Pioneering new methods for designing magnetism

Controlling magnetization by band engineering and quantum confinement.

Conch shells spill the secret to their toughness

Three-tiered structure of these impact-resistant shells could inspire better helmets, body armor.

A nanomedicine approach against multidrug-resistant bacteria

A new study illustrates a strategy for curing full-thickness wounds infected by multidrug-resistant multidrug-resistant bacteria via an electrospun scaffold containing pharmaceutical intermediate-capped gold nanoparticles.

New nano photocatalyst speeds up the conversion of carbon dioxide into chemical resources

Researchers have developed a new titania photocatalyst that converts carbon dioxide into methane three times more efficiently than the existing photocatalyst by manipulating its surface.

Gecko-inspired multipurpose gripper

An elastic membrane covered with tiny fibres paired with a pressure differential enables a new soft gripper system with a high adhesion performance even on curved surfaces.

Project develops a new radical approach to probe complex quantum systems for quantum simulations

By using quantum physics in computers, scientists could also in the future simulate chemical reactions, in order to facilitate drug design and improve machine learning.

Nanopore technology makes leap from DNA sequencing to identifying proteins

Scientists report on a study that could open up the field for nanopore-based protein identification - and eventually proteomic profiling of large numbers of proteins in complex mixtures of different types of molecules.

Study takes step toward mass-producible quantum computers

Process for positioning quantum bits in diamond optical circuits could work at large scales.

Self-healing catalyst films for hydrogen production

Chemists have developed a catalyst with self-healing properties. Under the challenging conditions of water electrolysis for hydrogen production, the catalyst material regenerates itself, as long as the components required for this are present in the electrolyte solution.