Researchers discover llama-derived nanobody can be potential therapy for hard-to-treat diseases

Finding holds promise to advance targeted treatment for neurological diseases and cancer.

Generating electrical power from waste heat

New solid-state silicon device may one day power space missions.

Qubits as valves: Controlling quantum heat engines

Researchers are designing nano-sized quantum heat engines to explore whether they may be able to outperform classical heat engines in terms of power and efficiency.

Physicists uncover why nanomaterial loses superconductivity

All details predicted by critical theory were confirmed on real objects in a lab.

Boosting immune cells with nanopartiles

Drugs carried in cellular 'backpacks' help T cells to destroy tumors.

A step closer to single-atom data storage

Scientists have used Scanning Tunneling Microscopy to demonstrate the stability of a magnet consisting of a single atom of holmium.

Realization of color filter-free image sensors

Researchers have developed a new-concept image sensor that captures vivid colors without color filters.

Perovskite-silicon solar cell combination helps researchers achieve high efficiency in photovoltaic power generation

Scientists developed a tandem cell pairing two materials to convert sunlight into electricity. Their technique could help increase the amount of energy generated at a reasonable cost.

Manipulating single atoms in graphene with an electron beam

The same electrons that form images of atomic structures can also be used to move atoms in materials. This technique of single-atom manipulation is now able to achieve nearly perfect control over the movement of individual silicon impurity atoms within the lattice of graphene.

Plasmonic patch boosts brightness in medical diagnostic tests

A multidisciplinary team has developed a high-tech fix that utilizes metal nanostructures to increase the fluorescence intensity by 100 times in these diagnostic tests. It's a cheap and easy solution to what has previously been a vexing diagnostic problem.

Revolutionizing electronics thermal management technologies with boron arsenide

Researchers develop a new semiconductor with ultrahigh thermal conductivity.