Nanoelectronic thread probes form reliable, scar-free integration with the brain

Engineering researchers have designed ultra-flexible, nanoelectronic thread brain probes that can achieve more reliable long-term neural recording than existing probes and don't elicit scar formation when implanted.

Nanoparticle biosensor able to detect HIV only one week after infection

The biosensor combines micromechanical silicon structures with gold nanoparticles, both functionalised with p24-specific antibodies.

How to roll a nanotube: Demystifying carbon nanotubes' structure control

Pioneering research has demonstrated how to control the synthesis of carbon nanotubes, in order to synthesize horizontal arrays of CNTs with the same structure.

New bilayer material could lead to more efficient and versatile light emission, such as bendy LED screens

Scientists report a new bilayer material, with each layer measuring less than one nanometer in thickness, that someday could lead to more efficient and versatile light emission.

Engineers shrink atomic force microscope to dime-sized device

Researchers have created an atomic force microscope on a chip, dramatically shrinking the size of a high-tech device commonly used to characterize material properties.

Bursting pods

Plants are capable of producing powerful movement that is initiated at the molecular level. Researchers now demonstrate that these biological strategies can be re-engineered by interfacing molecular switches with man-made materials.

Good vibrations help reveal molecular details

Five years of hard work and a little 'cosmic luck' led researchers to a new method to obtain structural details on molecules in biomembranes.

Nanotechnology based gene editing to eradicate HIV brain reservoir in drug abusers

Scientists are studying new therapies that can short-circuit HIV infection and mitigate the damaging effects that opiate addiction has on the central nervous system.

Five ways nanoscience is making science fiction into fact

Moving into the realm of nanomedicine therapies and vehicles smaller than a speck of dust, what were once regarded as science fictions are rapidly becoming fact.

Making sodium-ion batteries that last

Scientists have developed an anode material that enables sodium-ion batteries to perform at high capacity over hundreds of cycles.

Squishy supercapacitors bathed in green tea could power wearable electronics

Researchers report a new flexible and compact rechargeable energy storage device for wearable electronics that is infused with green tea polyphenols.

Plant-made virus shells could deliver drugs directly to cancer cells

Scientists have developed virus-like nanoparticles to deliver drugs straight to affected cells.

New type of nanosensor detects DNA building blocks

Researchers have developed a new type of nanosensor that can detect single molecules. The nanosensor, comprising a combination of two different materials, has been used to identify the different building blocks in DNA.

New catalyst that can split water into hydrogen almost as good as platinum, but less costly

A ruthenium-based material works almost as efficient as platinum and likely shows the highest catalytic performance without being affected by the pH of the water.

Is a stretchable smart tablet in our future?

Engineering researchers have developed the first stretchable integrated circuit that is made entirely using an inkjet printer, raising the possibility of inexpensive mass production of smart fabric.

Graphene from soybeans

A new production technology grows graphene film in ambient air with a natural precursor, making its production faster and simpler.

Graphene interface engineering for large area, high efficiency solar cells

Researchers are using graphene and related materials to engineer the interfaces between solar cell layers.

Metal-organic frameworks used as looms

To produce cloths from monomolecular threads, scientists used SURMOFs, i.e. surface-mounted metal-organic frameworks.

Interface between insulators enables information transport by spin

Researchers have demonstrated the transport of spin information at room temperature in a remarkable material system.

An old rock teaches us new tricks to fabricate van der Waals heterostructures

Scientists have found out that franckeite, a mineral belonging to the sulfosalts family, shows a natural crystal structure similar to the manmade van der Waals heterostructures.

High-resolution biomolecule imaging

Technique could provide unique views of single molecules that conventional methods can't match.