Individual gold atoms can help generate clean fuel

A combined experimental and theoretical study comprising researchers has shed new light on the behaviour of individual gold atoms supported on defective thin cerium dioxide films - an important system for catalysis and the generation of clean hydrogen for fuel.

Ultrasensitive sensor using N-doped graphene

A highly sensitive chemical sensor based on Raman spectroscopy and using nitrogen-doped graphene as a substrate was developed by an international team of researchers.

Valuable fundamentals of a stacked, cracked Jack of all trades

Researchers explored the properties of a promising class of materials with new capabilities that depend on cracks. Their results could help open the way for practical applications from nonvolatile computer memory to quick-dimming windows.

New remote-controlled microrobots for medical operations

Researchers have developed a simple and versatile method for building such bio-inspired robots and equipping them with advanced features.

A nanoshell 'smart dress' for oil-degrading bacteria

Scientists performed cell surface engineering with magnetic nanoparticles on marine bacteria.

A hydrophobic membrane with nanopores for highly efficient energy storage

Scientists have significantly improved a key component for the development of new energy storage systems.

Friction-like effect observed in quantum system

Electrons moving across liquid helium exhibit spasmodic motion similar to that of rough surfaces being dragged across each other.

Mapping electromagnetic waveforms

Physicists have developed a novel electron microscope that can visualize electromagnetic fields oscillating at frequencies of billions of cycles per second.