Mixing nanocomposites? New math app helps you manage your mashup

Scientists at NIST have made recipe development a more palatable job.

'Squeezed' motion in a massive object

Everyone expects objects at the atomic scale to follow the weird rules of quantum mechanics. But in the past few years, scientists have shown that comparatively large mechanical objects can be coaxed into exhibiting a surprising variety of quantum properties.

Ringing in a new way to measure and modulate trapped light

Researchers have developed a novel way to noninvasively measure and map how and where trapped light vibrates within microscale optical resonators.

Nanoparticles of shell of plant virus spark immune response against cancer

Mice tumor free and protected from metastases after treatment.

Newly developed liquid crystal elastomer material could enable advanced sensors

Researchers have developed the first type of cholesteric liquid crystal elastomers with special properties that enable it to precisely emit laser light, without the use of mirrors, while being stretched.

Boron nitride-reinforced materials even stronger than carbonnanotube composites

While carbon nanotube-polymer nanocomposites have attracted enormous interest from the materials research community, a group of scientists now has evidence that a different nanotube - made from boron nitride - could offer even more strength per unit of weight.

Flexible sheet-type sensor for measuring cellular oxygen metabolism

A new tool useful for regenerative medicine and drug screening.

Researchers find a way to create focused spin wave beams

Synchronize an unlimited number of spintronic oscillators.

Precise molecular fingerprinting on the fly

Frequency-agile laser frequency combs take real-time multicolour snapshots of absorbing samples.

2D islands in graphene hold promise for future device fabrication

In what could prove to be a significant advance in the fabrication of graphene-based nanodevices, researchers have discovered a new mechanism for assembling two-dimensional molecular 'islands' that could be used to modify graphene at the nanoscale.

How about a jewel-encrusted nano-snowman for Christmas?

Would a jewel-encrusted snowman make the perfect Christmas present? At only 5 nanometres in size, the price might be lower than you think.

How nanoparticles give electrons away

Researchers have succeeded in quantifying the charge that is lost by a platinum nanoparticle when it is deposited onto a typical oxide support. Their work brings the possibility of designing nanoparticles with tailor-made properties a step closer.

Nature's masonry: The first steps in how thin protein sheets form polyhedral shells

First-of-its kind study shows beginning stages in assembly of bacterial microcompartments.

New hybrid electrolyte for solid-state lithium batteries

Scientists have developed a novel electrolyte for use in solid-state lithium batteries that overcomes many of the problems that plague other solid electrolytes while also showing signs of being compatible with next-generation cathodes.