Magnetic memories - Damping gives a faster switch

Controlling memory with electric fields enables faster and more energy-efficient computing.

The perfect pattern to trap light

Superimposing two lattices of similar periods creates structures that researchers can design to control and localize light.

To e-, or not to e-, the question for the exotic 'Si-III' phase of silicon

Discovery of semiconducting properties of Si-III might lead to unpredictable technological advancement.

How nanoparticles affect flow through porous stuff in surprising ways

Using analytical and numerical analysis, researchers learn more about an important fluid dynamics phenomenon.

Tailoring nanoparticles to evade immune cells and prevent inflammatory response

Researchers showed that the systemic administration of nanoparticles triggers an inflammatory response because of blood components accumulating on their surface. This finding may help researchers create more effective ways to avoid activating the immune system and more precisely direct therapies in patients.

New nanostructured drug delivery system shows promise for fighting solid tumors

A new cancer-drug delivery system shows the ability to exploit the oxygen-poor areas of solid tumors that make the growths resistant to standard chemotherapy and radiation treatment.

Metasurface technique makes more efficient, independent holograms

A team of scientists has encoded multiple holographic images in a metasurface that can be unlocked separately with differently polarized light.

Improving silver nanowires for FTCEs with flash light interactions

Researchers have developed high-performance silver nanowires with strong adhesion on plastic using flash light-material interactions.

Gray tin exhibits novel topological electronic properties in 3-D

Alpha-tin joins two other known materials in class of topological Dirac semimetals.

Controlling forces between atoms, molecules, promising for '2-D hyperbolic' materials

A new approach to control forces and interactions between atoms and molecules, such as those employed by geckos to climb vertical surfaces, could bring advances in new materials for developing quantum light sources.

Materials may lead to self-healing smartphones

Taking a cue from the Marvel Universe, researchers report that they have developed a self-healing polymeric material with an eye toward electronics and soft robotics that can repair themselves. The material is stretchable and transparent, conducts ions to generate current and could one day help your broken smartphone go back together again.

Bio-sensing contact lens could someday measure blood glucose, other bodily functions

Transparent biosensors embedded into contact lenses could soon allow doctors and patients to monitor blood glucose levels and a host of other telltale signs of disease without invasive tests.

Controlled catalysis for ultra-clean fuels

Catalysts are being made more precise and effective with potentially significant benefits for industry and the environment, not least through the development of ultra-clean fuels.

Nanoplatelets instead of quantum dots

Researchers have developed a model to clarify the general mechanism of nanoplatelet formation. Using pyrite, they also managed to confirm their theory.