World's smallest transistor switches current with a single atom in solid state

This quantum electronics component switches electrical current by controlled repositioning of a single atom, now also in the solid state in a gel electrolyte.

Batteries poised for organic revolution

Cathode material made from organic molecules enhances the green credentials of rechargeable batteries.

Light-emitting nanoparticles could provide a safer way to image living cells

Scientists show how tiny, metal-rich particles can be excited with a low-power laser for deep-tissue imaging.

Magnetic nanoparticles pull last drops of oil from well water

Engineers find nanoscale solution to 'produced water' problem.

Nanosized magnetic antiparticles offer new horizons for information technologies

Physicists have revealed new behavior involving the antiparticle equivalent of skyrmions in a ferromagnetic material.

Chips, light and coding moves the front line in beating bacteria

Multidisciplinary study finds way to examine biofilms with high efficiency.

Designing nanocrystals for more efficient optoelectronics

New artificial materials for semiconductors used in solar cells or photoelectrochemical cells that are designed from scratch with totally new and tailored properties.