Putting silicon 'sawdust' in a graphene cage boosts battery performance

Approach could remove major obstacles to increasing the capacity of lithium-ion batteries.

Too-few proteins prompt nanoparticles to clump

Blood serum proteins must find balance with therapeutic nanoparticles.

You'll never be-leaf what makes up this battery

Materials scientists bake oak leaf, add sodium to cook up new large-scale battery possibility.

Researchers develop completely new kind of polymer

Hybrid polymers could lead to new concepts in self-repairing materials, drug delivery and artificial muscles.

A novel and efficient fabrication technology for cross-shaped memristor

Among the candidates of next-generation memory devices, cross-bar-shaped non-volatile resistive memory (memristor) is one of the most attractive solutions for its non-volatility, faster access speed, ultra-high density and easier fabrication process.

Trapping microbubbles with lasers and sound

Researchers have developed an innovative system that can trap microbubbles. This enables scientists to study the bubbles' properties and develop safer, more effective medical products.

Breakthrough enables ultra fast transport of electrical charges in polymers

These pioneering results, which enhance charge transport in polymers by more than 1,000 times, have implications for organic opto-electronic devices.

For this nanocatalyst reaction, one atom makes a big difference

Combining experimental investigations and theoretical simulations, researchers have explained why platinum nanoclusters of a specific size range facilitate the hydrogenation reaction used to produce ethane from ethylene.

Organ-on-chip device mimics placental barrier

Researchers have fabricated a multi-layer microfluidic 'organ-on-chip' device that mimics the structure of the human placental barrier that supports blood flow and exchange of material between the mother and fetus.

Reconfigurable origami tubes could find antenna, microfluidic uses

Origami, the ancient art of paper folding, may soon provide a foundation for antennas that can reconfigure themselves to operate at different frequencies, microfluidic devices whose properties can change in operation - and even heating and air-conditioning ductwork that adjusts to demand.