Magnetically driven metal-insulator transition in a correlated spin-orbit material

Using a combination of neutron and X-ray scattering techniques, researchers were able to solve the magnetic structure and measure the nature of the magnetic excitations in Cd2Os2O7.

Fantastic Voyage to the nanoverse one step closer

Robots so small they can enter the bloodstream and perform surgeries are one step closer.

Nanotechnology commercialisation calls for closer attention to safety and environmental considerations

The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health and the Academy of Finland are hosting a panel discussion on questions of nanosafety in connection with the EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF) conference in Manchester in July.

Wireless, wearable toxic-gas detector made from carbon nanotubes

Inexpensive sensors could be worn by soldiers to detect hazardous chemical agents.

Neutron diffraction studies reveal origins of deterioration in lithium batteries

Researchers use diffraction data from pulsed high-intensity neutrons to understand the reactions that deteriorate lithium batteries during operation.

Researchers develop shape-changing 'smart' material

Researchers have developed a unique, multifunctional smart material that can change shape from heat or light and assemble and disassemble itself.

Modular construction on a molecular scale

Predictable assembly of protein building blocks result in a new class of porous materials, with potential uses ranging from efficient fuel storage to practical carbon capture and conversion.

Thousands on one chip: New method to study proteins

A new molecular method enables the investigation of the function for thousands of proteins in parallel. Applying this new method, an international team of researchers was able to identify hundreds of previously unknown interactions among proteins.