How mechanical force triggers blood clotting at the molecular scale

Using a unique single-molecule force measurement tool, a research team has developed a clearer understanding of how platelets sense the mechanical forces they encounter during bleeding to initiate the cascading process that leads to blood clotting.

Legions of nanorobots target cancerous tumours with precision

Researchers have developed new nanorobotic agents capable of navigating through the bloodstream to administer a drug with precision by specifically targeting the active cancerous cells of tumours.

Nanoribbons in solutions mimic nature

Scientists test graphene ribbons' abilities to integrate with biological systems.

Nanostructured device grabs more solar energy to disinfect water faster

Plopped into water, a tiny device triggers the formation of chemicals that kill microbes in minutes.

'Sniffer plasmons' could detect a single molecule of explosives

Scientists have proposed a graphene-based sensor that can 'sniff out' a single molecule of explosives.

New material discovery allows study of elusive Weyl fermion

Researchers have discovered a new type of Weyl semimetal, a material that opens the way for further study of Weyl fermions, a type of massless elementary particle hypothesized by high-energy particle theory and potentially useful for creating high-speed electronic circuits and quantum computers.

How shaping light can change particle behavior

Scientists found that the interactions between particles trapped in light distributed along an optical microfiber, as well as the speed of particle movement were different based on the light's characteristics.

Material for polymer solar cells may lend itself to large-area processing

New research results indicate that the 'sweet spot' for mass-producing polymer solar cells - a tantalizing prospect for decades - may be far larger than dictated by the conventional wisdom.

Nanomaterial safety screening could become faster, cheaper with new laboratory test

New platform uses lab-on-a-chip technology to predict how hazardous engineered nanomaterials might be.

Spin polarization by strong field ionization

Surprisingly, a joint experimental and theoretical study shows that a chance of detaching spin-up or spin-down electron from an atom can be very different.

Wi-fi from nanocrystal-based lasers

White light from lasers demonstrates data speeds of up to 2 GB/s.