Math techniques improve computational efficiency in quantum chemistry

Researchers have developed new mathematical techniques to advance the study of molecules at the quantum level.

Conductive filaments and 3-D printers allow quick construction of electromagnetic metamaterials

Researchers have 3-D printed potent electromagnetic metamaterials, using an electrically conductive material compatible with a standard 3-D printer.

New fiber-based sensor could quickly detect structural problems in bridges and dams

Faster distributed sensor detects changes in temperature or strain at 1 million points over a 10-kilometer optical fiber.

Deadly nanoparcel for cancer cells

Free-radical-generating hybrid nanomaterial for the oxidative destruction of hypoxic cancer cells.

High temperature step-by-step process makes graphene from ethene

An international team of scientists has developed a new way to produce single-layer graphene from a simple precursor: ethene - also known as ethylene - the smallest alkene molecule, which contains just two atoms of carbon.

The first one bit chemical memory unit: The 'chit'

Experiments prove that not only physics, but also chemistry is suitable for storing information. The role of the chemical bit, the 'chit', can be fulfilled by a simple arrangement of three droplets in contact with each other, in which oscillatory reactions occur.

Ground-breaking method to use graphene to generate complex and controllable sound signals

A pioneering new technique that encourages graphene to 'talk' could revolutionise the global audio and telecommunications industries.

New models allow for extraction of oil trapped in nano-capillaries of reservoirs

Scientists recently discovered that a drop of oil doesn't look like a drop at all if it is small, to the scale of one billionth of a billionth of a liter, or attoliter. Rather, a nanoscale oil droplet looks more like a flat film against a solid surface. This discovery reveals that the simulation tools and techniques commonly employed by the oil industry do not take into account the increased energy required to extract these oil molecules.

Refrigerator for quantum computers discovered

Quantum physicists have invented a quantum-circuit refrigerator, which can reduce errors in quantum computing.