Breakthrough in materials science: Research team can bond metals with nearly all surfaces

Through this 'nanoscale-sculpturing' process, metals such as aluminium, titanium, or zinc can permanently be joined with nearly all other materials, become water-repellent, or improve their biocompatibility.

Tooth decay - drilling down to the nanoscale

Scientists believe they have identified some nanoscale elements that govern the behavior of our teeth.

Atomic scale pipes available on demand and by design

So far, it has been impossible to create artificial capillaries with atomic-scale precision. Now researchers show how to make the impossible possible.

Extreme ultracapacitors

Carbon nanotube-based energy-storage devices find uses in drilling operations, aerospace applications, electric vehicles.

New perovskite research discoveries may lead to solar cell, LED advances

Mixed-halide perovskites appear to benefit from enhanced thermal and moisture stability, which makes them degrade less quickly than single-halide perovskites.

Bringing graphene speakers to the mobile market (w/video)

Scientists are one step closer to making graphene audio speakers for mobile devices. They report a simple way to fabricate once-elusive thermoacoustic speakers using the ultra-thin material.

Scientists develop revolutionary nanotechnology heart attack sensor

An international collaboration of scientists has developed a tiny electric sensor, which could potentially improve patient survival rates by telling doctors if a person has had a heart attack.

Breakthrough in the synthetic replication of composite-material structures found in Mother of pearl

Researchers synthetically replicate the mineralisation process that takes place in natural nacre.

A new way of taming ions can improve future health care

Researchers have discovered a completely new way of using lasers to accelerate ion beams.

Novel nanoscale detection of real-time DNA amplification holds promise for diagnostics

Scientists develop a label-free method for detecting DNA amplification in real time based on refractive index changes in diffracted light.

En route to better transformers

Researchers ave found a way of looking inside the iron core of transformers. The better their iron cores are magnetized, the less energy they lose and the more efficiently they work.

Translating the power of organometallic catalysis to the mitochondria of living cells

Researchers report the first demonstration of a non-natural chemical reaction in a subcellular compartment.