New microchip demonstrates efficiency and scalable design

Researchers have built a new computer chip that promises to boost performance of data centers that lie at the core of online services from email to social media.

Nanoparticle that mimics salmonella counteracts chemotherapy resistance

Scientists have designed a nanoparticle that mimics the bacterium Salmonella and may help to counteract a major mechanism of chemotherapy resistance.

Light and matter merge in quantum coupling

Physicists probe photon-electron interactions in vacuum cavity experiments.

Researchers reduce expensive noble metals for fuel cell reactions

Researchers have developed a novel nanomaterial that could improve the performance and lower the costs of fuel cells by using fewer precious metals like platinum or palladium.

Enabling extreme new designs for optics and imagers

DARPA seeks engineered optical materials unconstrained by laws of classical optics to develop vastly smaller, lighter, and more capable devices for advanced imaging applications.

New theory could lead to new generation of energy friendly optoelectronics

Researchers have created a new theoretical framework which could help physicists and device engineers design better optoelectronics, leading to less heat generation and power consumption in electronic devices which source, detect, and control light.

'Artificial atom' created in graphene

Electrons reveal their quantum properties when they are confined to small spaces; scientists have created tiny quantum dots in graphene.

Nanoparticles that speed blood clotting may someday save lives

Researchers have developed nanoparticles that congregate wherever injury occurs in the body to help it form blood clots, and they've validated these particles in test tubes and in vivo.