A new form of magnetic interaction which pushes a formerly two-dimensional phenomenon into the third dimension could open up a host of exciting new possibilities for data storage and advanced computing, scientists say. In a new paper published today in the journal Nature Materials, a team led by physicists from the University of Glasgow describe how…
Flexible, Wearable Electronics Result from Solar-Powered Supercapacitors
A breakthrough in energy storage technology could bring a new generation of flexible electronic devices to life, including solar-powered prosthetics for amputees. In a paper published in the journal Advanced Science, a team of engineers from the University of Glasgow discuss how they have used layers of graphene and polyurethane to create a flexible supercapacitor…
Flexible, Solar-Powered Supercapacitors Could Underpin New Generation of Wearable Electronics
Machine Learning Tool can Predict Viral Reservoirs in the Animal Kingdom
Many deadly and newly emerging viruses like Ebola and Zika circulate in wild animal and insect communities long before spreading to humans and causing severe disease. However, finding these natural virus hosts – which could help prevent the spread to humans – currently poses an enormous challenge for scientists. Now, a new machine learning algorithm…
Live Long and Diagnose
A Star Trek-inspired handheld device based on a silicon chip could help make rapid, sophisticated medical diagnostics more accessible to people around the world, scientists say. In a new paper published in the journal Biosensors and Bioelectronics, researchers from the University of Glasgow describe the latest development in their “multicorder” project, inspired by Star Trek’s…
Bendable Electronics on the Horizon
A new form of electronics manufacturing which embeds silicon nanowires into flexible surfaces could lead to radical new forms of bendable electronics, scientists say. In a new paper published in the journal Microsystems and Nanoengineering, engineers from the University of Glasgow describe how they have for the first time been able to affordably ‘print’ high-mobility…
Graphene Supercapacitor Leads to Lighter Wearables
A new form of solar-powered supercapacitor could help make future wearable technologies lighter and more energy-efficient, scientists say. In a paper published in the journal Nano Energy, researchers from the University of Glasgow’s Bendable Electronics and Sensing Technologies (BEST) group describe how they have developed a promising new type of graphene supercapacitor, which could be…
“Brainy Skin” Has Sense of Touch
A robotic hand covered in “brainy skin” that mimics the human sense of touch is being developed by scientists. University of Glasgow’s Professor Ravinder Dahiya has plans to develop ultra-flexible, synthetic Brainy Skin that “thinks for itself.” The super-flexible, hypersensitive skin may one day be used to make more responsive prosthetics for amputees, or to…
Two-Photon Method Creates More Precise Nanoscale Measurements
The precision of measuring nanoscopic structures could be substantially improved, thanks to research involving the University of Warwick and QuantIC researchers at the University of Glasgow and Heriot Watt University into optical sensing. QuantIC is the UK Quantum Technology Hub in Quantum Enhanced Imaging and part of the UK National Quantum Technologies Programme. Using pairs…
Heat Transforms into Motion in Nanoscale Devices
A team of scientists have found a new way to transform ambient heat into motion in nanoscale devices — a discovery which could open up new possibilities for data storage, sensors, nanomotors, and other applications in the ever-shrinking world of electronics. In a new paper published in the journal Nature Materials, an international team of…
Radical Printing Method Generates Two Colors Per Pixel
Scientists have developed a new form of high-resolution “printing” which could have wide-ranging applications in data storage, anti-counterfeiting measures, and digital imaging. New research from the University of Glasgow, published in the journal Advanced Functional Materials, outlines how engineers have developed nano-scale plasmonic color filters that display different colors depending on the orientation of the…
New Technology Could Predict Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Solar-Powered Skin Made from Graphene
A new way of harnessing the sun’s rays to power “synthetic skin” could help to create advanced prosthetic limbs capable of returning the sense of touch to amputees. Engineers from the University of Glasgow, who have previously developed an “electronic skin” covering for prosthetic hands made from graphene, have found a way to use some…
Face Identification Accuracy Impaired by Poor Sleep
Stem Cell Research Could Lead to Treatment Breakthroughs
Scientists have discovered a new way to replicate the regenerative power of stem cells in the lab, which could lead to powerful treatments for injuries and diseases. In a new paper published in the journal ACS Nano, Catherine Berry, Ph.D., and Prof. Matthew Dalby from the University of Glasgow‘s Institute of Molecular Cell and Systems Biology, describe…
