Novel method takes quantum sensing to new level

Thermal imaging, microscopy and ultra-trace sensing could take a quantum leap with a new technique.

Silver nanoclusters inside synthetic DNA create tunable fluorescent array

Researchers cradle silver nanoclusters inside synthetic DNA to create a programmed, tunable fluorescent array.

Researchers add a new (graphene) wrinkle to cell culture

Using a technique that introduces tiny wrinkles into sheets of graphene, researchers have developed new textured surfaces for culturing cells in the lab that better mimic the complex surroundings in which cells grow in the body.

Highly conductive germanium nanowires made by a simple, one-step process

For the first time, germanium nanowires have been deposited on indium tin oxide substrate by a simple, one-step process called electrodeposition.

A leap for artificial leaves

New technique could open door to producing alternative-energy devices more cheaply.

Protein harnesses power of 'silly walks' (w/video)

The 'stiff-legged' walk of a motor protein along a tightrope-like filament has been captured for the first time.

Nanotech-enabled moisturizer speeds healing of diabetic skin wounds

Spherical nucleic acids silence gene that interferes with wound healing.

Fast and accurate 3-D imaging technique to track optically trapped particles

Researchers describe the development of a novel technique to precisely track the 3-D positions of optically trapped particles having complicated geometry in high speed.

Nanotechnology enables glass-free 3D holograms

Researchers have shown the capacity of a technique using graphene oxide and complex laser physics to create a pop-up floating display without the need for 3D glasses.

Ultra-sensitive sensor detects individual electrons

Researchers created an electronic device so accurate that it can detect the charge of a single electron in less than one microsecond. It has been dubbed the 'gate sensor' and could be applied in quantum computers of the future to read information stored in the charge or spin of a single electron.

Scientists use nanoscale building blocks and DNA 'glue' to shape 3D superlattices

New approach to designing ordered composite materials for possible energy applications.

Mechanical cloaks of invisibility - without complicated mathematics

Scientists develop new approach to providing materials with recesses without weakening the construction.