Dressing atoms in an ultracold soup (w/video)

Physicists build bizarre molecules called 'Rydberg polarons'.

Mining hardware helps scientists gain insight into silicon nanoparticles

For the first time, researchers developed a three-dimensional dynamic model of an interaction between light and nanoparticles.

Engineer develops enabling technology for emerging gene therapies

A research team has developed a method enabling effective insertion of large molecules - such as DNA, RNA and proteins - into cells and propels them into the cell nucleus.

Sandwich battery with 'melty' layer is safe, robust

Engineers have found a new path in the quest to make safer batteries: they took advantage of a chemical reaction that melds them together safely to create a solid-state battery.

The fine-tuning of two-dimensional materials

Researchers reach a new understanding of why synthetic 2-D materials often perform orders of magnitude worse than predicted.

Smart heat control of microchips

The new approach is based on identifying thermal patterns during normal operation of processors in order to identify deviations through hacking or malfunction.

How exact is my nanoruler?

The development and evaluation of DNA origami-based nanorulers enables measurements in the nano cosmos with increasing precision.

Magnetic nanoparticles will help stop internal bleeding 15 times more effectively

The researchers developed magnetically-driven nanoparticles containing thrombin. A drug based on these nanoparticles can be injected intravenously and delivered straight to the site of a vascular injury.

Aqueous storage device needs only 20 seconds to go

Researchers have developed a hybrid energy storage with high energy and power densities along over a long cycle life by assembling fibre-like polymer chain anodes and sub-nanoscale metal oxide cathodes on graphene.

Naked-eye detection of solvent vapor

A research team has recently developed an effective fluorescent sensor for solvent vapor. Their sensor is based on a branched molecule called a dendrimer.