Nanocubes simplify printing and imaging in color and infrared

New technology allows multispectral reactions on a single chip.

Nanoparticles could be used to overcome treatment-resistant breast cancer

Researchers have been able to generate multifunctional RNA nanoparticles that could overcome treatment resistance in breast cancer, potentially making existing treatments more effective in these patients.

Scientists work to improve the lifecycle of materials (w/video)

When most living creatures get hurt, they can self-heal and recover from the injury. But, when damage occurs to inanimate objects, they don't have that same ability and typically either lose functionality or have their useful lifecycle reduced. Researchers are working to change that.

Researchers discovered elusive half-quantum vortices in a superfluid

Scientists have discovered half-quantum vortices in superfluid helium. This vortex is a topological defect, exhibited in superfluids and superconductors, which carries a fixed amount of circulating current.

Innovations offer peek into the future of electronic devices (w/video)

During the international IEDM 2016 conference, researchers showcased a range of concepts and technologies that foreshadow the future of the semiconductor industry.

Natural kill cell technology to stop cancer gets licensed (w/video)

Our bodies contain Natural Killer (cells - an army that stops cancers and viruses before they can make us sick. A researcher has created a nanoparticle that increases the number of these killers 10,000-fold in the lab and her new technology has generated a licensing agreement that is expected to accelerate the therapy's path to clinical trials.

Engineers develop a new noninvasive method to detect infections in prostheses

The method, which is at the proof of concept stage, consists of a simple imaging technique and an innovative material to coat the prostheses.

Tortoise electrons trying to catch up with hare photons give graphene its conductivity

Collective electron interaction, mediated by photons across space-time under a weak magnetic field, explains the special conductivity of the one-atom-thick material.

New cheap and simple mass production technique for graphene

A team of engineers has developed a new method for creating entire device arrays directly on the copper substrates used for the commercial manufacture of graphene. Complete and fully-functional devices can then be transferred to a substrate of choice, such as silicon, plastics or even textiles.

Getting nanoparticle catalysts into shape

A newly funded project plans to gain new insights into the catalytic abilities of nanoparticles, particularly how the size, shape and chemical state of the particles change during a catalytic reaction.

A new way to trap dangerous gases withmetal organic frameworks

A team of researchers has developed a novel method for trapping potentially harmful gases within microscopic organo-metallic structures.

Modeling the fluorescence enhancing capabilities of materials

Modeling the fluorescence enhancing capabilities of materials paves the way for more sensitive biological and chemical tracking technologies.