Supersonic spray yields new nanomaterial for bendable, wearable electronics

Film of self-fused nanowires clear as glass, conducts like metal.

Graphene shows promise for composite applications

The Graphene Flagship, Europe's biggest ever research initiative, carries out advanced research into the creation of unique and innovative materials by incorporating graphene into composites. There are many potential application areas including the aerospace and automotive industries, energy applications, structural foams, films and coatings.

Mood ring materials - a new way to detect damage in failing infrastructure (w/video)

Sprinkle a pixie dust of nanoparticles into a batch of clear polymer resin and you get a smart material that changes color when it is damaged or about to fail.

Perovskites solar cells using tin in place of lead are much more stable than thought

Scientists explain how solar cells could be produced with tin, making them more adaptable and simpler to produce than their current counterparts.

From champagne bubbles, dance parties and disease to new nanomaterials

Whether it is clouds or champagne bubbles forming, or the early onset of Alzheimer's disease or Type 2 diabetes, a common mechanism is at work: nucleation processes.

New ultrasound-powered actuator to power micro robot

To address the intrinsic limitation of magnetic actuation, a team of researchers has developed a way to use microbubbles to provide the specificity needed to power micro-robots for biomedical applications.

Scientists shrink electron gun to matchbox size

Low-power tabletop source of ultrashort electron beams could replace car-size laboratory devices.

Signal transmission in a photonic computer without losses

Scientists have calculated a model of an optical system in which large losses in waveguides are compensated by a small gain. The newly discovered phenomenon means that a signal can be transmitted with virtually no losses, which up until now had been an unresolved issue with plasmonic and nanooptic devices.

Light on the quantum computer

Researchers are working on perfecting control of their quantum dot using photons so that they can communicate with one another and make calculations.

A new magnetic nanoparticle tool to track circulating tumour cells

A breakthrough provides a new tool to characterize CTCs that may help cancer biologists and clinicians understand how to use these cells to provide better treatment.

Designing better nanodisks to observe viral infections

Researchers have improved the design of tiny nanodiscs - synthetic models of cell membranes used to study proteins that control what enters and leaves a cell. The enhancements provide an unprecedented view of how viruses infect cells.

Designer materials create miniature computer circuits

Scientists have discovered a new method of creating optoelectronic circuits using graphene and other 2D materials that are much smaller than their current counterparts.

Spray-printed crystals to move forward organic electronic applications

Has the time come to replace traditionally used silicon with printable organic semiconductor inks? Scientists believe so, especially for future electronics that need to be flexible, lightweight, wearable and low-cost.

3-D imaging technique maps migration of DNA-carrying material at the center of cells (w/video)

X-ray technique provides high-res views of the structure and movement of genetic material in cell nuclei.

The beginning of nanotechnology at the 1959 APS meeting

Winner of Feynman's challenge remembers the 'great man'.

Researchers develop hazard assessment for nanosilver products

Researchers have adapted an 'off-the-shelf' hazard assessment tool for use with emerging nanomaterials in an effort to better understand threats they may pose to workers, the public and the environment.