New material temporarily tightens skin (w/video)

Scientists have developed a new material that can temporarily protect and tighten skin, and smooth wrinkles. With further development, it could also be used to deliver drugs to help treat skin conditions such as eczema and other types of dermatitis.

Best of both worlds

Ferromagnetism + semiconductor = spintronics: New opportunities for improving electronics.

Machine learning accelerates the discovery of new materials

Researchers apply adaptive-design strategy to reveal targeted properties in shape-memory alloy.

Neutrons tap into magnetism in topological insulators at high temperatures

A multi-institutional team of researchers has discovered novel magnetic behavior on the surface of a specialized material that holds promise for smaller, more efficient devices and other advanced technology.

Ultra-fast x-ray lasers illuminate elusive atomic spins

New x-ray technique reveals never-before-seen, trillionth-of-a-second magnetic fluctuations that transform the electronic and magnetic properties of materials.

Five cents about nickel catalysts

Computational methods and experimental techniques reveal important design principles for future nickel catalysts.

Stochastic resonance, chaos transfer shown in an optomechanical microresonator

Researchers have discovered a novel route to encode chaos on light in an optomechanical microresonator system.

A precise, biological way to manufacture quantum dots

This one-step method starts with engineered bacterial cells in a simple, aqueous solution and ends with functional semiconducting nanoparticles, all without resorting to high temperatures and toxic chemicals.

Novel functionalized nanomaterials for carbon dioxide capture

Scientists have designed novel functionalised nanomaterials that allows higher amine loading with a minimal decrease in surface area.

Photonics researchers create first nanoscale 'optical parametric amplifier'

Photonics researchers have unveiled a new nanoparticle amplifier that can generate infrared light and boost the output of one light by capturing and converting energy from a second light.

A calcium pump caught in the act

Researchers have described one of the cell's key enzymes, the calcium pump, in its decisive moment - a so-called transition state. These findings provide a very detailed picture of how one of the most energy-consuming processes in the body takes place.

Visualizing the lithiation of a nanosized iron-oxide material in real time (w/video)

Electron microscopy technique reveals the reaction pathways that emerge as lithium ions are added to magnetite nanoparticles.

A novel method to Improve photoluminescence efficiency of 2D semiconductors

Researchers have developed a method to enhance the photoluminescence efficiency of tungsten diselenide, a two-dimensional semiconductor, paving the way for the application of such semiconductors in advanced optoelectronic and photonic devices.