Researchers create technology to produce lighter, long-lasting batteries from silicon

Substantially smaller and longer-lasting batteries for everything from portable electronic devices to electric cars could be come a reality thanks to an innovative technology.

Nanoquakes probe new 2-dimensional material

Research opens up new ways of understanding monolayer films for (opto-)electronic applications.

Researchers develop natural protein cage for improved cancer drug delivery

Researchers have developed a unique, tiny protein cage to deliver nasty chemotherapy chemicals directly to cancer cells. Direct delivery could improve treatment and lessen what can be horrendous side effects from toxic drugs.

Researchers observe phase transition thought impossible

An ultrapure material taken to pressures greater than that in the depths of the ocean and chilled to temperatures colder than outer space has revealed an unexpected phase transition that crosses two different phase categories.

Unraveling the complex, intertwined electron phases in a superconductor

Scientists may have discovered a link between key components of the 'electron density wave' state and the pseudogap phase in a high-temperature superconductor.

Utrathin perovskite nanocrystals suitable for use in tunable and energy-efficient LEDs

Researchers have succeeded in synthesizing perovskite nanocrystals in the form of ultrathin nanoplatelets whose emission characteristics can be tuned by altering their thickness.

A fluorescent dye that survives in live cell STED imaging

A new molecular tool for continuous super-resolution fluorescence microscopy.

Engineers say graphene key to high-density, energy-efficient memory chips

Only an atom thick, graphene is a key ingredient in projects to create data storage technologies that use nanomaterials other than standard silicon.

Thermoplastically deformable electronic circuits

This week, researchers will present a novel technology for thermoplastically deformable electronics enabling low-cost 2.5D free-form rigid electronic objects.

Ionic liquids interesting in extracting molecules from wood

Scientists have discovered how enzymes can perform their catalytical processes in a switchable ionic liquid. The discovery paves way for enzymatic refinement of cellulose to precious molecules and industrial products.