Nanosized silicon heater and thermometer combined to fight cancer

Physicists have found out that spherical silicon nanoparticles can be effectively heated up, and simultaneously emit light depending on their temperature.

Low cost, scalable water splitting fuels the future hydrogen economy

Scientists have developed a lower cost and industrially scalable catalyst to produce pure hydrogen through a low-energy water-splitting process.

Photonic 'hypercrystals' shed stronger light

Sources that integrate two artificial optical material concepts may drive ultrafast 'Li-Fi' communications.

Nanoparticle drug-delivery method holds promise for controlling crop parasites

Researchers are applying drug-delivery technology to agriculture to control parasitic roundworms more effectively and safely.

Microwave spectroscopy of a carbon nanotube charge qubit

Carbon nanotubes allow accurate control of electron charge, spin and valley degrees of freedom, are atomically perfect and can be made isotopically pure.

Looking at complex light wave forms

Using a new method, researchers can see for the first time how weak electric fields evolve in time.

New type of nanocomposite for stem cell therapy

Researchers have developed versatile magnetic nanoclusters capable of simultaneous gene delivery, direction of cell migration, and cell tracking for stem cell research.

When gold turns invisible

A gold compound shifts from a visible fluorescence to emitting infrared when ground - a big shift with potential applications in bioimaging and security inks.

Physicists discover why drying liquid crystal drops leave unusual 'coffee rings'

Scientists have uncovered the complex and remarkably different behavior arising in a liquid crystal drop that is drying.

Research grant to study multifunctional nanoporous ceramics

Office of Naval Research awards grant to study fundamental toughening mechanisms of novel ceramic composites and their use as alternative materials.

Graphene chills out

Flat sheets of carbon, and other two-dimensional materials, lose heat more easily when encased.