First demonstration of a metal-free metamaterial that can absorb electromagnetic energy

Electrical engineers have created the world's first electromagnetic metamaterial made without any metal. The device's ability to absorb electromagnetic energy without heating up has direct applications in imaging, sensing and lighting.

Researchers develop label-free technique to image microtubules

Scientists have been able to use label-free spatial light interference microscopy (SLIM) and computer processing in order to image the microtubules in an assay.

Scientist uncovers physics behind plasma-etching process

Researchers have uncovered some of the physics that make possible the etching of silicon computer chips, which power cell phones, computers, and a huge range of electronic devices.

New 'needle-pulse' beam pattern packs a punch

A new beam pattern could bring unprecedented sharpness to ultrasound and radar images, burn precise holes in manufactured materials at a nano scale - even etch new properties onto their surfaces.

Nanoparticles hitchhiking their way along strands of hair

Massaging hair can help more quickly deliver nanoparticle-based treatment to the roots.

Chiral quantum optics: A new research field with bright perspectives

Surprising direction-dependent effects emerge when light is guided in microscopic structures. This discovery shows promise for both classical and quantum information processing.

European nanotechnology project to design less toxic photovoltaic materials (w/video)

Project Sunflower's objective has been the development of organic photovoltaic materials less toxic and viable for industrial production.

Boron atoms stretch out, gain new powers (w/video)

Simulations demonstrate 1-D material's stiffness, electrical versatility.