A 3D-printed device detects temperature changes when SARS-CoV-2 binds to molecularly imprinted polymer nanoparticles (ruler shows cm). Credit: Adapted from ACS Sensors 2022, DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.2c00100…
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One of Hydro-Quebec’s hydroelectric generating stations. Credit: Hydro-Quebec Power flowing both ways across the Canada–U.S. border offers a pathway to clean electricity in 2050. The…
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A nanoscale rendering of two materials, graphene (gray) and chromium oxide (blue), that collectively allowed researchers from Nebraska and Buffalo to fabricate a new type…
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