Graphene sets the stage for the next generation of THz astronomy detectors

Researchers have demonstrated a detector made from graphene that could revolutionize the sensors used in next-generation space telescopes.

Optical vacuum cleaner can manipulate nanoparticles

Due to its optical properties, the 'optical vacuum cleaner' can trap nanoparticles from the environment.

Solving the longstanding mystery of how friction leads to static electricity

Tiny deformations in the rubbed materials' surfaces give rise to voltages.

Objects can now change colors like a chameleon

Reprogrammable ink that lets objects change colors using light.

New method for material research gets hundred times stronger

Researchers have increased the sensitivity of an emerging spectroscopic method with promising applications for materials studies.

Stretchy plastic electrolytes could enable new lithium-ion battery design

Researchers have developed a promising new cathode and electrolyte system that replaces expensive metals and traditional liquid electrolyte with lower cost transition metal fluorides and a solid polymer electrolyte.