In a first, metamaterial achieves the performance predicted by theoretical bounds

In 2015, a mechanical engineer and materials scientist developed an idea that could change the way people think about high-performance structural materials. Two years later, his concept is paying research dividends.

Using kinetics, not temperature, to make nanocrystalline ceramic coatings

Room temperature coatings make design, fabrication flexible.

Researchers Work to expand access to health care using nanotechnology

Researchers are using commercially available nanotechnology to develop a low-cost, handheld diagnostic device that can monitor HIV.

Engineers overcome a hurdle in growing a revolutionary optical metamaterial

Engineers produced an elusive diamond crystal structure that could revolutionize photonics. This put them on the path to achieving a material that is the 'holy grail of directed particle self-assembly'.

New window into the nanoworld

Scientists combine the ultra-fast with the ultra-small to pioneer microscopy at terahertz frequencies.

Waste silicon sawdust recycled into anode for lithium-ion battery

Researchers have found that the pulverization of silicon sawdust into silicon nanoflakes and the subsequent carbon coating are effective in fabricating high capacity and durable LIBs.

Ligand-baited nanosprings capture tumor-derived exosomes from a prostate cancer cell line

Findings enable a non-invasive approach for diagnosis and prognosis of prostate cancer.

Nanoclusters could solve big problems for lithium-ion batteries

Chemists have developed a superionic solid that could be the basis of next-generation lithium-ion batteries.

High-sensitivity cameras reveal the atomic structure of metal-organic frameworks

Scientists have developed a method for fine-scale imaging of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), three-dimensional structures made up of metal ions connected by organic ligands.

Nonlinear optics

Researchers show that silicon can reproduce physical phenomena exploited by high-end telecommunications devices.

Nanotechnology approach could cut dose of leading HIV treatment in half

Researchers have presented successful results of a trial that utilized nanotechnology to improve drug therapies for HIV patients.

Nanostraws sample a cell's contents without damage

Tiny nanostraws that sample the contents of a cell without causing damage may improve our ability to understand cellular processes and lead to safer medical treatments.

Scalable 100% yield production of conductive graphene inks

The novel method uses ultrahigh shear forces in a microfluidisation process to exfoliate graphene flakes from graphite. The process converts 100% of the starting graphite material into usable flakes for conductive inks, avoiding the need for centrifugation and reducing the time taken to produce a usable ink.