In the “Star Wars” universe, characters harness the power of light through iconic lightsabers. Here on Earth, researchers are tapping into a similarly transformative phenomenon, aiming to build technology that uses beams of light to perform ever-faster computing. A team co-led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), Columbia University, and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid…
Glowing nanoparticles enhance at-home COVID-19 test sensitivity
Researchers at the University of Houston are using glow-in-the-dark materials to enhance the sensitivity of rapid COVID-19 home diagnostics. The widely used lateral flow assay provides rapid results for diagnostics such as at-home COVID-19 or pregnancy tests. They also offer low costs and ease of operation. Test results on LFA diagnostics come through in colored…