Chemists have described a key mediation pathway that explains why sodium-oxygen batteries are more energy efficient compared with their lithium-oxygen counterparts.
May 28th, 2015
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Trapped light waves go farther than expected, giving insights on designing computer circuit interconnects that work at nearly the speed of light.
May 27th, 2015
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A new study predicts that researchers could use spiraling pulses of laser light to change the nature of graphene, turning it from a metal into an insulator and giving it other peculiar properties that might be used to encode information.
May 27th, 2015
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Scientists studied the magnetic and motional dynamics of atoms in a specially designed laser-based lattice that looks like a checkerboard.
May 27th, 2015
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Scientists a new kind of multi-tasking stent that could minimize the risks associated with a procedure to unblock clogged arteries. It can sense blood flow and temperature, store and transmit the information for analysis and can be absorbed by the body after it finishes its job.
May 27th, 2015
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The Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Network initiated the development of two new standards: Guide for Workforce Education in Nanotechnology Health and Safety, and Practice for Workforce Education in Nanotechnology Characterization.
May 27th, 2015
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An international team of scientists studying ultrafast physics have solved a mystery of quantum mechanics, and found that quantum tunneling is an instantaneous process.
May 27th, 2015
Read moreScientists have discovered nanotechnology could hold the key to preventing deep bone infections, after developing a treatment which prevents bacteria and other harmful microorganisms growing.
May 27th, 2015
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Precious metals like silver and gold have biomedical properties that have been used for centuries, but how do these materials effectively combat the likes of cancer and bacteria without contaminating the patient and the environment?
May 27th, 2015
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Superconductivity is a rare physical state in which matter is able to conduct electricity without any resistance. It can only be found in certain materials, and even then it can only be achieved under controlled conditions of low temperatures and high pressures. New research hones in on the structural changes underlying superconductivity in iron arsenide compounds - those containing iron and arsenic.
May 27th, 2015
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Physicists simulate for the first time charged Majorana particles - elementary particles, which are not supposed to exist.
May 27th, 2015
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Researchers develop a novel device to image the minute forces and actions involved in cell membrane hemifusion.
May 27th, 2015
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Fundamental science effort aims to reveal maximum information contained in photons to guide development of future imaging technologies.
May 26th, 2015
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Researchers reach deep into their bag of tricks to create so-called 'squeezed Schrodinger cats'. These quantum systems could be extremely useful for future technologies.
May 26th, 2015
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A new paper demonstrates the feasibility of replacing the substrate, or support layer, of a computer chip, with cellulose nanofibril, a flexible, biodegradable material made from wood.
May 26th, 2015
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Scientists around the world are using the programmability of DNA to assemble complex nanometer-scale structures. Until now, however, production of these artificial structures has been limited to water-based environments, because DNA naturally functions inside the watery environment of living cells. Researchers have now shown that they can assemble DNA nanostructures in a solvent containing no water.
May 26th, 2015
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