Hybrid system designed to harvest full spectrum of solar energy (w/video)

A new concept could bring highly efficient solar power by combining three types of technologies that convert different parts of the light spectrum and also store energy for use after sundown.

A new way to display the 3-D structure of molecules

Metal-organic frameworks provide a new platform for solving the structure of hard-to-study samples.

X-ray optics on a chip

Researchers report the fabrication and testing of a millimetre-sized chip capable of splitting a beam of X-rays.

Tracing barnacles footprint with atomic force microscopy

Using a modified type of an Atomic Force Microscope, scientists can now measure protein characteristics of even very small traces on a surface.