Scientists develop first liquid nanolaser

Technology could lead to new way of doing lab-on-a-chip medical diagnostics.

Micro fingers for arranging single cells

Development of hollow microprobe array for handling single cells in a parallel layout.

Graphene brings 3-D holograms clearer and closer

New research reveals potential for 'total immersion of real and virtual worlds'.

Heat makes electrons spin in magnetic superconductors

Physicists have shown how heat can be exploited for controlling magnetic properties of matter. The finding helps in the development of more efficient mass memories.

Chemists' synthesis of silicon oxides opens 'new world in a grain of sand'

In an effort that reaches back to the 19th-century laboratories of Europe, a discovery by chemistry researchers establishes new research possibilities for silicon chemistry and the semiconductor industry. The study gives details on the first time chemists have been able to trap molecular species of silicon oxides.

A light switch for superconductivity

A single layer of molecules allows an insulator to be turned into a superconductor using light.