Jumping droplets whisk away hotspots in electronics (w/video)

New technology adds a third dimension to cooling modern electronics.

Open-source software unlocks 3-D view of nanomaterials (w/video)

Now it's possible for anyone to see and share 3-D nanoscale imagery with a new open-source software platform.

Multi-university effort to advance materials, define the future of mobility

Three research teams will receive about $10M in funding as part of a $35M materials science discovery program. Provided over four years, the support will be primarily directed at scientific discoveries and advancing a technology that underpins the future of mobility and autonomous systems: energy storage.

Researchers obtain Bose-Einstein condensate with nickel chloride

In the vicinity of absolute zero, the particles that make up the condensate behave like a single particle and can be described by a single wave function.

Nanoscopic golden springs change color of twisted light

Scientists have used gold spring-shaped coils 5,000 times thinner than human hairs with powerful lasers to enable the detection of twisted molecules.

Photonic crystal and nanowire combo advances 'photonic integration'

Researchers combined a sub-wavelength nanowire with a photonic crystal platform, and demonstrated 2 firsts: Continuous-wave lasing oscillation by sub-wavelength nanowire, as well as high-speed signal modulation by a nanowire laser.

Spray-on memory could enable bendable digital storage

Nanowire ink enables flexible, programmable electronics on materials like paper, plastic or fabric.

Researchers 'iron out' graphene's wrinkles

New technique produces highly conductive graphene wafers.

Graphene sieve turns seawater into drinking water (w/video)

New research shows graphene can filter common salts from water to make it safe to drink. Findings could lead to affordable desalination technology.

The dynamic surface tension of water

The value of the surface tension of water at room temperature is known accurately to four significant figures and is recommended as a standard for the calibration of other devices. New research now shows that this value is not as universal as previously believed.

Electronic synapses that can learn: towards an artificial brain?

Scientists have created an artificial synapse capable of learning autonomously. They were also able to model the device, which is essential for developing more complex circuits.

Conductive graphene ink wins science photography competition's top prize

An image of spectacular swirling graphene ink in alcohol, which can be used to print electrical circuits onto paper, has won the overall prize in a science photography competition.

Fast and simple way to make highly ordered porous films

Researchers have developed a new method to create films of porous metal?organic frameworks fully aligned on inorganic substrates. The method is simple, requiring only that the substrate and an organic linker are mixed under mild conditions, and fast, producing perfectly aligned films within minutes.