Learning how to fine-tune nanofabrication

A new computational method may improve the control of nanomaterial fabrication.

Portable nanofiber device offers precise, point-and-shoot capability

Researchers have developed a lightweight, portable nanofiber fabrication device that could one day be used to dress wounds on a battlefield or dress shoppers in customizable fabrics.

Nanoinjection increases survival rate of cells

In a new study, scientists show that with this method, nine out of ten cells survive being injected with foreign molecules.

Nano-imprinting technology improves transistor-based biosensors

Silicon nanowires fabricated using an imprinting technology could be the way of the future for transistor-based biosensors.

Scientists develop spectacles for X-ray lasers

Tailor-made corrective glasses permit unparalleled concentration of X-ray beam.

Magic ink from the nano world

A chemical reaction alters the colors of plasmonic prints.

Researchers imitate molecular crowding in cells

These results are offering better insight into the development of nanoreactors and artificial organelles.

Chiral metamaterial produces record optical shift under incremental power modulation

Researchers have demonstrated an optical metamaterial whose chiroptical properties in the nonlinear regime produce a significant spectral shift with power levels in the milliwatt range.

Researchers coax particles to form vortices using magnetic fields

Scientists have created tiny swirling vortices out of magnetic particles, providing insight into the behavior that governs such systems - which opens up new opportunities for materials and devices with new properties.