New nanomedicine approach aims to improve HIV drug therapies

New research aims to improve the administration and availability of drug therapies to HIV patients through the use of nanotechnology.

When quantum scale affects the way atoms emit and absorb particles of light

Exact simulation lifts the 80-year-old mystery of the degree to which atoms can be dressed with photons.

A new class of materials could realize quantum computers

Scientists have discovered a new class of materials that can prove ideal for the implementation of spintronics.

Nanoantenna lighting-rod effect produces fast optical switches

Scientists have produced a fast nanoscale optical transistor using gold nanoantenna assisted phase transition.

Nanotechnology: Genes on the rack

Physicists have developed a novel nanotool that provides a facile means of characterizing the mechanical properties of biomolecules.

Non-metal catalyst splits hydrogen molecule

Boron compounds extend range of possible chemical synthesis applications.

Physicists use lasers to capture first snapshots of rapid chemical bonds breaking

Lasers have successfully recorded a chemical reaction that happens as fast as a quadrillionth of a second, which could help scientists understand and control chemical reactions.

New antireflective coating reduces stray light and reflections

Researchers are exhibiting a new type of antireflective coating that significantly reduces stray light and reflections from plastic lenses. Not only does this improve the performance of cameras and headlights, it's also good news for virtual reality technologies and Industrie 4.0.

Researchers find way to tune thermal conductivity of 2-D materials

Researchers have found an unexpected way to control the thermal conductivity of two-dimensional materials, which will allow electronics designers to dissipate heat in electronic devices that use these materials.

The nanostructured cloak of invisibility

Scientists manipulate surfaces in such a manner that they hardly reflect any light and practically become invisible.

Polymer scaffolds build a better pill to swallow

Nanoparticle drugs can make it easier for medications to reach their target.

'Snap freezing' produces different state

The state that a correlated-electron material adopts on cooling depends on how rapidly it is cooled.