Scientists find a new way to make novel materials by 'un-squeezing'

Like turning a snowball back into fluffy snow, a new technique turns high-density materials into a lower-density one by applying the chemical equivalent of 'negative pressure'.

One-dimensional material packs a powerful punch for next generation electronics

Engineers have demonstrated prototype devices made of an exotic material that can conduct a current density 50 times greater than conventional copper interconnect technology.

Sweating the small stuff

A membrane with nanoscale pores allows controlled sweat stimulant release, paving the way to measure small samples of sweat in wearable biosensing devices.

Dielectric metamaterial is dynamically tuned by light

Metal-free metamaterial can be swiftly tuned to create changing electromagnetic effects.

Optimal propulsion: Helping nanorobots swim better

Researchers have completed an interdisciplinary study revealing the optimal configuration for nanoscale robots that can travel within the human body to perform a variety of tasks. The model improves previous nature-inspired models.

A reimagined future for sustainable nanomaterials

Engineered nanomaterials hold great promise for medicine, electronics, water treatment, and other fields. But when the materials are designed without critical information about environmental impacts at the start of the process, their long-term effects could undermine those advances. Researchers hope to change that.

Valleytronics discovery could extend limits of Moore's Law

Study finds that light polarization properties of candidate material offer additional computing degrees of freedom.

Laser frequency combs may be the future of Wi-Fi

Discovery has the potential of increasing the capacity of wireless communications.

Physicists find properties of magnetic soliton of interest for brain-inspired computing

A team of physicists has uncovered properties of a category of magnetic waves relevant to the development of neuromorphic computing - an artificial intelligence system that seeks to mimic human-brain function.