Newly-discovered semiconductor dynamics may help improve energy efficiency

Researchers examining the flow of electricity through semiconductors have uncovered another reason these materials seem to lose their ability to carry a charge as they become more densely doped.

Researchers test a cooling system that works without electricity

Scientists cooled water without electricity by sending excess heat where it won't be noticed - space. The specialized optical surfaces they developed are a major step toward applying this technology to air conditioning and refrigeration.

Aeroices: Newly discovered ultralow-density ice

Exploring a significant region of negative pressure through molecular dynamic simulations, researchers have now theoretically discovered a new family of ice phases.

Research shows how DNA molecules cross nanopores

Study could inform biosensors, manufacturing, and more.

Nanoparticles limit damage in spinal cord injury

A biodegradable nanoparticle injected after a spinal cord trauma prevented the inflammation and internal scarring that inhibits the repair process.

Tunneling a path to low cost, high efficiency solar cells

Materials scientist receives grant from US Department of Energy's SunShot Initiative to explore promising silicon fabrication technique.

A revolution in lithium-ion batteries is becoming more realistic

A promising candidate for a solid-state electrolyte is a new class of materials based on lithium compounds.

Safer carbon nanomaterials, by design

New funding for a study to design more sustainable carbon nanomaterials.

Lipid nanodisks provide a new way of producing hydrogen fuel

Researchers have assembled a nanoscale biological structure capable of producing hydrogen from water using light.

Like a revolving door: How shuttling proteins operate nuclear pores

Scientists report on startling new research that might overturn established models of nuclear transport regulation.

Sweet success: Nanocapsule perfectly binds sucrose in water

Researchers have developed an artificial receptor that can bind sucrose in water with exquisite precision. The achievement represents a leap forward for the development of biosensors, and provides new insights into our perception of sweetness.

Detection of counterfeit food products

Researchers report multifunctional hydrogel microparticles bearing a spatially patterned binary authenticity code capable of tagging more than a billion distinct products and two integrated sensors reporting the product safety.

Organic photodiodes - more economical detectors for the NIR region

Introducing a new generation of organic photodiodes on silicon substrates.

New nanowire fingerprint technology for highly reliable security and ID applications

Ultra-high resolution pressure sensing uses matrices of vertical piezoelectric nanowires to reconstruct the smallest features of human fingerprints.