Scientists create electric circuits inside plants

New research looks at tapping plants' energy directly by turning their internal structures into electric circuits.

Nano 'sandwich' offers unique properties

Researchers have modeled a nanoscale sandwich, the first in what they hope will become a molecular deli for materials scientists.

Triboelectric nanogenerators boost mass spectrometry performance

Researchers have harnessed triboelectric nanogenerators to improve the charging of molecules in a way that dramatically boosts the sensitivity of a widely-used chemical analysis technique.

Smart multi-layered magnetic material acts as an electric switch

New study reveals characteristic of islands of magnetic metals between vacuum gaps, displaying tunnelling electric current.

Bioinspired process makes materials light, robust, programmable at nano- to macro-scale

Ultralight web of silk nanofibers withstands load 4,000 times its weight.

DNA-based nano-tweezers measure the forces between nucleosomes

The mode of packaging of the genomic DNA in the cell nucleus determines patterns of gene expression. Researchers have used DNA-based nano-tweezers to measure the forces between nucleosomes, the basic packing units of nuclear DNA.

Sound-shaping super-material (w/video)

A super-material that bends, shapes and focuses sound waves that pass through it has been invented by scientists.