Membrane 'nano-fasteners' key to next-generation fuel cells

Scientists have developed a new way of making fuel cell membranes using nanoscale fasteners, paving the way for lower-cost, higher-efficiency and more easily manufactured fuel cells.

Graphene moves from the lab to the factory floor

A major showcase of companies developing new technologies from graphene and other two-dimensional materials took place this week at the Cambridge Graphene Centre.

First synthetic model of bacteria outer membrane

An international collaboration has produced the first in vitro model of the outer membrane of the bacteria E. coli providing a tool for developing new antibiotics and other drugs.

Better, faster, cheaper imaging

New technique using existing technologies allows unprecedented views of cells and other soft materials.

Denser 'uantum crystal' will help unlock secrets of exotic materials

The crystal is useful for studying correlations among the molecules' spins, or rotations, a quantum behavior related to magnetism.

New way to find DNA damage

Chemists devised a new way to detect chemical damage to DNA that sometimes leads to genetic mutations responsible for many diseases, including various cancers and neurological disorders.

Nanoparticle delivery maximizes drug defense against bioterrorism agent

Scientists have developed a nanoparticle delivery system for the antibiotic moxifloxacin that vastly improves the drug's effectiveness against pneumonic tularemia, a type of pneumonia caused by inhalation of the bacterium Francisella tularensis.

Light-absorbing polymers stand to attention

By lining up vertical strands of a polymer, researchers probe the unusual optical properties of thin films.