New electron microscope method detects atomic-scale magnetism

Researchers took a counterintuitive approach by taking advantage of optical distortions that they typically try to eliminate.

Treating aggressive thyroid cancer with nanomedicine

Platform designed to deliver nanotherapy effective in preclinical models of metastatic anaplastic thyroid cancer.

Tailored DNA shifts electrons into the 'fast lane'

DNA nanowire improved by altering sequences.

Researchers find better way to 'herd' electrons in solar fuel devices

Researchers have discovered a new way to optimize electron transfer in semi-conductors used in solar fuel solutions.

Scientists engineer tunable DNA for electronics applications

Scientists have been able to understand and manipulate DNA to more finely tune the flow of electricity through it.

10,000 windows onto biomolecular information processing

A Franco-Japanese research group has developed a new 'brute force' technique to test thousands of biochemical reactions at once and quickly home in on the range of conditions where they work best.

Ultra-thin solar cells can easily bend around a pencil

The flexible photovoltaics could power wearable electronics.

Nanocrystal-based solar cells for greener and safer energies

Researchers have fabricated a solution-processed, semi-transparent solar cell based on AgBiS2 nanocrystals, a material that consists of non-toxic, earth-abundant elements, produced in ambient conditions at low temperatures.

Enlightening and flexing memories

Researchers have shown that a carefully chosen blend of a small photoswitchable molecule and a semiconducting polymer can be used to fabricate high-performance memory devices that can be written and erased by light.

Quantum calculations broaden the understanding of crystal catalysts

Using numerical modelling, researchers from Russia, the US, and China have discovered previously unknown features of rutile TiO2, which is a promising photocatalyst.

Artificial synapse rivals biological ones in energy consumption

Researchers develop an organic nanofiber based artificial synapse that emulates both important functions and energy consumption of biological ones: Implication of potential use in artificial intelligence computing.

Electropermanent magnet actuation for droplet ferromicrofluidics

Researchers have demonstrated magnetic actuation of microfluidic water droplets using miniature EPMs and oil-based ferrofluids.

Carbon nanobubbles as containers with unusual loading and release properties

Scientists have introduced a new variety of nanocapsule: hollow carbon bubbles made from three to four graphitic layers of carbon atoms.