Superconducting nanowire memory cell

Researchers have developed a new nanoscale memory cell that holds tremendous promise for successful integration with superconducting processors. The new technology provides stable memory at a smaller size than other proposed memory devices.

A seaweed derivative could be just what lithium-sulfur batteries need

Researchers have unexpectedly found that carrageenan, a seaweed derivative, acts as a stabilizer in lithium-sulfur batteries. Better stability allows for more cycling and an extended lifetime.

Discovering the ultimate limit of heat transport: Measurements across a single-atom junction

By developing a novel instrument, scientists can now measure heat flow in a chain of atoms, essentially measuring, for the first time, heat moving between atoms at room temperature. These experiments confirm that current theories relating how heat and electricity move hold even at the atomic scale.

Bioengineers use quantum dots to drive next-generation therapies for MS

Scientists are using quantum dots - tiny semiconductor particles commonly used in nanotechnology - to decipher the features needed to design specific and effective therapies for multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases.

Magnets, all the way down

Assemblies of metallic nanoparticles, which can be carefully arranged at multiple length scales, behave like bulk magnets and display intriguing, shape-dependent behavior.

Graphene transistor could mean computers that are 1,000 times faster

A research team has developed a graphene-based transistor that could someday lead to computers that are a thousand times faster and use a hundredth of the power.

Open-source microfluidics for the masses

New open-source website features blueprints for lab-on-a-chip devices.

Shining light on low-energy electrons

Researchers have devised a new way to examine the movement of low-energy electrons that can adversely impact electronic systems and biological tissue.

Helium droplets offer new precision to single-molecule laser measurement

New research using single molecules suspended in ultra-cold helium droplets demonstrates better precision in measuring alignment than traditional gas-phase approaches.

Optoelectronic inline measurement - accurate to the nanometer

The European INSPIRE project aims to develop inline sensors with a new accuracy class.

Nanoparticles: What is their fate and how do they change?

A new research project examines airborne particle mixtures and their possible effects on health.

Silver atom nanoclusters could become efficient biosensors

Researchers have now managed to pinpoint what happens when light is absorbed by extremely small nanoclusters of silver atoms. The results may have useful application in the development of biosensors and in imaging.

Graphene membranes for the nuclear industry

Scientists have shown that using graphene filters could be a significantly more energy-efficient and scalable method of heavy water production.

A nanogroove metasurface for submolecular detection

Researchers designed a hyperbolic metasurface with a nanogroove structure in the subwavelength scale. Its enhanced plasmonic sensing performance is two orders of magnitude higher than those with current state-of-art plasmonic metamaterials and metasurfaces.

Nanoparticle aggregates for destruction of cancer cells

An international team has shown that it is possible to mechanically destroy cancer cells by rotating magnetic nanoparticles attached to them in elongated aggregates.

Jagged platinum nanowires double the record for reaction critical to fuel cell performance

Researchers have developed a leaching process to produce ultrafine jagged platinum nanowires. The wires have with extraordinary surface activity and high surface areas. Combined, these features deliver a catalyst with a record-high conversion rate.

Active implants: How gold binds to silicone rubber

Flexible electronic parts could significantly improve medical implants. However, electroconductive gold atoms usually hardly bind to silicones. Researchers have now been able to modify short-chain silicones in a way, that they build strong bonds to gold atoms.

Amazing spintronics

Using spins as elementary units in computing and highly efficient electronics is the ultimate goal of spintronic science because of spintronics minimal energy use. In a new study, researchers manipulated and amplified the spin current through the design of the layered structures, a vital step towards this goal.