DARPA seeks new materials architectures to cool hypersonic vehicles

DARPA seeks designs for cooling super-hot leading edges that rip through the air at more than five times the speed of sound.

Researchers develop a new type of hyperbolic metamaterial

A new type of hyperbolic metamaterial allowes researchers to have greater flexibility of manipulating light-matter interactions at the nanoscale.

Microtube with built-In pump

Rapid controlled transport of water droplets by sunlight-powered pump.

Development of MEMS sensor chip equipped with ultra-high quality diamond cantilevers

Progress in the development of highly reliable and sensitive diamond MEMS sensors.

Study on low noise, high-performance transistors may bring innovations in electronics

The study has demonstrated micro/nano-scale transistors made of two-dimensional atomic thin materials that show high performance and low noise.

DFT study on the electronic and magnetic properties of triangular graphene antidot lattices

Novel spintronics applications could stem from introducing holes into graphene to form triangular antidot lattices, granting the material new magnetic properties.

Once unstuck, boron nitride nanotubes show promise

New research could lead to better protective shields for electronics, biomedical advances.

E-bandage generates electricity, speeds wound healing in rats

Researchers have developed a self-powered bandage that generates an electric field over an injury, dramatically reducing the healing time for skin wounds in rats.

Plastic waste disintegrates into nanoparticles, study finds

There is a considerable risk that plastic waste in the environment releases nano-sized particles known as nanoplastics, according to a new study.