Using nanotechnology to give fuel cells more oomph

The project is part of a $13 million Department of Energy program to advance fuel cell performance and durability and hydrogen storage technologies announced last month.

Watch a tiny space rocket work (w/video)

Researchers have operated a tiny proposed satellite ion rocket under a microscope to see how it works.

Towards a better screen

New molecules promise cheaper, more efficient OLED displays.

Transmitting energy in soft materials

A new way to send mechanical signals through soft materials.

Nothing - and something - give concrete strength, toughness

Scientists show how voids, particles sap energy from cracks.

Liquid light switch could enable more powerful electronics

Researchers have built a miniature electro-optical switch which can change the spin of a liquid form of light by applying electric fields to a semiconductor device a millionth of a metre in size.

Tailored AFM probes created via 3-D direct laser writing

Researchers report using 3-D direct laser writing based on two-photon polymerization as a tool to fabricate custom-made probes for atomic force microscopy.