted including module lens, pixel diffraction effect, and image signal processing. Additionally, ...
C&EN

Chemical-free Reactive Melt Processing of Biosourced Poly(butylene-succinate-adipate) for Improved Mechanical Properties and Recyclability

Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 6, 90128 Palermo, Italy ...
PNAS

Ultrasensitive measurement of brain penetration mechanics and blood vessel rupture with microscale probes

Microscale neural probes are central to next-generation brain–machine interfaces, yet how they physically penetrate the living brain remains poorly quantified. Using a high-sensitivity force sensor ...
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Nanoscale Surface Patterns For Advanced Heat Control

Think about how your smartphone becomes warm when you use it for a long time. Inside the chip, electrons move rapidly and collide with atoms. Each collision makes the atoms vibrate. These tiny ...
IEEE

2-D Carrier Lifetime Mapping in Flip-Chip Green Mini-LEDs by Time-Gated Electroluminescence Microscopy

Abstract: A time-gated electroluminescence microscopy method is developed to map the 2-D carrier lifetime distribution in flip-chip green mini-LEDs with micrometer-scale resolution. An in-depth ...