Stretching a metal into an insulator

Straining a thin film controllably allows tuning of the materials' magnetic, electronic, and catalytic properties, essential for new energy and electronic devices.

Using molecules to de-tune nanodrums

The analysis of the minutest quantities of pharmaceutical samples is of crucial importance for the research and synthesis of new medications. At the moment it represents a technical challenge, but a new infrared method of measurement may remedy this.

Catalytic nanoparticles harness solar power to produce clean hydrogen from biomass

Scientists have developed a way of using solar power to generate a fuel that is both sustainable and relatively cheap to produce. It's using natural light to generate hydrogen from biomass.

New nanotechnology implant could one day help restore sight

With high-resolution retinal prosthesis built from nanowires and wireless electronics, engineers are one step closer to restoring neurons' ability to respond to light.

New application of the selective laser melting method

Scientists developed a technology for obtaining new metal structures by selective laser melting method.

Chemists color world of 3-D crystals with advances in self-assembly

A team of chemists has created self-assembled, three-dimensional DNA crystals that can bind a separate, dye-bearing strand - a breakthrough that enhances the functionality of these tiny building blocks.

Spin-resolved oscilloscope for charge and spin signals

Basic measuring instrument for future plasmonics and spintronics.

Solid metal has 'structural memory' of its liquid state

Scientists used high pressure and temperature to reveal a kind of 'structural memory' in samples of the metal bismuth, a discovery with great electrical engineering potential.

Simultaneous detection of multiple spin states in a single quantum dot

Researchers simultaneously detect multiple spin states in a quantum dot in real time, holding great promise for quantum computing.

A new method to program nanoparticle organization in polymer thin films

Researchers investigated the role of entropy in directed organization of polymer-grafted nanoparticles.