Articles by Thamarasee Jeewandara
Phys.org / New carbon-based nanomaterial: Facile diamond synthesis from lower 'diamondoids'
In a new report published in Science Advances, Sulgiye Park and a research team in geological sciences, materials and energy sciences, advanced research and advanced radiation sources in the U.S. and Beijing, China, developed ...
Phys.org / Helical quantum Hall phase in graphene on strontium titanate
Materials that exhibit topological phases can be classified by their dimensionality, symmetries and topological invariants to form conductive-edge states with peculiar transport and spin properties. For example, the quantum ...
Phys.org / Building ultrasensitive and ultrathin phototransistors and photonic synapses using hybrid superstructures
Organic-inorganic halide perovskite quantum dots (PQDs) form an attractive class of materials for optoelectronic applications. Their charge transport properties are, however, inferior compared to materials such as graphene. ...
Phys.org / Programmable droplet manipulation by a magnetic-actuation robot
Droplet manipulation in materials science can contribute to water collection, medical diagnostics and drug delivery techniques. While structure-based liquid operations are widely used in nature and in bioinspired artificial ...
Phys.org / Microchannel network hydrogel-induced ischemic blood perfusion connection
Controlled angiogenesis (growth of new blood vessels) at damaged sites is an unresolved issue in the clinical setting. Most attempts include local treatment with pro-angiogenic molecules,Jo although the approach can induce ...
Phys.org / Increasing the service life of polymer electrolyte fuel cells with a nanodispersed ionomer
Protons (subatomic particles) can be transferred from the anode to the cathode through the ionomer membrane in polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFC). Scientists can extend proton pathways by impregnating the ionomer (type ...
Tech Xplore / Microelectronics embedded in live jellyfish enhance propulsion
Researchers in robotic materials aim to artificially control animal locomotion to address the existing challenges to actuation, control and power requirements in soft robotics. In a new report in Science Advances, Nicole ...
Phys.org / Quantum anomalous Hall effect in intrinsic magnetic topological insulator
Nontrivial band topology can combine with magnetic order in a magnetic topological insulator to produce exotic states of matter such as quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) insulators and axion insulators. An aim of condensed matter ...
Phys.org / Animal simulations and smart drug design: Nanomaterial transport to individual cells
Bioengineers can design smart drugs for antibody and nanomaterial-based therapies to optimize drug efficiency for increasingly efficient, early-stage preclinical trials. The ideal drug will have maximum efficiency at target ...
Phys.org / Can polarity-inverted membranes self-assemble on Saturn's moon Titan?
Astrobiologists are focused on resolving two central questions to understand the environmental and chemical limits of life. By understanding life's boundaries, they intend to identify possible biosignatures in exoplanet atmospheres ...
Phys.org / Phonon hydrodynamics and ultrahigh-room temperature thermal conductivity in thin graphite
Different forms of carbon or allotropes including graphene and diamond are among the best conductors of heat. In a recent report on Science, Yo Machida and a research team in the department of Physics and the Laboratory of ...
Phys.org / Shape-morphing living composites
In a recent study published on Science Advances, L. K. Rivera-Tarazona and a research team in the departments of bioengineering and biological sciences at the University of Texas, Dallas, U.S., established a new method to ...
Tech Xplore / Four-dimensional micro-building blocks: Printable, time-related, programmable tools
Four-dimensional (4-D) printing is based on merging multimaterial printing, reinforcement patterns or micro and nanofibrous additives as time-related programmable tools, to achieve desired shape reconfigurations. However, ...
Phys.org / Nanoscopy through a plasmonic nanolens
Imaging at the scale of a single molecule has gained much recent research interest in diverse fields of molecular biology, physics and nanotechnology. Researchers have used super-resolution microscopy to access subdiffraction ...
Phys.org / Adding memory to pressure-sensitive phosphors
Mechanoluminescence (ML) is a type of luminescence induced by any mechanical action on a solid, leading to a range of applications in materials research, photonics and optics. For instance, the mechanical action can release ...
